He's playing it way too safe, very frustrating. Need to be more direct and play with more urgency/speed..
pathetic numbers, hard to look past that.
pathetic numbers, hard to look past that.
Özil doesn’t seem to have much left in his tank. Don't think we will see him at his best consistently in an Arsenal shirt.People will tell you he not good enough. I don't rate him highly but at Liverpool he was very good
He has individual ability, I’ll give you that, but it’s pretty rare. Other than one outstanding season at Liverpool and his current season in a farmers league his productivity is underwhelming.Özil doesn’t seem to have much left in his tank. Don't think we will see him at his best consistently in an Arsenal shirt.
At least Coutinho is a player that can force something when the team doesn't click. He doesn't need the team to be in form in order to deliver. He's not my preferred player for our team/situation but he'll do a lot more than Özil. Would swap them in a heartbeat.
Agreed that he hasn't showed it apart from Liverpool, but he has showed it in the PL. The guy gave the whole league nightmares each time he touched the ball anywhere near the edge of the box.He has individual ability, I’ll give you that, but it’s pretty rare. Other than one outstanding season at Liverpool and his current season in a farmers league his productivity is underwhelming.
I think we need a better footballer, like a Nasri.
This is aging fantastically wellGotta laugh with all the ridiculous attempts by select few members that still feel animosity against Özil.
They probably wet their pants when Freddie left Özil out at Everton and then made the comments after the game. Must have felt a sense of accomplishment and justified. (check comments few pages back )
Well guess what, Arteta had a different idea and made Özil (and Xhaka/Torreira) vital parts of how he wants his team to play on transitions. Completely opposite of your expectations.
Shame that your *accomplishment* was so short lived
Top post, why all of those who simply don't want Özil at our team cannot accept they were wrong, is quite ridiculous.
It is very obvious in this thread and probably to few others who are not around here anymore
Folks can’t admit that Emery was at the root of Özil’s struggles because they’re too weak to say they were wrong
Emery was a fraud. If you backed him over Özil you were wrong
If you think Özil could have succeeded and lifted the team if he “cared” or wasn’t lazy you were wrong
If you said he was finished you were wrong
If you said he was useless and his role was extinct in the modern game you were wrong
If you said Ceballos or Willock or Torreira or Laca or Smith-Rowe would be better at #10 you were wrong
Özil like, many other players, were set up for failure by a fraud
All of the criticism disguised as praise is pathetic
Özil was and remains a unique world class talent with a passion for football and is a proven champion
Emery wasted that for 18 months
But you were wrong. Özil is far from finished
How now brown cow?
And we also should have switched to a flat 3 years ago, this cretin's been bottle necking us for far too long.He’s been playing like this for years, the only difference is his fans can’t cling to his ambiguous assists anymore.
Özil is the least of our problem right now, we can't string 5 decent passes together in the final third. Everyone bar Özil and maybe guendouzi have a touch of a donkey.
I'm an Özil critic but I feel sorry for him out there, in terms of footballing iq, we really are a relegation level. Partly have to blame Emery for this. Because decision making from our midfield/attackers players (exclude xhaka since he ended up at lb) was dire.
Thanks for posting. I was feeling a bit down and could do with a good laugh. That post you copied in is just epic in its sheer stupidity!How now brown cow?
A good explanation of Özil's role in our current setup. Think fans need to understand, Özil now isn't playing the number 10 creator role. He's playing the role of facilitator for Saka, and the injury of Saka messed up Arteta's gameplan.
Nice find of one post among many. When you have clowns who can't finish easy chances like yesterday, it's always going to be a problem.This is aging fantastically well
Nativity as well, sadly.Thanks for posting. I was feeling a bit down and could do with a good laugh. That post you copied in is just epic in its sheer stupidity!
He’s not a number 10 anymore so we can’t expect assists goals or anything. It’s gone beyond parody.Sounds like a load of bollocks that some Özil fan has cooked up to justify his poor performance to be honest mate. What excuse do they have for the two years previous to Saka getting promoted to the squad?
Sounds like a load of bollocks that some Özil fan has cooked up to justify his poor performance to be honest mate. What excuse do they have for the two years previous to Saka getting promoted to the squad?
I don’t think there are many left trying or willing to understand anymore. Players with a fraction of his talent, experience and ability aren’t afforded it, so why is he? He’s expected to overcome and adapt even just enough to influence games, but he can’t seem to. It’s a problem he’s had for large parts for a long time. His previous 4 managers have all said it, and there’s no reason it’s going to improve the older and less motivated he becomes.
A good explanation of Özil's role in our current setup. Think fans need to understand, Özil now isn't playing the number 10 creator role. He's playing the role of facilitator for Saka, and the injury of Saka messed up Arteta's gameplan.