How Mesut Ozil fell out of love with Arsenal
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Mesut Ozil’s time at Arsenal began as a love affair, with street parties celebrating his arrival. He was a consistent source of assists and watchable moments. However, he operated much of the time in the centre of a culture war. And by the end of his time in North London the relationship had turned very sour.
What went wrong? Why? And how did it end?
Told by Seb Stafford-Bloor, illustrated by Henry Cooke.
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I'll never forget Mesut Ozil's immense contribution to Mourinho's Real Madrid. In the 2011/12 season, he was the player with the most assists in all competitions in Europe after Messi. He was part of a Madrid side that I felt deserved to win the 2012 Champions League title.
His playmaking and passing ability was out of this world. Shame it went downhill for him so quickly.
Ozil during those years with the German team too was actually different gravy. He was one of those players you genuinely dreaded seeing your team play against because you knew he could just destroy you in an instant be it a pass, dribble or a shot. One of the most frightening auras ive ever experienced
He did well At arsenal tho
He was a fraud in the UCL, a real bottler that guy. No wonder they won it when he left.
- and then he went nuts......that's why they got rid of him. Great footballer, just not got his head together.....personal issues and problems with other players......only playing well when he felt like it .... etc etc
Peak ozil remains the best number 10 I've ever seen
As a kid learning about football all I knew was Real Madrid and Barcelona. I followed Ozil from Real Madrid to Arsenal and found myself falling in love with a club who while not very successful at the time, was playing beautiful football and had class and history!! It's been painful sometimes being a gunner but at times it's been amazing and I will always have Ozil (and Wenger) to thank for that
hope youre having fun being a gunner right now as well!
I really hope we win it this year
You were late, but it's better than never. Wenger always played the most beautiful games with Arsenal.
So yeah, glad you enjoyed the Medieval English version of tiki-taka play as well.
wasn't easy seeing our slow and painful decline from 2016-2020. But it sure makes the highs even higher rn. Trusting the process really does pay off.
SAME
The Cazorla injury. When Cazorla was a deep lying playmaker, Arsenal were brilliant. It fell apart once Cazorla was gone and it went downhill for Arsenal and Wenger. They're only just recovering now. Ozil, Cazorla and Sanchez were a brilliant trio.
Arsenal were always hampered by injuries.
Every season players would be out for months.
Players that looked like they could elevate the team Diaby Cazorla Wiltshire etc constantly crocked.
even Van Persie had a long list of injuries over his Arsenal career.
This!!!!
@@leemc5646 + Rosicky he was one of those almost always injured. Frustrating to say the least to think of what could have been!
I totally agree - when Cazorla was behind Ozil, they were both magic. Without Cazorla, I felt Ozil suffered a huge amount.
Ramsey got injured at the end too... He was among the top 3 best players behind Sanchez and Cazorla that Final Wenger year. He unfortunately Got injured towards the end of the year, missing the Europa League semis, our most important game of the decade...an ultimate european trophy where the club was banking there whole wenger era on. But got destroyed by A. Madrid lead by Prime Grizmann.
Remember him as a young player at 2010 world cup, ive never seen such an exciting young player tear up a wc like that ..i remember thinking imagine if arsenal could sign him ..i still couldnt believe we signed him a few years later … generational talent but you always feel like he could have done more
Me too. He was awesome during that World Cup.
Wait til you find out about mbappe
So you never saw Mbappe in 2018?????
@@nakimteti7249hasta ese entonces es lo que se refiere
@Perangkul Tukang We’re talking about young players tearing up world cups. Not what looks more interesting
He was absolutely magic at the start of Mikel's reign too, he was always my favourite player. Will never forget some of his unbelievable seasons, or that game vs Ludgorets
Arsenal fans🤣that night in ludogorets!🤣🤣🤣 champions of Europe you’ll never sing that
obsessed
@@Dilllll26 am I not allowed to praise a performance? Plus I said that GAME vs Ludgorets, not that NIGHT IN Ludgorets. 2 very different things, channel your hate towards something that makes sense
I remember that Arse has no European trophies in the history.
@@edenhazard2751 are chelsea even in the top half?
