Ozil Could Have Been The GOAT Playmaker, But Then He Disappeared

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

Getting 19 assists from the team with only Sanchez doing justice to his passes is just unbelievable. In any other top top team, that season would have given him 35 assists.

[@whoaskssss]

For real, he and Sanchez carried Arsenal at that time, plus with the directive fucking it up on Sanchez last years it went downhill right away. Ozil was a baller for sure

[@7jugo]

Some of those players should be in jail for bottling his greatness

[@manrajs4998]

First watched Ozil in euro 2008, never seen someone with the vision he had. Unbelievable talent!

[@hamzamushab]

He didn't play in 2008 euros ...

[@Real_Deutsch_boy]

@@hamzamushab I think he means the under 21 euros

[@hamzamushab]

@@Real_Deutsch_boy makes sense

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

LOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

That's a shame since he didn't play at that tournament.

[@Just_Donn]

I am a man United fan but ozil was a baller. ..such talents won't be seen anytime soon...happy retirement ozil....the assist king

[@Akagami753]

Exactly exactly, exfuckingactly!!

[@mahmoodbabatunde5652]

He was definitely the Assists King.

[@liyabonanokamba]

cap

[@shayaanzarifrahmanvictoria7190]

@@liyabonanokamba ofc he is. he was on the right track until some hustlers who are plastic fans creates rumours, and unfortunately happens to be racism.

[@40glo46]

@@shayaanzarifrahmanvictoria7190 was the Turkish league also racist when they dropped him? He turned into a lazy shit at the end of his career. The only reason people make excuses for him is because he has an incredible or team

[@40glo46]

@@shayaanzarifrahmanvictoria7190 pr team*

[@xenisty4829]

lazy but more work rate thqn sanchez but sanchez is so called hardworking. drop the act

[@imranu8535]

Ozil was a class act. It was a blessing for him was to play alongside a prime Ronaldo - Ronaldo buried most chances created by Ozil... Ozil - Underrated master class 🙌

[@robertsprinke5336]

Özil was an absolute mastermind. Sad his career come to an unworthy end and indeed hoped we will see him back at his home club Schalke, but our situation was simply to bad. I have huge respect for him that he always spoke out his mind ("in good times i'm german, in bad times i'm turkish") and showed off field engagement for very important but uncomfortable topics (persecution of chinese muslims) while risking his own career. Also I cheered him up for always admitting his own faults (bad greedy management in his first years, personal decisions, etc.). Sadly most germans still feel offended when some players can adapt to two nationalities/cultures...

[@J_Jayyyy]

That’s messed up. Americans don’t seem to face the same problem. There are so many dual national players and their home countries aren’t hostile to eachother unlike Germans and Turks

[@AQGOAT24]

You can't even blame him for that, he wasn't a citizen until he was 16 and a footy talent being scouted. Of course he will identify with what he was raised to be seen as.

[@safyant3904]

yeah cause he was a muslim@@J_Jayyyy

[@Rickpotato123]

U like Nazis Robert? Özil is a Nazi. See his Tatoo on the chest.

[@MeMe-wc9be]

The only problem with Ozil was that he was a Turkish Muslim in a racist nazi Germany !

[@davidwilker6997]

He was by far my favorite player in his prime. He played at my club Werder Bremen and then at Madrid, he was one of the absolute best and just a joy to watch. I am a german and it gets me furious every time listening how other germans are talking about him. They have no clue, they are reducing him on the picture with Erdogan. They have no clue what a diamond we had. He was one of the best german players of all time!!!

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Don't care much about the Erdogan thing, but you have to remember two things: -When that happened, his career was already in freefall and that event just destroyed him further, particularly as it was not a great period of Arsenal's history and was followed by Germany's crash at the World Cup in 2018; -As you say, Ozil's best years were with Werder and Real. He deserves immense plaudits for that. Yet what we mostly hear about is how brilliant he was in... England, where he had the worst periods of his career. He deserves to be remembered for all the good things he did prior to moving to Arsenal, after that not so much.

[@ihatetheantichrist2752]

doesn't matter how good he was as he was turkeys diamond not yours

[@jensmarkgraf]

Einverstanden. Aber was für ein Sensibelchen! Im Vergleich zu anderen Profisportlern, mein ich. Eine echte Diva :D Aber zu Recht, keine Frage. Das er sich dann ohne Not "gegen" Deutschland entschied, und dafür steht, für mich, das Erdogan-Foto, find ich trotzdem mieß. Neben allem Schmäh und aller berechtigter und unberechtigter Kritik wurde er mit Sicherheit auch hier ordentlich angehimmelt. Dann umzuziehen in ein Land, wo Leute, wenn sie dich eben dissen, in den Knast wandern können find ich nicht so stark. Als türkenliebender Berliner

[@MystikLFT]

@@ihatetheantichrist2752??? He never played in turkey. The german turks were proud of him not the normal turks, a lot of turkish people even hated him, that he decided to play for germany...

