Are you saying our players are only capable of plodding around the pitch playing 5 yard backwards passes? Anything else would require Ozil? I too get the difference between counter attacking football and non-counter attacking football. The word "non" is the important distinction.
I'm asking, when we are counter attacking, would it be better to move the ball at speed up the field towards the opposition goal, OR, tap it around in the midfield at snail's pace?