Will always be gratefu to ozil for making me appreciate the beauty of football. Became my fav player ever when he signed for arsenal. Was just a joy to watch for me.
Great to see some positive comments here about Mesut after the way it finished.
Yes there were issues (from both sides really) but on pure talent, he’s one of the best to ever play for the club. I couldn’t believe it when we signed him. When he was good, he was GOOD!
Still have a shirt with his name on it. Thanks for the memories Mesut.
there weren't issues from both sides. He stopped trying. Emery realised the problem and froze him out, then the same issues resurfaced with Arteta, who froze him out and rightly got rid of him
@@seadkolasinac7220 Exactly, he was the most laziest player to ever play for Arsenal. There’s a reason why he’s been absolute dogshit after Arsenal too
The Prem changed, you had to work hard off the ball. Luxury midfielders & Number 9s that only sat on the shoulder of the last defender put your team at a disadvantage. Arsenal weren't the best team talent wise so ended up getting thrashed by teams who worked harder than them and had the quality to punish them
Reckon Ozil would have worked a lot better for Arsenal during the early-mid 2000's, the thing is Ozil doesn't instantly improve struggling teams, he makes teams that already have the necessary foundations even better hence identifying as a luxury player.
You can apply similar logic to Thiago as well at Liverpool, though he does show that he can get stuck in at times albeit not enough, something that Ozil lacked during his tenure at Arsenal, his lack of leadership qualities, defensive work rate and courage during games were at fault against teams that had more fight than them and this was particularly evident against the top 6, even some of the mid-lower table teams in the later years such as Burnley, West Brom and other strong European sides such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
For sure Ozil's quality can't be questioned, he had bundles of it it's just a matter of being at the right club at the wrong time.
It was unfortunate to ozil that towards the end of the wenger period no.10 started to become less popular in football
We never had one decent defensive midfielder since Patrick Viera until Partey. Good defensive midfielders can allow having a "luxury" player.
He wouldn't fit in that system at all, teams were even more reliant on hardwork and physicality back then. We had two DMs in midfield and Bergkamp in the pocket who offered both finesse and tenacity unlike Ozil.
What u probably meant to say was that Arsenal had immense talent but work rate was very poor
Ozil was the one who made me fall in love with the game. Watching him in the 2010 World Cup was pure joy.
Yes, the first issues started a little around the contract extension, like a lot of players in England, once they get that big hike, players seem to pull the handbrake and everything seems a struggle. Also, people should look at his longtime adviser/ agent in his role in the Real Madrid contact talks/latter years at arsenal, and his time in Turkey....
and to add to that, fans will pressure him more with that lucrative contract/wage/bonuses, which doesn't help at all in that situation.
@@HenSt-gz7qj yes, and that pressure was strong. Same with Auba. When things are not going right, that is one of the factors fans will target..(maybe with a little side PR from the club by putting it out there that his wages was holding the club back).
They got greedy and destroyed their career.
He was already shadow of his best before that contract. Wenger indulged the self indulgent. His pathetic sick notes were what did it for me.
We were beyond lucky to have had him. Thanks for the memories Mesut!
yep..Ozil is bigger than all of Arsenal.
Don’t know if his team mates were so grateful. The club was desperate to play him because he was on 350k a week but it says a lot that everyone but Wenger concluded team better off without him. Same in German team and eventually everywhere including Turkey. Most exciting player at 2010 WC, unbelievable, but lacked character to keep it up once he made it.
I remember that 9th grade south Asian school morning when we signed him and rumors of kaka and draxler
That was my first season as a fan
@@gilean6179 the guy was a waste of space, yeah he was world class when he wanted it,which was around 5-6 games a years.
@@gilean6179 no player is bigger than the club 😂 ozil was good at arsenal for one season, after that he quickly became a lazy fraud
I always loved him until the end. He was a beauty to watch and obviously its not the ending anybody wished for but, most of us Gunners are happy that he played for us.
good because Arsenal ruined him.
@@gilean6179 not at all lol
@@evoke97 he was too big for arsenal.
