Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
That's all it boils down to. Each player has to look at their own performances and see what more they can do to contribute in order push us over the line. That doesn't excuse Sanchez, Giroud and the rest but that also doens't excuse Ozil.

From my perspective, we criticise the players for passing too much and Ozil is one of the most unselfish players we have and I would like to see him have a go himself when we're really struggling to score. I know some will hate the comparison, but in Cesc's best seasons for us (07/08.) he scored 13 and had 22 assists. (09/10) 19 goals and 20 assists.
the thing is, im not sure Ozil is actually passing too much.

Its not like Hleb where he refused to shoot. Ozil takes it when available. He needs to score more, but the expectation of Ozil has been met.

To say we would be the same with Santi Cazorla who flat out cannot shoot is a nonsensical statement.

Also, iirc you mentioned Iniesta earlier. Iniesta is even worse than Ozil in goal output. Ozil should score more, but thats like reason #200 as to why Arsenal are not successful this season whereas Alexis' play is easily top 5.