[@BG-rb6ey]

@@MystikLFT Yes, I am a Turk. When he was selected for the German national team, the Turks were the first to curse him, and when the Germans were done with him, they told him to go away, and now he is a naughty immigrant.

[@bgorski6937]

As an Arsenal supporter, there were so many times when he should've just shot but he always looked for a fancy pass. That would drive me nuts.

[@finding_aether]

Ozil and Hleb.... genius passers but refuses to shoot😅

[@rayshowtv2350]

​@UVWXYZ it's a crime to compare Özil and Hleb. Hleb needs help

[@mazkebar]

Were u ALSO chanting/believed “better than Zidane”? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣DELUSIONAL ARSENAL FANS! THE GOAT OF MIDFIELD VS. Ozil 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@finding_aether]

@@mazkebar its a song.. u believe people fly to the moon? Are you Drax in disguise that you take everything literally? Dumbest comment on youtube in 2023.

[@thret9796]

@@mazkebar ozil is very comparable to zidane

[@sirgamer3795]

I was never a fan of any club ozil ever played at but he was always one of my favourite players! His only problem was he was the best at a position that was being fazed out of football. Was always a treat to get to see him do his thing

[@Mystic_Mary]

I will never forget ozil. It was beautiful to watch him play

[@therodian96]

Mesut Özil is a hard case. Because I'm German, the subject of Özil often comes up and I've talked and argued with others about him a lot. In my opinion, Özil is perhaps the most talented player Germany has ever had. He was absurdly good, his understanding of the game, his vision, he saw spaces and opportunities before they were there. He was creative, technically unbelievably good, could dribble and decide 1 vs 1 situations for himself, something that only a few in the German national team, could do. He was the perfect playmaker and a joy to watch. He had the potential to become one of the greatest of all time. But then there was also the other side of Özil, a very frustrating side. He was undisciplined, lazy and and a difficult human being from time to time. His body language on the pitch was often questionable, when the game wasn't going his way he would get frustrated and sometimes stop playing. He was the kind of player we in Germany call a "Schönwetterfußball", that means a player who only performs when it's going well. Beyond the appropriate criticism, Özil has received a lot of racism in Germany. Even tho he was born and raised in Gelsenkirchen(Schalke), many Germans could not appreciate him simply because of his turkish roots. Now that his career is over, Mesut Özil will forever be one of the biggest "what if's" in modern football for me.

[@kaedeakamatsu6877]

only that he never recieved lots of racism because of his turkish roots. gündogan is loved here in germany as well. why? because he is a likable person. he is intelligent, and never says or does stupid shit. özil on the other hand like you said was a lazy slob and this is why he recieved so much hate from us. btw not taking pictures with a dictator helps as well. imagine a scenario where müller or neuer takes pictures with hitler, how would people like that? yes gündogan did it as well but we all know that he is a good person and he apologized so we forgave him. stop playing the race card because it has always been his own fault.

[@Dir3ctH3X]

He doesn't need to show "work-rate", that's an excuse. Germany had so many good solid options for ball holding and midfield control, the last thing you want is you creative genius getting into tackles and risking injury all the time. Guys like Pirlo and Ozil , Juan Riquelme , Paolo Sosa, make up for "work rate" with their creative talents. The rest of the team knows this and covers for it, or makes the right calls in behind. These guys are even more precious because the modern footballer is an absolute machine at doing the basics, they can all tackle, run , press etc, but very few of them can do what Ozil did and have that ball on a string. You can see that with the 2022 Argentinian team, which was entirely setup around Messi and in the semi against Croatia you could see how that worked when he turned it on against Gvardiol. In tight games you need an Ozil, a Pirlo, a Messi , a Zidane to bring magic that is the 1% differentiator and wins you games. Germany should have built an entire team around Ozil, and when he wanted to leave Arsenal, brought him back to Bayern or Dortmund or even Werder and stuck him cotton wool.

