Mesut Özil: Time to Move Ön?

[GDeep™]

Can’t believe for the life of me that he’s going to be kept on and used the same way as he was last season—the way he thoroughly deserved to be used as well, I might add.

The blame would be squarely on management if that was the case. A clear plan needs to be shown by either using him whenever fit or getting rid of him.

What can management do when you’re protected by a contract?

You can tell him he won’t play but him and his team won’t get shook, he has a fan base within Arsenal and Emery will be under pressure to select him.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

If there's an Özil out thread, I couldn't find it. I'm sure there is, but maybe it's one with a name that doesn't make much sense. Anyway...

And so the circus begins, didn’t even wait for pre-season!

Eagerly anticipating the first “fit and ready” tweet from Özil the Friday before a game. That’s how we will know the season has begun in earnest.

 

[Slartibartfast]

What can management do when you’re protected by a contract?

You can tell him he won’t play but him and his team won’t get shook, he has a fan base within Arsenal and Emery will be under pressure to select him.

If this is true and if his presence is going to create more negatives around the team than positives, they could eat a big chunk of the money and send him off to Turkey (or eat it all and let him go). If he's not going to be the player he was, then the money is already down a rat hole anyway.

Ultimately, it's the fault of Gazidis, who panicked into giving Özil that crazy contract in the first place. But he doesn't have to suffer the consequences of his mistake. From a moral standpoint, he should be required to take both Özil and Mustafi to Milan.

 

[Jury]

What can management do when you’re protected by a contract?

You can tell him he won’t play but him and his team won’t get shook, he has a fan base within Arsenal and Emery will be under pressure to select him.

It’s not about being shook. Özil’s fan base is ****ing Saudi Arabia. Nobody gives a toss over here where it matters

 

[Tosker]

is it possible Özil is deliberately holding back in the hopes Emery will fail? I really would hate for this to be true, but it's happened before, and to better managers than Emery

 

[Harz]

World's most expensive bench warmer after Sanchez

 

[Jury]

His Instagram fans are the last people the Arsenal staff are worried about. You serious?

 

[freeglennhelder2]

What can management do when you’re protected by a contract?

• Negotiate and meet in the middle to buy out contract so both parties can move on
• Subsidise his move away
• Send him away for re-motivation therapy hosted by Dr. Martin Keown
• Hire a Ray Donavan type figure to record him in a compromising situation and terminate his contract

 

[Slartibartfast]

World's most expensive bench warmer after Sanchez

And maybe Bale if he insists on staying at Madrid.

 

[<<reed>>]

the Turkish Carl Jenkinson

 

[Jury]

It’s clear Emery is not a fan to put it mildly, particularly in light of his strops and outbursts. If Emery is being told he has to make the situation work then he should resign. I’d want him to resign. It’s a very interesting situation and it’s going to reveal a lot more about both of them.

 

[Hunta]

Did he tweet after the EL final?

 

[Slartibartfast]

the Turkish Carl Jenkinson

The English Carl Jenkinson can only dream of being paid that much.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

His contract is excessive but we were told that the move to Emirates would allow us to cater for these situations. If he's staying, then I hope he plays well even if it's only home games. There's no way the board should use his contract as an excuse not to buy everything we need. Emery needs to perform himself this season too. He's had a steep learning curve but its time to deliver on results or performance,preferably both.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

If this is true and if his presence is going to create more negatives around the team than positives, they could eat a big chunk of the money and send him off to Turkey (or eat it all and let him go). If he's not going to be the player he was, then the money is already down a rat hole anyway.

Ultimately, it's the fault of Gazidis, who panicked into giving Özil that crazy contract in the first place. But he doesn't have to suffer the consequences of his mistake. From a moral standpoint, he should be required to take both Özil and Mustafi to Milan.

He's massively popular with his team mates.

I agree him staying may cause more problems than not, but it won't be within the squad. Much the opposite. The problems have to do with finances, and those are self-inflicted by the club.

 

[Camron]

• Negotiate and meet in the middle to buy out contract so both parties can move on
• Subsidise his move away
• Send him away for re-motivation therapy hosted by Dr. Martin Keown
• Hire a Ray Donavan type figure to record him in a compromising situation and terminate his contract

Have a feeling Ray Parlour could step into this.

 

[Jury]

All our best players in the past have wanted to leave once it was clear we wasn’t going to compete with the very best.... Makes you wonder. ****ing sods law.

 

[Slartibartfast]

He's massively popular with his team mates.

I agree him staying may cause more problems than not, but it won't be within the squad. Much the opposite. The problems have to do with finances, and those are self-inflicted by the club.

As I said, this is ultimately the fault of Gazidis. I don't think anybody begrudges Özil his money either. But regardless of how popular he is with his teammates, a policy of "outlasting" the manager could end up costing him in the dressing room as well if his teammates begin to feel he's just coasting and drawing his paycheck without doing everything the manager asks of him. It's a delicate balance that could backfire in a variety of ways. They want to win and they will expect everyone to be on board with that.

 

[field442]

His Instagram fans are the last people the Arsenal staff are worried about. You serious?

His Instagram fans are the sort of people who list three or four teams in their bios.

 

[scytheavatar]

What can management do when you’re protected by a contract?

You can tell him he won’t play but him and his team won’t get shook, he has a fan base within Arsenal and Emery will be under pressure to select him.

Emery is under pressure even if he selects Özil so why does this matter? No matter what Emery does he'll be attacked by fans if he doesn't produce results.