@@gilean6179 lol arsenal are a huge club with fans worldwide and a rich history
When I think Mesut Ozil at Arsenal I remember his class goal against Ludogorets 😍
mourinho never complained about his physicality or work rate despite him being a defensive coach. Both wenger and mourinho understood his talent and used him in games well. He's one of the few players you can name from 2014-2019 time period, others are so forgettable in that team but still wenger got some good finishes in the league including a second place finish
Football changed since the mid 2010s removing the traditional number 10. This forced players such as KDB and Modric to adapt and change their playstyle to more of an 8. However, as Ozil doesnt have the dedication and defensive abilities, he did not attempt to change his playstyle. Hes not the only one who couldnt adapt though, but he was probably the most notable. Thats why he fell off right around the 16/17 season along with some other 10s
@@bigyoutubegod4504 KDB isn't a 10
Hahaha Mourinho made him cry in the change room after blasting him for not working enough off the ball. He said so on his own biography, but I guess ms you know better than Özil. And I’ll never forget the abuse directed towards Wenger for deploying him on the wing when he arrived (a position he played for Bremen and Germany) but yeah Wenger knew how to use him perfectly all these years later 🙄. The only reason people know him is because of his WC and time at Real, certainly not his time playing after 2016
even through all of this, Mesut still remains one of my favourite players ever
I consider Ozil to be one of the players that brought back a winning mentality to Arsenal, not to mention one of the finest players to watch in his time at the club. It was sad how it all ended as he should go down as one of the finest players to wear the shirt. Especially of the last 10 years.
Those FA Cup victories after 10 years of nothing didn't go unnoticed.
Ozil + Van Persie would've surely won The EPL for Arsenal FC...only if van Persie had not left
He will be remembered forever, a shinning star in the galaxy of greats.
Brilliant for three seasons, pretty good for the next two and then appalling for the last two. He's fortunate the team has become good again so quickly after he left, it makes it very easy to ignore the bad patch and just remember his better times
Still, he helped Arsenal break their trophy drought and to have one of the best midfielders the game has ever seen play for your club is nothing short of brilliant. He was and will always be the best traditional #10 in the world.
Except he’s not one of the best midfielders the game has ever seen
He's not one of the best midfielders the game ever seen. Nowhere even near. He lacked so many things, like proper shooting, finishing, pace etc.
An insanely good first touch but an unimpressive dribbler too
He was just a great talisman who could do unique stuff. But he had too many short comings and was a big problem for Arsenal
@@subutaynoyan5372 he had all that you said except pace lmao. He just chose to pass over shoot. His biggest problem was lack of running on the pitch
Kid Dennis Bergkamp is better than Mesut ffs....Ozil fanboys 😂
Ozil was never even the best midfielder at Arsenal during his entire time there.
He was right to deny the pay cut, he asked for assurances that the saving would be used to keep people employed. The club refused and indeed did make a bunch of people redundant a few months later despite telling him they wouldn't.
Whatever haters say about him, he's one of the club's best during its worst era.
For 6 months
He would be what is called a luxury player, world class for sure but not the optimum setup for arsenal at that time
@@90AlmostFamous a panic signing
He literally won the club's Player of the Season
@@jagmaharesi2486 for like 4 years lol
Alternative title : * How mesut ozil fell out of love with football.
This!
And with Germany as well.
Immigrants' kids are constantly benefiting and disappointing one country: their birth country or their parents' birth country.
@@delanofranklin5505 while that is true to en extent, that does not explain that Özil's career trajectory is uniquely extreme. If it was a systemic problem, videos like this would not be made.
@@1998Cebola I think the tag "It's Complicated" applies to German footballers in general.
Some can adapt seamlessly whilst others speak up their mind freely. The fact that newspapers as Bild are hovering over the players as carcasses-to-be aggravates matters.
@@delanofranklin5505 yeah, f'ck Bild
Sad how it ended but delighted that it ever happened. An icon forever, a legendary midfielder who inspired generations of players around the globe. A Gunner forever, much löve Mesut, always 🔴🔴❤❤
Germany and specifically Özils 2014 World Cup performances and style of play made me fall in love with football and become an Arsenal fan.
He’ll always be my favorite player of all time.
Hi, can you talk about West Ham this season? The decline from Europa League semifinal to relegation zone is appalling.
As a West ham fan, It is so painful
What's to say? West Ham are a mid-table club and therefore bounce around the mid table every season. Happens to a lot of clubs in football.
