Mesut Ozil
Arsenal star aims dig at Unai Emery for alienating Mesut Ozil
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos took a dig at Unai Emery’s decision to leave Mesut Ozil out of his team for Saturday’s defeat against West Ham. The German was not included in Arsenal’s 18-man squad to face West Ham and Emery confirmed afterwards that it was a tactical decision to leave him out. Ozil hasn’t featured […]
Ozil disappointed me on a human level – Joachim Low
Germany boss Joachim Low expressed his disappointment at Mesut Ozil on “human terms” after the Arsenal midfielder’s retirement from international football. In the wake of World Cup early exit, Ozil felt he was made a scapegoat and chose to quit the international game, citing racism as one of the reasons why he was leaving the […]
Emery reveals talks with Mesut Ozil over position change for the club
Unai Emery has confirmed that Mesut Ozil has been asked to play on the right wing for Arsenal. The 29-year-old was mainly used in the No.10 role during Arsene Wenger’s reign but Emery is demanding the midfielder to be more flexible in his own system. Emery has denied that he and Ozil were involved in […]
Germany manager Low breaks silence over Ozil’s racism allegations
Joachim Low has denied claims that there was ever any racism in the Germany team after Mesut Ozil retired from international football. The national team manager picked the Arsenal midfielder in his squad for the 2018 World Cup, but the 29-year-old flattered to deceive as Germany were knocked out early in the group stages. Ozil […]
Mesut Ozil quits Germany in racism row and slams the FA
Mesut Ozil confirms he will “no longer be playing for Germany” after accusing some German officials of racism. Ozil was part of the Germany squad at the World Cup in Russia and was hugely criticised as they failed to make it past the group stage. A photograph he posed for with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip […]
Arsene Wenger reveals how he stopped Arsenal from losing Mesut Ozil to PSG
Arsene Wenger has revealed that he helped prevent Arsenal from missing out on the signing of Mesut Ozil. The Germany international made the surprise £42.4 million move to the Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013. Wenger admits Ozil’s transfer, which was officially completed on deadline day, was at risk from Paris Saint-Germain as they expressed […]
Ozil had ‘sleepless night’ after Arsenal’s defeat to Atletico Madrid
Mesut Ozil has spoken out after Arsenal’s disappointing loss to Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Europa League. The Gunners missed a big chance to take a lead in the first leg of the match against a 10-man Atletico side and the match ended 1-1. In the second leg, Diego Costa returned to score […]
Bellerin speaks out after angry bust-up with Mesut Ozil
A number of Arsenal fans spotted Mesut Ozil giving Hector Bellerin an earful during their 3-0 victory over Stoke City. However, with Arsenal leading with two goals in the 85th minute, but Ozil was seen shouting at Bellerin. Ozil looked frustrated after the Spanish full-back played a loose pass while Stoke were looking to come […]