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

[Jury]

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

There is no genuine loyalty either way these days. You’ll get it sometimes but it’s rare. Players find a place to live, get married have kids get settled and don’t want to move anywhere… Then when the **** hits the fan they say they were loyal. No, you just aren’t interested in going anywhere else because your life is here now, nobody will pay you as much and that’s fine. But don’t talk about the ****ing loyalty.

 

[Gooner416]

So incredibly unprofessional and disgusting from his agent to bring personal achievements and experiences from Mikel in a manipulating manner. Imagine trying to incite further turmoil at the club and turn the fans against our manager who is now the FOURTH one to drop him in 8 years.

Kia was right, this agent has failed his client and both the agent and Mesut show that they're unable to take responsibility for their decisions and actions.

 

[Fewtch]

When did Wenger drop him?

 

[Tosker]

I get fed up of hearing about loyalty, either from a club or a player. In virtually every case it's a marriage of convenience.

If you want to talk about Arsenal and loyalty in the last 20 years, only one guy is deserving of it. Arsène Wenger.

not just one, surely? Tony Adams retired in 2002

 

[blaze_of_glory]

When did Wenger drop him?

Wenger dropped him like a bomb on the opposition. Devastation! And the crowd goes wild

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

not just one, surely? Tony Adams retired in 2002

Fair point, but you know what I mean, he was from a different era. The last of a dying breed.

 

[Gooner416]

When did Wenger drop him?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...s-dropping-mesut-Özil-arsenals-bayern-munich/

@blaze_of_glory

He was also dropped at Anfield away. Wenger started dropping him in the 2017 season in key tough away fixtures.

 

[Fewtch]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...s-dropping-mesut-Özil-arsenals-bayern-munich/

@blaze_of_glory

He was also dropped at Anfield away. Wenger started dropping him in the 2017 season in key tough away fixtures.

Anfield away when? Post some of those fixtures.
Link is not working btw

 

[LG10]

Gonna be honest, with partey we can afford to have one passenger in the team and a completely washed Özil is still our most creative player. Can’t be for footballing reasons, shame how this has ended was the most exciting signing we’ve made and he lived up to the hype in his first few seasons

 

[2Smokeyy]

This is starting to get ugly

Not sure why people are over analysing every little thing when the club are clearly at fault for this whole situation. We offered Özil the contract, so we should fulfil that contract until his last day. Take the L and move on.

Embarrassing the way the club has handled this one and everything has gone public just like the Guendouzi situation.

 

[Oxeki]

When did Wenger drop him?

Wenger did drop him in his latter years in tough away games.

 

[Oxeki]

This is starting to get ugly

Not sure why people are over analysing every little thing when the club are clearly at fault for this whole situation. We offered Özil the contract, so we should fulfil that contract until his last day. Take the L and move on.

Embarrassing the way the club has handled this one and everything has gone public just like the Guendouzi situation.

So Özil isn't culpable for taking a mini-retirement after getting his big contract?

 

[musoke]

Now that It appears Özil won’t play again until January or frankly ever. How would you guys sum up his career here?

For me: The slow sad decline. The Man went from something to nothing.

I would give him a 5.8 out of 10. Just above average.

 

[juice man]

Didn't he ply a few games after the China criticism?

 

[2Smokeyy]

So Özil isn't culpable for taking a mini-retirement after getting his big contract?

He’s training, isn’t he? So technically it’s not his fault if he’s not getting selected.

What’s even more embarrassing than the club are the fans that are defending this sh*tshow. We’ve put ourselves in a similar situation with Willian and Cedric too by handing them long deals. I think we’re in serious trouble.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

Not sure why people are over analysing every little thing when the club are clearly at fault for this whole situation.

The club aren't clearly at fault though are they. The club and manager have both explicitly said Özil was dropped for footballing reasons. That's taking things at face value and not overanalysing. If it was any other player in the squad fans would have accepted the managers reason.

The people overanalysing things and not taking things at face value are the ones who can't bring themselves to accept that Mesut is very likely to blame for the situation that he finds himself in.

Of course the club are obligated to pay him until his contract expires.
They're in no way obligated to play him though, if the manager doesn't wish to.

 

[musoke]

Just seen a picture of Özil's wife for the first time. The lad's punching above his weight. I have to give him credit there.

That famous question goes.
What does a beautiful girl like that see in a Multi-millionaire football player like Özil?

 

[RacingPhoton]

This is starting to get ugly

Not sure why people are over analysing every little thing when the club are clearly at fault for this whole situation. We offered Özil the contract, so we should fulfil that contract until his last day. Take the L and move on.

Embarrassing the way the club has handled this one and everything has gone public just like the Guendouzi situation.

What do you mean when you say the club should fulfil the contract? Should we play him regularly? Or should we keep him in the squad?

 

[Oxeki]

He’s training, isn’t he? So technically it’s not his fault if he’s not getting selected.

The coach can not drop more deserving players just so Özil can start. What has he done to merit a starting spot?

Training regularly doesn't equate to him being the best player to start.
The club rewarded him for his purple patch by giving him a mega contract but he paid us back by stinking up the place.
Two assist per season? There are many championship players that can do better than that.

 

[kash2]

Mod Edit: don't bother, he can't see this post