Originally Posted by
Niall_Quinn
That has almost nothing to do with what we're talking about. One moment from Iwobi and one moment from Ozil has close on zero significance to the overall argument.
Singling out Ozil is just a fetish for some. He's not doing the business and neither is any other player. He's exactly the same as all the rest. Ineffective. This is because of one man and one man alone. Certainly, give underperforming players a slap. But you won't catch Wenger doing that. Only time he'll do that is when they threaten to leave.
I explained to you why Ozil can't hook up with the striker. That's not how the team has been sent out to play. Remember how Ozil could do it at will when he first arrived? And Mkhitaryan hit the ground running. And Lacazette would shoot on sight when he first arrived? And Kolasinac was a beast? And Xhaka could tackle? And Bellerin would try to take on his opponent? And Chambers could defend? And Mustafi was fresh off a world cup win? And Iwobi was the next big thing? Pick a player. Any player.
And you think this problem is unique to Ozil? Refusing to run a witch hunt against him is not the same thing as refusing to criticise him. His penchant for sudden illnesses has been the focus of criticism for weeks. But then again, of course, that's Wenger's fault too when it all boils down to it. None of these things would be happening were it not for Wenger. You can sell Ozil or keep him, it won't make the slightest difference. Same goes for any player in the world, as we have seen with Lacazette and now Aubameyang. Alexis was the only one who seemed to be able to retain some degree of his former game, and one more season under Wenger and he would be shot too.
It's crazy to look at a club that's fucked from top to bottom and ask, Why isn't Ozil doing something about it?