21 Jul 2020 12:17:01
I'm at a loss to understand the Mesut Ozil situation. I love watching his linkup play when he's firing on all cylinders. I can't think he is happy just to sit around and take the money. He is a man who obviously cares deeply so why is he always injured/ not selected for technical reasons, not just with Mikel but with Emery as well. Is ego his problem or stubbornness? Or does Mikel only value players who have drive and energy? I hope the situation is not impacting the rest of the team as if it is it will be a long season next year! Eds do you have any insight please?
{Ed002's Note - Arsenal want to sell him - there is no question about that.}
21 Jul 2020 13:08:52
I do wonder if something ended his love for football a while back. The Erdogan stuff seemed to really affect him, as did his falling out with Die Mannschaft. Sometimes players just don't want to play anymore and I suspect that is the case with Mesut.
{Ed047's Note - I’d love nothing more than him to come good but sadly don’t see it happening with us.
Even in games he’s played under Arteta he never really took on the work ethic.
It’s like Sanchez lost it and it never came back and the same seems to be the case with Ozil and his wages are killing us.
21 Jul 2020 13:30:55
Just my view but suddenly finding himself unwanted at Real where he was both happy and brilliant joining the Arsenal with its then fully flourishing cosy club at its hight was the worst possible move he could have made for his career, he arrived outstandingly brilliant and seemed to want to prove Real wrong but that attitude seemed to disappear when he realised what he was up against and he quickly seemed to chill out relax fit in with everyone else at the club back then.
21 Jul 2020 14:40:30
What a partnership he had with Sanchez. They were unstoppable. I think the treatment he received after the World Cup affected him deeply. It seems a shame he didn't accept the offer to play in Turkey as I think this is where his heart lies.
21 Jul 2020 15:41:45
I'm sure the atrocious treatment he received after the world cup did effect him Sally, it was terrible and totally without foundation as he was one of the few German players to show up at all in that world cup.
I think Mesut Ozil the person goes way beyond football and he's very much a humanitarian who got involved in charities in South Africa Brazil and Russia during his world cups and after them too as well as speaking up for the Muslim community in China when no one else wanted to talk about it, football has been good to Mesut financially but I get the impression he's never lost touch with the real world and his abity to help those less financial fortunate than himself.
21 Jul 2020 17:22:00
I totally agree G62. I'd love for him to get back on track with us and see his contract out in a blaze of glory. Such a wonderful footballer on his day. Oops I've just realised this thread should be on the banter page, many apologies Eds.
21 Jul 2020 18:41:10
It would be lovely to see Mesuts Arsenal career end on a high Sally but I don't think that's going to happen.
For the board the worst thing that could happen is for Mesut to play for us next season and be absolutely outstanding! That would leave the board in a proper dilemma, extend his contract and outrageous wage or let him go.
Those in control at the time got things very very wrong with Mesut and his outrageous wage offer.