Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
I don't really know what to think of Ozil anymore. I like him because he's a classy player but in his 4 seasons here I'd be kidding myself if I said he's really enhanced our game in a way that a so-called lesser player of his style could not have done. The fact he hasn't signed a new deal yet probably suggests he wants to leave however I think it's quite telling that we haven't heard much speculation regarding who might want to sign him. He doesn't seem like a man in demand to me.

Never has one player been absolved of as much responsibility as Mesut Ozil, it's always down to his teammates to provide the perfect environment for him to excel. It's like he's royalty for us but stick him at another top club and I doubt he would be held on such a pedestal. Real Madrid and Ronaldo missed him for all of 5 minutes, they've turned into a completely different animal since his departure.

If the right offer came in I think we should sell him. Oh and for the record I don't think he's lazy and I don't read or listen to what pundits have to say about him, I just don't think he's that good at what we all perceive him to do. If that offends any connoisseur's of the game, then so be it.
Amen.

77% possession against Stoke and not a single chance created for our £50m striker. It's not as if he was any better with Alexis either. I remember watching the first game of the season at the Emirates and seeing the same from Özil when Perez was up front. It's just not enough and we've seen it too often.

Also agree with you on the whole lazy debate. I don't expect to see him tearing about and putting in slide tackes. But the fact is, even if he played Coquelin next to Xhaka or whatever combination that made us more solid defensively in the midfield where Özil doesn't have to track back, he still won't perform to the level expected of a world class talent. Forget Madrid or other elite clubs. If he had to play for a lower league club where the quality bar is even lower than what's here at Arsenal, how would he fair? If he needs world class players around him to perform and perfect conditions, he'd look terrible if he had to play for West Ham.