Winning a European trophy was a bonus at least.
Favorite game of him was the 3-0 by half time victory against Manchester United 2015. Alexis Sanchez had two brilliant goals and it was the beautiful free flowing arsenal that we all know and love. One of Theo Walcotts best game and he didn’t even score.
Totally agree with his decision to get more transparency around what the redued wages will fund.
I think Ozil fell out of love with football altogether since his time in Fenebarche was also turbulent in a much shorter time in arsenal (idk if the issue is on pitch or off the pitch or combinations of both)
He got addicted to Fortnite.
the major turning point would be with the German National Team (as well as their FA and fans).
@@HenSt-gz7qj Wonder what happened to Gündogan who was there the day they met Erdogan. Anyway, he can just quit the national team and he wasn't even living in Germany. If that was the turning point for him to fall out of love with football, then he is very fragile. Nah, the turning point was the pandemic when he stopped training and became addicted to Fortnite.
100% poor choice to pin it just on Arsenal
@@messi9991 your lies are funny ozil and gundogan were told to apologize for the photo and comments about Erdogan which gundogan did, but ozil didnt that was a turning point for z fan n fa of german who used him as a escape goat for their failure in world cup.
ozil doesn't play Fortnite but cod so........
Its a shame what happened with Øzil. He was a great player, and his refusal to go down in salary is completly understandable to me atleast. He seems like a great human and I hope he has found happiness in his life. Wish you all the best Mezut. Was a pleasure watching you play football!
he supports a dictator, he isn't a great human. The charity stuff is PR, if it was genuine he wouldn't publicise it so much
Özil*
As an Arsenal fan I still remember the excitedly the day we signed him.. seems like yesterday.
43 million club record in 2013 is a testament to how good Arsenal and Wenger were at developing talent, even if they arguably over relied on it.
He might have been lazy at times, but he was immensely talented. He was one of the last geniuses from a different era of football.
I try not to leave negative comments on videos - and I am a big fan of Tito - in my view its refreshingly high quality, accessible and entertaining football journalism that, by and large steers clear of tabloid sensationalism..... but this video is titled how Oil fell out of love with Arsenal - which is misleading as this is simply a timeline of events without any of the insight or acumen we can normal expect....
any chance you can do these types of videos would love to see one on Lucas Torriera and other players who have left the club
One of my favourite ever players, such a pity his Asenal career ended the way it did 💔
I'll always remember him for paying Gunnasaurus's wages
Beautiful footballer and I still remember the day he joined us however not at all suited to the modern game and an archetype of a a player type that has quickly came out of fashion in the premier league
Put on one of the best no.10 performances in the PL one time for Emery against Leicester, a masterful perfomance one that should be studied, he proved he still had it in him and with Auba and Laca in full form at the time I wished Emery would have put more confidence in him, perhaps he would have left on better grounds.
Nice perspective, i think based on his behavior in Fenerbahce, it's clear that Ozil had a bit of big head as well. He thinks he's all that but the fact is that a player like him wasn't competitive anymore due to the rise of box-to-box midfielders role. Some Fenerbahce fans even ended up disliking him and one in comment section i read mentioned that he'd rather have Kim Minjae back than him.
Well minjae is really good
I think he realized he made a mistake leaving Madrid and you can see how much he followed Madrid no Mather where he was.
I like the unbiased approach
I always wonder how he would've been at Barcelona since the departures of Xavi and Iniesta?!
I'm an American dude, distracted by all of our North American sports.... but when I saw him in the world cup and then playing in Madrid the following few seasons... I was hooked. thank you, Mesut... for creating my passion and love for watching football
There’s nothing more grating and pretentious than an American who calls it football. We call it soccer, dude.
@@MrJahka call whatever you like, its football to me
@@SHSNJROTC my man! 🤝
@@SHSNJROTC love to see it!
@@SHSNJROTC gigachad 🐐🙌
I think it's not about Arsenal. Özil just lost his love about football. In Turkey we try to revive his carreer but it's never too much eager to revive his carreer.
