The Curious Case of Mesut Özil

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  @lucaslonchampt613 · 4 years ago

  As a man who has followed Arsenal very closely during most of my life, I was hyped to see Ozil arrive to the club. But to me, Ozil was a player that needed to be surrounded by a few other world class players to succeed. He is the assist king. Not a natural-born scorer. His passes were on point, but he did not always have the best players to follow on his passes. At least that's how I felt growing up as a teen and watching the team.

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• YA

  @Yahboai · 4 years ago

  So basically man's had everything stripped from him because he stood up for what he believed in. It's unbelievably tragic 💔

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• HE

  @henriquecosta3775 · 4 years ago

  Mesut Ozil was one of the most talented players/midfielders of his generation, the ammouny of assists he got are insane, and if only his prime would have been longer, he would be reagrded as one of the greatest to do it

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• MC

  @mclovin3855 · 4 years ago

  I'd say he peaked in 15/16 when he almost broke the assist record, however he's become a victim of the changes in football in recent years where the sole No 10 player has been phased out and everyone now plays high press with 8/10 hybrids.

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• LA

  @lalitthapa101 · 4 years ago

  Ozil is the best example of a player your children will ask you about. Of how good he actually was.

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• NO

  @no-sq2of · 4 years ago

  Its so sad to see such a class player , in his downfall

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• AR

  @arbernumani3709 · 4 years ago

  Do a video on Karim Benzema. He was super underrated during Ronaldo’s time in Madrid and now people are finally appreciating him. The man is going through his second prime

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• MA

  @MarquisdeSuave · 4 years ago

  Özil plays a role (advanced playmaking CAM) that has sort of been phased out over the last 5 seasons.<br><br>He was a skilled player but he was never all that physically gifted in terms of pace or strength. A couple of injuries cost him whatever speed he had left which definitely affected his overall game.<br><br>Still, he was a one of a kind player and I miss watching him play. He&apos;s one of those players who could regularly &nbsp;lift entire stadiums out of their seats without scoring a goal.

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• HE

  @henkwilliemadriannusvander1955 · 4 years ago

  Ozil : Tweet something about Uygurs<br>Arsenal : We don’t do politics<br>Russia : Invade Ukraine<br>Arsenal : Football Stands Together<br><br>The hypocrisy is deafening.

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• FU

  @FuNexus · 4 years ago

  Özil is a legend. Even with everyone trying to drag his name through the mud often he stuck to his values. Wish he had more supportive clubs

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• ST

  @stashpah · 4 years ago

  Don’t care what anyone says, he’s top 3 best playmakers I have ever seen. Miss this guy so much, he deserved arsenals support but he gained support from the world

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• SH

  @shaf621 · 4 years ago (edited)

  He never should have left Real Madrid imo, you could tell that Ozil loved playing with the likes of C. Ronaldo and Benzema. Ozil was one of the best midfielders in the world back then, and what everyone loved was his symbiotic connection with Ronaldo everytime Ozil made a great pass, Ronaldo would score 9 times out of 10. He was a forwards dream player. In fact if you look at Ozil&apos;s best XI it&apos;s mostly comprised of Real Madrid players. &nbsp;<br><br> He should have gone to teams like Bayern, Juve or Man City after leaving Madrid. Like I get that he did great with Arsenal in his first season, but it was evident to see that he wasn&apos;t enjoying his football that much there, like I remember in the games where Arsenal got battered against Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea he was sulking. He clearly wasn&apos;t used to regular humblings. But to his dismay it never really improved much from then on, there would be some occasions of his brilliance but ultimately Arsenal was &nbsp;a sinking ship.

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