Mesut Özil: Time to Move Ön?

[rich 1990]

He looks like a young Thierry Henry.

Özil's great with kids.

 

[Dregen57]

Nice to watch

 

[razörist]

Good man Özil. Beautiful to watch.

Exactly how I would react.

My man Mesut, you beauty!

 

[Toby]

i would kill for James

James might have a great shot over Mesut and maybe is a little more agile in tight spaces or even just more likely to use that agility cause Mesut's not exactly a wooden plank himself, but they're basically the same player. Kind of positionally limited rather old fashioned 10s. James isn't faster, he's not really a 1vs1 dribbler, his game can also be quite stationary and neither at Real nor at Bayern does he show "mentality" or leads the team.

Interestingly, Bayern fans that don't like him (it's about 50/50 tied in their fanbase) haul the exact same criticism at James that Özil gets from Arsenal fans. Not suited to modern systems as a rather clear cut 10, not mobile enough, not decisive enough, wasted as a winger. His status and position limits don't allow them to play a 3 man midfield regularly where they have talent like Thiago, Tolisso, Sanches, Goretzka; and even in the centre some would rather play Muller than him, as - even in his worst form - Muller has great chemistry with Lewandowski and albeit he doesn't do much more, he creates space for the CF.

So actually looking at their profiles, style and the criticism they get at their clubs and realizing it's all eerily similar, I don't think getting James makes the utmost sense - even just in theory. Both are even Real outcasts.

 

[Newchange]

Another game and no Özil, the longer we win without Mesut the more it makes sense to let him go..How I wish we offered the 300k to Alexis and not Özil. Imagine on form Alexis playing under Emery!

 

[celestis]

Another game and no Özil, the longer we win without Mesut the more it makes sense to let him go..How I wish we offered the 300k to Alexis and not Özil. Imagine on form Alexis playing under Emery!

We havent won yet .

 

[Newchange]

We havent won yet .

But we will #EmerysArmy

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Embarrassing by Özil. Comes on with 20 min. left and jogs around and does nothing. It's like he just refuses to have a second gear. Now that is what 350,000 a week gets you. Un****ing believable after having been sat down for several weeks. Nice to see zero effort as usual. Hope he ****s off in January!!!

 

[HBL]

Rubbish contribution from the bench.

 

[Alan Latchley]

Sell in January.

 

[LG10]

We need to get rid of this sack of **** as soon as possible. The contract is shambolic, club have been inept again

 

[Camron]

He strolled around after losing the ball. **** attitude today. Unai is screwed. Three #10 options, one is lost for form, the other is in last year of contract and the other is on 350k and not giving a ****.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

He strolled around after losing the ball. **** attitude today. Unai is screwed. Three #10 options, one is lost for form, the other is in last year of contract and the other is on 350k and not giving a ****.

i never thought I'd say this but right now I would take Ramsey over Özil any day of the week!

 

[A_G]

Embarrassing by Özil. Comes on with 20 min. left and jogs around and does nothing. It's like he just refuses to have a second gear. Now that is what 350,000 a week gets you. Un****ing believable after having been sat down for several weeks. Nice to see zero effort as usual. Hope he ****s off in January!!!

 

[Garrincha]

Cant blame Özil for being Özil.

Thats just what he does off the bench.

We knew that before 350k deal.

 

[MaraDon]

lol at the hate

 

[OnlyOne]

Can we lock this thread? Cba with all these ******.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

 

[A_G]

Where was he jogging around? He did try and win the ball back when possible. Not sure what you’re expecting.

 

[MutableEarth]

Not to blame for the loss.

But it was a pretty nothing-happening cameo.