Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Ozils primary function is as a goal provider, if you want to break it down to basics. He's providing the oportunity for goals and the players aren't taking it. Would it be nice if he scored more goals ? Of course but again if he's outscored every other midfielder in the squad what does it say about them, when as I repeat his job is to provide goals first and foremost.

That you have said you'd not be worried if Ozil left makes me think, although there are people out there who are better than the manager in their judgement there are also a lot worse.

I don't think anyone in their right mind would want to lose a player with his assist rates even with the dross in front of him.

As for leaders we do need more, but it doesn't necessitate every player being a leader....just because no one else on the pitch has leadership characteristics it doesn't seem relevant to knock Ozil for his....we aren't making him Captain.

End of the day as far as I'm concerned the fact that you are bemoaning him for not shooting more illustrates the problem we have up front, otherwise why would you want Ozil to take a shot on when he's good enough to find a player with a pass that no other player could see to make and that the defence can't intercept.

This is what he does, and I think if we want to progress whoever is sitting in the dugout for us, Ozil is a must keep player.
Ozil has gone 8 games without an assist. You say it's down to players missing chances but can you recall many absolute sitters we've missed over the last couple of months? Besides some good crosses, I haven't seen Ozil pull off many game changing passes. He's gone off the boil a bit.

We need a better striker for sure. Giroud's was a 20 striker without Ozil and with Ozil he remains a 20 goal striker. Maybe I'm expecting too much but I'd have thought we'd see an improvement from Giroud with a playmaker like Ozil behind him.