Summer Transfer Temps and Journeymen

[Penguin]

He should never have been signed in the first place.

Bet you weren't saying that at the time...

[dostoy]

Bet you weren't saying that at the time...

I was.

I didn't think Arsenal needed him.

[Marc Overmars]

Ozil definitely has ability, I don’t think it’s fair to say he doesn’t. He is a very gifted player but for one reason or another he doesn’t seem to have the application to match.

He was very good during his first few seasons with us but as things got tougher in Wenger’s final years it was obvious he wasn’t the kind of player you wanted around in times of adversity. Emery didn’t fancy him which he took a lot of stick for but now Arteta has done the same, so there has to be something more to it. I mean, being relegated to the bench is one thing but to not even be deemed worthy of a place in every match day squad since the restart, tells you everything you need to know. I think the role of a number 10 in general is becoming more and more redundant now, even a club like Barca who were stacked with them are now more direct.

Shame how things have worked out, I was genuinely very excited when we signed him, he was our first big money signing in the modern era and he was a ready made superstar, the kind of signing we hadn’t seen for years.

[Mac76]

Ozil definitely has ability, I don’t think it’s fair to say he doesn’t. He is a very gifted player but for one reason or another he doesn’t seem to have the application to match.

He was very good during his first few seasons with us but as things got tougher in Wenger’s final years it was obvious he wasn’t the kind of player you wanted around in times of adversity. Emery didn’t fancy him which he took a lot of stick for but now Arteta has done the same, so there has to be something more to it. I mean, being relegated to the bench is one thing but to not even be deemed worthy of a place in every match day squad since the restart, tells you everything you need to know. I think the role of a number 10 in general is becoming more and more redundant now, even a club like Barca who were stacked with them are now more direct.

Shame how things have worked out, I was genuinely very excited when we signed him, he was our first big money signing in the modern era and he was a ready made superstar, the kind of signing we hadn’t seen for years.

Very well summed up, it's a real shame and others aren't blameless, least of all Gazidis et al for offering Ozil that ridiculous deal, but still it's hard not to think that the player really ought to have applied himself more

[Marc Overmars]

Juve are apparently interested in Lacazette.

Hopefully we can get a big fee out of them.