[@therodian96]

@@Dir3ctH3X I never said he had to get into tackles or help out defensively to show "work rate". That's not what I meant and nobody expected that from him. When things weren't going well or he simply didn't feel like it, he also neglected his offensive duties from time to time. He no longer sprinted for the ball or gave up after a few steps, hung his head, didn't really offer to get the ball or to get involved in the game. He started to play the safe pass instead of trying something more risky, his standards got worse, he took a lot of very bad penalties in important situations, he just seemed unmotivated.

[@kaedeakamatsu6877]

@@Dir3ctH3X so much bs in that comment. btw ozil wasn't even good enough for bayern, dortmund or bremen when he left arsenal. why should we try and save his career? he never gave a shit and didn't give us anything. we don't owe him anything. he is just 1 of thousands of players who wasted their career by being lazy. I can assure you that nobody in germany gives a shit about ozil and nobody wanted him back in germany.

[@Dir3ctH3X]

@@therodian96 That just speaks to bad management to be honest. Mourinho got a tune out of him. A manager that doesn't do magic on the best of days. Confidence players need nurturing, even Messi decided he'd had enough of the Albiceleste at one point and walked out until they begged him to come back

[@V4velasquez]

Ozil said he went to Real only Bc Mourinho called him and the club showed more interest by showing the whole club and barca just showed the club and guardiola didn’t even came by to talk with him

[@SlimJim3082]

It was better for him to join Madrid cos he couldn't have benched any of the barca starters back then

[@V4velasquez]

@@SlimJim3082 like Fábregas back Then

[@40glo46]

@@V4velasquez Fabregas wasn’t at Barca when ozil joined madrid, cesc joined Barca a year later

[@mysteriouscipher5445]

​@@40glo46He join at that same time as Ozil after the 2010 world cup...When Spain won the trophy the barca players put a barca shirt on Fabregas during the celebration then arsenal sold him...2011 was when he returned to face arsenal in the champions league and thats when jack Wilshire had the game of his life in midfield as his replacement.

[@phiaklangtangjang5250]

I still fail to digest the fact that he failed to break Henry's record premier league assist of 20 while he had reached 18 assist at the first half of the season and only got 1 assist at the second half.. Was it him or the strikers fault, but that is something hard to get over... Amazing player, always loved him even though he played for clubs I don't support

[@BodoIllgner]

You should mention that Gündogan became Germany captain despite being on that same photo with Erdogan. But he distanced himself from that - while Özil made Erdogan the best man at his weddung!!

[@elmulato7038]

Exactly

[@thorebergmann1986]

He was one of the key figures at winning the 2014 WC. Without him, I truly think we wouldn't have completed the knock-out stage. I feel bad for what was done to him because of his political believes. He was treated poorly by the german public.

[@MisterMustache12]

the guy has a tattoo of a turkish neonazi group. Wdym?

[@booradley6832]

@@MisterMustache12 Did you watch the video? Spoke out for Uighur Muslims in China, immigrants in Germany and was bashed for it. Im sure he has a neo nazi tattoo because of his white supremacist beliefs, because that makes sense. I guess if he did the sensible thing and didnt get a tattoo but started a right wing political career, neo nazi beliefs in Germany would be a non issue.

[@MisterMustache12]

@@booradley6832 You know nothing about our country. You know nothing about Özil. He has a tattoo of the grey wolfes. Maybe look it up before typing shit. They are the largest right extremist group in Germany and funnily enough they are turkish nationalists. Erdogan is his marriage witness. Özil only played for Germany because it meant profit for him.

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

@@MisterMustache12 Bingo

[@ahmadashraf9448]

@@MisterMustache12 Who would believe you? Germany are very extreme with immigrants. It been a year since Germany started to beat up anyone speak up for Palestine. I'm not sure if Germany is still Nazi, but for sure they are Dogs of Allies. Always in wrong side of history.

[@fifacardsreview]

He was always that very talented and gifted kid who did not try hard enough but when he did... he was magical!

[@rond3238]

Totally agree. There is a reason Real Madrid won so much after Ozil left. They filled his position with better workrate...Real were better without Ozil.....sorry to say, but its the truth

[@amerhst1201]

@@rond3238 Real was better because they had a better coach and all around better players.

[@Do27gg]

Just such a different player. Not the most physical but the way he thought outside the box is incredible

[@za9883]

Maybe the best player ever at making the final ball. Getting the assist

[@JJ-qc9ld]

Forever one of my favorite players of all time. He was something special, I wish he had never left Madrid.

[@yassuke3775]

Ozil was and is one of my favorite players.I loved watching him while Playing at Real and Arsenal.It's sad he needed to retire....

