Mesut Özil: Think This Might Be It For Me(sut)

[GDeep™]

Absolutely, we know Mesut doesn’t have the work ethic to match what Arteta demands of our players. But I still think that’s not nearly as influential in the decision to leave him out as all of the off-field stuff has been.

Nice to see some good posting from you finally

 

[Sniper Mik]

:rofl: take that as a yes

I'd be loyal too if I was paid 350k to do nothing.

 

[celestis]

Absolutely, we know Mesut doesn’t have the work ethic to match what Arteta demands of our players. But I still think that’s not nearly as influential in the decision to leave him out as all of the off-field stuff has been.

Yes agree when you see him employing Willian and Willock at false 9, you know it’s things other than football.

Anyway you can’t have this with the agent better to tear up his contract now.

 

[field442]

Everyone here knows I’m very much in support of the administration at arsenal and I’m the company man, so to speak.

But we all know the argument of leaving Mesut out for footballing reasons is pure horseshit, especially when guys like Willock/Elneny routinely stink up the joint in midfield.

If I had to speculate, it’s a combination of his criticism of China and the pay-cut refusal.

I don’t think it’s China, he played a lot after that incident. It’s more likely the refusal to take a wage cut and they probably save a decent chunk on bonuses (assist bonus, goal bonus, appearance bonus etc).

 

[Tosker]

Sums every thought I have ever had on the matter up beautifully. Amazing post.

I second that - and then of course there are the mysterious back spasms, which started under Wenger

 

[Leo_ense_]

Nice to see some good posting from you finally

Sorry man, been slammed with work so haven’t been here as much since the window shut.

How you been my friend?

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

We've literally had Arteta and the club both come out and say that Mesut was left out for footballing reasons. If you can't accept that, then there's literally nothing that the club could say that could change your mind. It couldn't have been more definitive.
If a video came out of Arteta telling Özil he was lazy and wasn't committed enough to play for Arsenal again, some would call it a Chinese deep fake

The mental gymnastics people go through on here to justify believing something they want to be true is enough to make a Qanon believer blush in embarrassment.

 

[Macho]

I don’t think it’s China, he played a lot after that incident. It’s more likely the refusal to take a wage cut and they probably save a decent chunk on bonuses (assist bonus, goal bonus, appearance bonus etc).

I don't understand why people can't see that it is this?

Even his base 350k is too much for anything he can muster up in 2020, imagine what he is entitled if he actually notches numbers and appearances. Definitely paying for the sins of our previous regime.

Possibly repeated it again with Willian and (hopefully not) Auba.

 

[Sniper Mik]

I second that - and then of course there are the mysterious back spasms, which started under Wenger

Sniffles before every away game that wasn't in London

 

[GDeep™]

For Arsenal fans this is frustrating, and most are on the side of Özil.

We can’t use him, we don’t really know why, we’ve then not replaced him, and what we’re watching is dead too, it’s like every direction has a block.

Obviously Arteta doesn’t want to say too much, and Özil can’t say anything as that would break his contract.

 

[Leo_ense_]

I don’t think it’s China, he played a lot after that incident. It’s more likely the refusal to take a wage cut and they probably save a decent chunk on bonuses (assist bonus, goal bonus, appearance bonus etc).

Could be, but it seems such a trivial move to completely write off the last year of use for an asset. The 70 odd thousand a week they would have saved had he taken the cut pales compared to letting 350k go with no use.

 

[Tosker]

I don't understand why people can't see that it is this?

Even his base 350k is too much for anything he can muster up in 2020, imagine what he is entitled if he actually notches numbers and appearances. Definitely paying for the sins of our previous regime.

Possibly repeated it again with Willian and (hopefully not) Auba.

neither Willian nor Auba have Özil's poor me victim mentality, and Auba seems to take great pride in being captain, so I think it unlikely either will sit back and rake in the cash

 

[GDeep™]

Sniffles before every away game that wasn't in London

Now we have players like Willian who don’t do nothing in London, Liverpool or Manchester.

 

[Jury]

For Arsenal fans this is frustrating, and most are on the side of Özil.

You’ve been saying a lot of stuff that isn’t true lately lad, and this is more of it!

 

[GDeep™]

neither Willian nor Auba have Özil's poor me victim mentality, and Auba seems to take great pride in being captain, so I think it unlikely either will sit back and rake in the cash

:rofl:

Willian dumped a CL club so he could come here to rake in the cash.

 

[Jury]

@GDeep™ on a mission to stink this thread to high heaven with all sorts of off topic ranty stuff. Give it a rest lad

 

[GDeep™]

You’ve been saying a lot of stuff that isn’t true lately lad, and this is more of it!

Nah, watching various YouTube football shows/chats the general vibe is “these guys aren’t doing anything Özil couldn’t”.

He even has support from current and former players, Arsenal and non Arsenal.

 

[ArtetaOut]

Kroenkes are too afraid of offending their Chinese overlords

 

[Jury]

Nah, watching various YouTube football shows/chats the general vibe is “these guys aren’t doing anything Özil couldn’t”.

He even has support from current and former players, Arsenal and non Arsenal.

They’re pro Özil channels. You aren’t going to watch anything else!

 

[GDeep™]

@GDeep™ on a mission to stink this thread to high heaven with all sorts of off topic ranty stuff. Give it a rest lad

Can’t have people talking about his victim mentality and picking up cash while praising a 32 year old Chelsea bum who only came here for the long contract to actually rake in the cash.