Some footballers just not passionate about sport like messi or ronaldo :)
My third favorite Gunner of all time behind Vieira and Henry . He was a joy to watch regardless of how it ended
Some pundits have describe ozil as luxury player i think that sums up his game perfectly really good to have in good team, when the team is in transition to new era he becomes a scapegoat.
This only focused on his Arsenal story and I perceive it puts more blame on the club than Ozil but it's also important to note how he fell out of favor in Turkey too.
The problem simply put he came from RealMadrid, a culture that demands trophies. also he is a playmaker in a team where they lacked a finisher and champion's mindset.
(P.S he created more than 130 assists to CR7 in RM)
Yeah that was the fans biggest criticism, and what cost us the title in 2015. He was providing for Giroud
I was so excited when Ozil came to Arsenal…guy had so much talent/skill and was a killer in front of goal. I hated to see him leave, but I understand.
Was pushed out near the end for speaking out against Chinese concentration camps, which obviously threatened arsenal and the EPLs ability to make $. “Let’s not bring politics into football”…except if it’s financially beneficial to get involved!
I didn't know the Premier League played games in China. Pfft
Pushed out? He played 10-15 games directly after his comments and was only phased out of the team the following season when Arteta switched tactics.
Truth be told, I think the higher ups wanted Ozil gone when Arsene left, which was way before that tweet. The tweet/wages v workrate /agent and his attitude made that push even easier.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld massive premier league TV contacts out there, merch deals and premier league pre season cup games (framed as premier league games rather than friendlies) out there (pre COVID) is the big money the poster is talking about.
@Run Rafa Run, China pulled arsenal game from broadcast, would’ve done more if arsenal didn’t distance themselves. No broadcasting in china means less sponsorships, especially from companies targeting that demographic. Football is worldwide buddy.
Ozil at Arsenal will forever be in my cherished memories. He was the kickstart that Arsenal needed to win a trophy after the drought... His signing showed intent to actually spend "big money", for the first time in what seemed like forever... He fit our culture under Wenger and his talents will never be overlooked personally. He did the right thing in speaking up about the treatment of the Uigher population, he was well within his right to refuse the pay cut and then went over and beyond to use his rightful wage to not only help the disadvantaged communities but also to pay Gunnersaurus.
He's an absolute gem of a human and his legacy is cast in my eyes.
My hero for sure one of the key reasons why I fell in love with the game
There was definitely something going on behind the scenes. He was randomly left out of the squad without explanation. To this day we don’t know what happened, despite knowing what happened with guendouzi and auba
Do you make longer videos for the Athletic?
Instead of a depiction of Ozil giving back to many or his great achievements on the pitch, the photo cover of this video is of him seemingly looking depressed sitting in the rain. People love to discuss your faults and none of their own.
This man made be addicted to arsenal during its banter years ❤😭
😭😭😭
Unlucky.
That's pretty sad really.
I became addicted to arsenal when we won things and other teams were scared of us.
What software is used to make videos like these?
Sanchez - Ozil connection is the main attraction during those time period.
What happened to the Chelsea video you uploaded earlier?
I’m not an gunners fan but after the World Cup and his exit from germanys national team media from both England and Germany were against him. It kinda drained some thing from him and kinda killed his love for the game.
He fell out with 3 managers at gunners but he spoke fondly of mourinho several times.
He's rotten liar too, Kufor Boatang nor any other Black Turkish or Arab players made racist allegations, just Ozil moaning and making excuses then.
Still can't believe we let ozil go 😪 man had 80 assist in 3 seasons with us! Still miss that deadly connection he had with Ronaldo.
Did find without him tbf
@leftenantthunder we did, but at the time no one understood the decision of the board too sell him, because he was doing so well
He was my fave Real Madrid player, was really sad when he left for sure
Thank god we did
@@SG0041 Carlo Ancelotti always preferred the 433 with a holding mid and ozil would never quite fit into that system as a 10. But yeah imagine how many assists he would have had if he stayed, might even rival Messi.
The simple version is that football and Arsenal outgrew the sort of luxury player that Ozil was. Technical genius isn’t enough now, you need pace, physicality and a willingness to press.
The best thing Arteta ever did. It was clear he was a massive problem for the club.
