yorch44
Commander of the Pelotudo Brigade
So many complained about Özil being cold... he is being more agressive now, and todays attitude comes with it. I am with captain Özil and I will always do!
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Many stars are like that. Alexis & Ronaldo are 2 that come to my mind.
I don't care if Emery doesn't care - but the heat of the moment is one thing, and what is said between them afterwards is what really matters, and that we rarely hear aboutI totally get the frustration. But being captain of the day, and supposedly the 5 leaders appointed, surely you have to above that.
You just have to accept it was not your day and the manager is trying to salvage the game. The manager needed to do something so that we win the game.
He could smash the bench to vent his frustration. He could yell at those remaining on the pitch to man up. But he chose to ignore the manager and not shake his hand. I just don't think that is acceptable from a leader.
That's just weird. Ramsey would just take Özil's place and play his own game with much less effect, and he doesn't make our midfield more compact. Seeing Ramsey this season I've ditched the story that Ramsey would offer something different against the big boys as he is concentrating just on goals and glory. With Torreira in the team, I'm not concerned anymore with playing Özil against top teams as he can do his stuff and Torreira will take care of the rest.
We always talked here about how Özil needs good strikers around him, but it turns out that Torreira is the guy who makes difference to his game as Özil feels more secure now and he can take more risks with his fancy moves, something that he is brilliant at.
No other supporters would criticise their best, or second best, player for showing frustration at being subbed off. Especially in a game when he didn’t play as well as he should have.
Özil has contributed, on average, over a goal every other game in pl (30 gls, 51 assists in 149 mtch) in a side that has had a high turn over of first team players, whose success in the competition is limited to finish 2nd behind Leicester, and only in one season has a player scored more than 20 goals in a season.
The main criticism of Özil since the match is that he doesn’t show enough emotion on the pitch. I must be watching a different player. He screams at team mates for not doing enough, and shows clear signs of frustration when an attacking move breaks down. He is also carded very often for silly challenges when annoyed.
Another is that he isn’t combative enough. But as many others have pointed out this isn’t what his job is. It would be like criticising Torreira for only being involved in one goal in his 10 games. Yet Özil has contributed 4 goals in his 8 games
But his defensive stats per game are not far off others who play in his position. And are in fact far better than Hazard who has a similar standing within that team (eg 140 tackles in 149 matches vs 126 in 217 games). And it’s still amazes me people bring out the same bullshit about him being lazy when we know he has constantly been among the highest distance covered in the team.
I know stats don’t show everything. And it’s true he didn’t play well yesterday; he struggled to find space, to deliver anything like a key pass, and was playing far too deep. But to say that it’s because he is always lazy, or incompatible, or rarely plays well, is just false.
I think our best defense is when we are on the ball and have control over the game, and that's where Özil can help us. We just can't defend against anyone with this defense.Fair point, you could replace Ramsey with AMN/Geundouzi or whomever as long as its a 3 man mid that has substance over style to start these matches then i'd be happy.
I'll be ecstatic if i'm proved wrong and we field Özil against the big boys and deal with them defensively and offensively!
I just don't see the balance being right even against the lesser teams at the moment.
Mate as an Arsenal fan, are you happy overall with Ozils footballing contribution so far this season? Personally I want more out of him - am I expecting too much?
Mate as an Arsenal fan, are you happy overall with Ozils footballing contribution so far this season? Personally I want more out of him - am I expecting too much?
We played Crystal Palace...Leicester played very smart
oooh yes.We played Crystal Palace...
becoming more of a goalscorer nowadays because of how we setup.Expect an assist tomorrow.