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Dec222019 by JBNo Comments

Ljungberg hits out at Ozil’s behaviour after Arsenal draw with Everton

Premier League

Interim Arsenal manager Freddie Ljungberg has criticised Mesut Ozil's behaviour after his substitution against Manchester City at the Emirates last week. The German midfielder kicked his gloves after being substituted during the second half of Sunday's 3-0 defeat to the Premier League champions (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As a result, Ljungberg - who took temporary charge of Arsenal for the last time in Saturday's draw at Everton - said even if Ozil had been fit, he would still have left the player out of the matchday squad at Goodison Park. The Swede explained why he made that choice after the game against Everton. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "For me, I got asked after the game about Mesut," he said. "He walke...

Dec182019 by JBNo Comments

Yaya Toure hits out at Mesut Ozil over condemning China’s treatment of Uighurs

Premier League, Sports

Yaya Toure has criticised Mesut Ozil and insists the Arsenal superstar was ‘wrong’ to use his social media platform to speak out on China’s treatment of Uighurs. In a post on Instagram last weekend, the Turkish-born superstar described Uighurs as ‘warriors who resist persecution’ amid reports that China has detained as many as one million people, mainly Muslims, over the course of several years in what are effectively prison camps. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal subsequently distanced themselves from Ozil’s comments with an official statement, while China responded by banning state TV coverage of Sunday’s match against Manchester City and warned they could instigate a total blackout. Speaking having just finished a brief stint playing in...

Oct272019 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal decided as a whole to drop Mesut Ozil – Unai Emery

Premier League

Unai Emery claims the decision to leave Mesut Ozil out of the Arsenal team was made by the whole club and not just him. The 31-year-old has played two matches in all competitions for the Gunners this campaign and has not been included in the matchday squad since September. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Although there are growing calls among Arsenal supporters for the attacking midfielder to return to the team, Emery has kept quiet on the reason for his axe from the side. "Here, we have one agreed strategy as a club and a team," Emery said. "Because the most important thing is the club, the team and finding a performance. "Previously we were all speaking between us to take that decision. I know all the supporters want to know something but now ...

Oct242019 by JBNo Comments

Paul Scholes tells Man Utd to sign Mesut Ozil after Unai Emery snub

Premier League, Transfer Info

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes his former club should make a transfer move for Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil. The German midfielder has played just two matches for Arsenal so far this season and has been left out of the Gunners’ last five matchday squads by Unai Emery. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The playmaker signed a new long-term contract worth around £350,000-a-week just four months before Emery arrived at the club and the Spaniard wants to sell the him to raise funds. Manchester United beat Partizan Belgrade in Serbia on Thursday but Anthony Martial’s goal from the penalty spot was the side’s only shot on target in the game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen on adding creativity to his midfield and Scholes thinks Mesut Ozil cou...

Oct172019 by JBNo Comments

Unai Emery responds to Mesut Ozil’s scapegoat claim

Premier League

Arsenal manager Unai Emery insists Mesut Ozil remains an important player for the gunners after the German complained that he has been made to feel like a scapegoat at the club. Ozil has played just two matches so far this campaign, with his only minutes in the Premier League coming during the 2-2 draw against Watford last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 31-year-old hasn’t even made the squad for the past three league matchaes, despite being fit, with Emery stating that others were more deserving of a chance to impress. That has led to suggestions that Ozil could leave in January, but the former Real Madrid midfielder has responded by saying he wants to remain at the Emirates until at least the end of his deal in 2021. Speaking to the ...

Oct172019 by JBNo Comments

Juan Mata explains why it has really gone wrong for Mesut Ozil at Arsenal

Premier League

Manchester United star Juan Mata believes it has gone wrong for Mesut Ozil at Arsenal because the No.10 role has become "extinct" in football now. Ozil has played only once in the Premier League so far this season with a further appearance against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He has struggled to even make the matchday squad in recent weeks with his future at the club looking increasingly bleak. Arsenal are keen to shift his £350,000-a-week salary with Fenerbahce in pole position to secure a loan move for the German midfielder in the January window. And Mata says it is Ozil's role that has caused him to fall down the pecking order at the Emirates. The United midfielder told The Athletic: “This type of playe...

Oct42019 by JBNo Comments

Emery insists Mesut Ozil doesn’t ‘deserve’ to be in Arsenal team

Premier League

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery claims other players are more deserving than Mesut Ozil on the pitch as he offered a fresh explanation for his omission from the team. The German midfielder is Arsenal's highest earner but has played just one game in all competitions this season. He was left out of the team entirely for their Europa League win over Standard Liege on Thursday, watching on as his side claimed a 4-0 victory. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fellow midfielders Dani Ceballos and Joe Willock both got on the scoresheet to rub salt into the wounds - and Emery said after the match he has decided other players are more deserving of places. But he urged the 30-year-old to continue working hard in order to get back in his squad ahead of the remainde...

Aug92019 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal confirm Ozil & Kolasinac will not play against Newcastle due to ‘further security incidents’

Premier League

Arsenal have announced Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac will not be part of the squad that opens the Premier League campaign against Newcastle, after "further security incidents" which the Gunners says are being investigated by police. The pair were the victims of an attempted car-jacking in late July, after just returning to London after the club's tour of the United States. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The statement from the club says: "Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac will not be part of the squad for our opening match against Newcastle United following further security incidents which are being investigated by the police. "The welfare of our players and their families is always a top priority and we have taken this decision following discussion wi...

Jul252019 by JBNo Comments

Ozil attacked by knife-wielding gang before Kolasinac fights them off

Premier League

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil was forced to "run for his life" as he and team-mate Sead Kolasinac were the victims of an attack by knife-wielding moped thugs in London. German star Ozil was seen racing down Golders Green Road in his black Mercedes G-Class SUV as the thugs chased him. Kolasinac is then seen coming down from the £100,000 vehicle and fighting off the armed robbers with his bare hands. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ozil then abandoned his car and fled the road on foot, staying in a nearby Turkish restaurant Likya. And staff immediately rushed to his defence, going out to the street to help chase the attackers away. Police arrived on the scene, and they were spotted questioning the Arsenal forward on the pavement over the shocking incid...

May302019 by JBNo Comments

‘Ozil doesn’t have it in him to be a leader’ – Fabregas questions Arsenal star

UEFA, Premier League

Cesc Fabregas believes Mesut Ozil does not "have it in him to be a leader”, with the former Arsenal star suggesting that one in the present team requires a player like Cristiano Ronaldo alongside him in order to perform. The German midfielder once boasted such illustrious club colleagues while he was in Spain with Real Madrid. A move to the Premier League was intended to make him a talisman in his own right, but the World Cup winner has struggled to meet expectation for the Gunners. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); His inability to dictate proceedings was discussed once again during a forgettable showing from both him and the team as a whole in the Europa League final on Wednesday night. Arsenal fell to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of London ...