For me, Ozil perfectly represents the beautiful football played at the end of Wenger’s reign, but also the systemic cultural rot that had set in as a result of his entitlement.
True
_'Beautiful football'_ don't you mean that weak sterile sideways passing boring losing garbage?
Re upload the Graham Potter video please
M10 OZIL is my second favorite player after Zindane and i will forever have him as a legend with his Ozil Bounce shot Assist King with the Hawk eyes
KDB clear
Honestly, Ozil was one of my favorite players. It just seemed that every touch was a beautiful pass that lead to a goal. "lack of physicality" happens when you don't thrown yourself into tackles and are more of a creator than a ball winning. Like, Ozil was playing in an AM role further up the pitch, you get him the ball, he'll create something magical. Also, I agree with him about the contract stuff. And honestly, I know China makes up a huge portion of Premier League profits but Ozil shouldn't get in trouble for bringing up human rights volitions.
Honestly, I have a feeling if he wasn't Muslim he wouldn't have gotten half as much hate
Lol, but the same thing happened in majority Muslim Turkey?
Just look at the timeline of events, the china thing doesn’t make sense; he still played after the comments and was dropped by 3 managers before them!
One of the greatest midfielders to ever play. What a magician. Loved him dearly at Real Madrid. He gave us a lot of great memories & happiness.
I’ve always liked him and I don’t think his stay at Arsenal deserved to end so sour
I hope you are preparing a good video about Barça’s huge corruption scandal
Same thing pretty much happened at Fenerbahce as well
The video doesn't explain how he fell out of love with football.
So, Ozil was a decent human and actively avoided bending over for the establishment? My goat
It's always fascinating just how complicated feelings can get when Özil is involved, and it only gets more complicated when you're actually from Germany. During his time for the national team, he was constantly being hated on for various reasons - like how he didn't seem to perform in the 'big' games or was lazy, how he didn't sing the national anthem (which I think is BS - he's there to play football, not to sing), plus some more racist reasons like the way his face looked (I remember my old man calling him frog face which I always hated) or the fact that he had Turkish heritage (the Turkish make up a large percentage of immigrants over here in Germany, especially in the bigger cities, hence the hostility). Always felt like a struggle to defend him when everyone always made in effort to find any faults. Well, though he did have his faults - that meeting with Erdogan just before the '18 world cup soured a lot of people on him that still defended him up until that point, so it's no surprise that he absolutely did become the scapegoat for that world cup.
As a Werder Bremen fan, he's brought me a lot of joy in the years he played for the club, and he obviously did stuff right even after that considering how much players like prime Cristiano Ronaldo loved to have him at their side. Just kinda unfortunate how that career devolved after a while.
Besser hätte man es nicht schreiben können!
The Erdogan thing definetly broke his neck when it comes to popularity in germany.
Well you can’t meet a dictator and be cool with it.
@@Mensch777wie hat erdogan deutschland nochmal beeinflusst ? Genau überhaupt nicht. Die medien wollen sich nur ein feindbild generieren
@@ozziey52elected*
Ozil was hard to fathom when he was at Arsenal. Some occasions he was outstanding and other times he looked like he weren't interested.
Will always go down as an enigma.
There’s a saying about yachts I think, the two happiest moments you have are the day the buy it and the day you sell it. Feel very similar about ozil.
Besides a few really wonderful moments that other players literally couldn’t do, we scored fewer goals once we signed him, we were forced to play 4231 even though the prevailing tactic was 433 at the time.
Yes we won the fa cup in his first year but he was nowhere in the final - cazorla, Ramsey, Arteta did way more, even rosicky and wilshere did more.
Basically, thanks for the RUclips highlights, but realistically it was a failed transfer when all considered, despite the strange devotion from some people describing him as one of the best midfielders ever
You are 100% correct. Ozil was an RUclips reel player, great at moments but those were few and far between. Maybe that's why so many neutrals seem to think he was great, they didn't watch Arsenal, they watched Ozil's highlight videos.
Arsenal didn't deal well with ozil at all. They were complaining about his physicality. He isn't a physical person. He needs to sit back open up play and assist which if he had good finishers up front they would have done well. Sometimes managers should stop expecting their players to play in the way they want coz they simply can't. And once they saw he can't change they put him aside and he fell out of love with football at arsenal
Well he had the opportunity to leave or adapt his game and he didn't. There were others with a similar profile to Ozil at the time who managed fine, but we should make an exception for Ozil because he had a decent world cup? Give me a break.
People play in different ways. When they got Ozil they should have made sure to have a pivot that runs a lot and that likes to be physical and tackle and get into duels to accommodate Ozil's lack of physicality pressing and tackling
@@jonathana6943 They did for a time. His name was Francis Coquelin and it was his recall from a loan that saved us that season.
I remember where I was when the news was announced. The streets won't forget you.
Broke my heart as a die hard German national team fan that Mesul's relationship became so negative.... Classic case of a good guy that felt disrespected and under appreciated. My Germans are making a comeback, I hope they reach some type of dialogue and return to him being recognized as a national football legend.
Say what you want about it his contributions on the pitch, but you can't deny the person off the pitch. During covid the board made a complete mess of things trying to save money and he rightly stood up and challenged them. He was right to deny the pay cut without knowing where the money was really going. Most of us assumed the cut in wages for the players was to help keep those vital members off the pitch employed, then they go and sack Gunnersaurus amongst a plethora of other employees and he was the only player to call them out
I remember him taking pictures with Erdogan. The guy forgot he was German.
Please do one on Alexis Sanchez
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Ozil was never the player to count on him for a full season everyone knows that. but you can't describe how it feel to see him play, every touch every pass every time the camera was on him, I just had smile on my face.
It's hard for anyone to accept and admit they've been made redundant in their profession, and that's what happened to him just like everyone else. You honestly can't blame him for his natural regression, you can only point fingers at the club who gave him that outrageously massive contract at that time, and for a club like Arsenal it was always going to bite back. We were pressured to do it because of losing Alexis Sanchez and we didn't want to lose another star player in quick succession, you could say the team was already on a quick downward spiral and Wenger had a role to play too. It is a combination of problems that lead to Ozil being cast aside in the team, and perhaps the biggest one of them all was us choosing and thinking buying a few luxury players like Ozil will transform us, instead rather we should be focusing on building a strong team as the whole team from top to bottom at that time really was rotten and needed some major surgeries.
Did the title not have to be "How Arsenal fell out of love with Mesut Özil"? But either way, Wenger is an absolute genius and he understands humans and players so well. That one sentence alone shows how good Wenger was as a manager.
Özil is a difficult character, but Arsenal also did some really nasty things (paycuts while spending tens of millions on new players??) that Özil pointed out.
Wenger is the reason we went into decline for 15 years.
Neglects to mention how Ozil refused to play most away games at Arsenal between 2018-2020 for superficial reasons
Football evolved and he couldn't adopt himself on the game but fantastic player and he has given us great memories
His off the field behavior (constantly playing video games) and mysterious back injuries he always seemed to get were hardly mentioned
Very interesting!
I'll make it short for you:
he never ran much but had good stats and had a real impact,
and then he ran even less and became invisible...
Thanks for your first 4 seasons Ozil but I wish Arsenal never resigned you.
I'll make it short for you:
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
A true rolls Royce footballer just like Cazorla. I'd imagine he would have loved playing with Martinelli to put through and G.Jesus to play off
Cazorla was a much better player at arsenal then Ozil was
For me ozli is a great player, and the COVID stuff I respect his stance and what he did.
I think tho, his style tho good was out of date for arsenal. And needed more a team mentality
he was at the emirates a few weeks ago, once a gunner always a gunner
How the f**k was he let in????
What an S Tier football channel this is!
We still love Mesut Özil.. he is the best midfielder of his time
One of your best
As much as we remember Mesut Ozil for his on-field class, let's not forgot how quickly he was ostracised for speaking up for all human rights and not just those that fit a commercial agenda
He most definitely didn‘t. He supports Erdogan, who suppresses the Kurdish people and anyone who doesn‘t support him in turkey. He is a hypocrite just like everyone else, he just supports the opposite side of who the west supports.
@@llgg1668 thats the point people from west think they are always right
5:39 *ahem* Sokratis was also not included in the squad.
Class act
As a young kid supporting Werder Bremen, I knew Mesut was the real deal