[@nietah325]

Undoubtedly talented! I love Ozil❤❤❤

[@N0ne_L3ft]

If Mesut Ozil Stayed at Real, He WOULD'VE been the best midfielder ever.

[@KingKaiFistx20]

Imagine him and Modric forming Madrid's dynamic midfield duo. 🤯 And in that alternate reality, Kroos would stay with Bayern and not get transferred to Madrid.

[@blank1933]

@@KingKaiFistx20 Modric isn’t anything special lmao. He was holding the bench for Khedria, Alonso and Özil. Incredibly overrated

[@kiklopka8690]

@@blank1933 And the earth is flat. I like your name though, it perfectly describes what you have between your ears.

[@VaddyFC]

​@@kiklopka8690 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wafflemangaming282]

@@kiklopka8690 fax

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

As an Arsenal fan I was beyond excited when we got him, back then he was one of the best players in the world. And he was good for a couple of years but at a certain point he just stopped working hard, it like he didn't care anymore. Some players fall out of love with the game, it's sad but it's true.

[@youtubeshorts5163]

After the fact that arsenal didn't stand with him he felt betrayed, that is why he was protesting against the club.

[@youtubeshorts5163]

@bigjockknew7277 i really don't think so, he has the most created chances in the history of the premier league, he was in arsenal in a time where there was no good striker. He played the same way in arsenal the same way he did in real Madrid. Then why did he flop, you bring a world class player to a bad team. He was the major factor for the club winning something in the last 7 years

[@Mushfique001]

@bigjockknew7277 absurd Ozil is clear

[@carlosperezdelema]

At least you got some 2 good seasons. As a Real Madrid fan we had Hazard (also known as the Belgian Waffle to us).

[@arwindrasutapa1243]

Ozil is my favourite player in Arsenal aside from Dennis Bergkamp. He's so great even bring Germany to win World Cup. So sad his career ended because of absurd accusation.

[@philliplovejoy1575]

His story hurt my heart.. he is one of my favorite players.. like favorites.. sad how people think Hopefully he will get his respect But sir ozil you are my favorite player. Best midfielder in my book Thank you for sharing your football experience to us ...its a pleasure to watch you play...

[@yametetv4992]

I am german and I have to say that Özil was and is an incredible player. It is so sad that such things happened to him...

[@ziconf]

Man, this hast to be one of the best channels on this platform! Thank you and keep it up

[@edwinsparda7622]

There's is alot of information missing in a certain part of this video. Germany is one of several nations that leans heavily on Jus Sanguinis instead of Jus Solis (birthright citizenship). As a result, Klose and Podolski are automatically Germans because they are Aussiedler since they had German Ancestors from the Prussian Province of Silesia. Because of the wars, part of their ancestors became emigrants. Both of them had the option of "Right to Return" to Germany. Even if they were born outside of the country, they're still Germans; hence Jus Sanguinis.

[@yavantii3615]

this video is extremely poorly researched and uses a populist narrative to act like Özil was somehow an unfair outsider case, when in reality this is simply just the norm of how citizenship works.

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

Yet now you let all the terrorists in to your country without any question.

[@MohamedEssam-su6vx]

Can you please do a video about an African player called Abutrika he is one of the best players in Egypts history that didn't play in Europe. Just follow Manual Josey to al ahly and you will find a story worth telling.

[@Makainternational]

Abutrika is a very good shout. I would say also Hossam Hassan, Mahmoud El Khatib or goalkeeper Essam El Hadary who was always defying age. Those would be the best examples from Egypt’s past.

[@mahmoudelshafey3870]

The player who was exiled from his own nation.... what a title

[@Sascha1887]

No thanks

[@captainkeller2792]

The stuff you said about germany at the time cant be more true. I remember when the 2010 WC was my teachers were praising özils perfomance. "The Turkish guy was really good at that game". thats what one of them said.

[@sunzi7466]

he betrayed Turkey for fame and money. this is the truth and any real Turk knows that...

[@sunzi7466]

he betrayed Turkey for fame and money. this is the truth and any real Turk knows that...

[@dirtyhands8351]

he was called turk because thats what he was and is.

[@Vitoman901]

@@dirtyhands8351You do realize it does make someone feel like an outsider? When they are born and raised in germany? No shit his heritage is not german, but you should call him german. Look at Zlatan, even though he also faced racism he is always called swedish

[@dirtyhands8351]

@@Vitoman901 don't be an outsider then you don't get called one. Idc about heritage. Any refugee that has lived here for 2 years can speak better german than him. He lived in a parallel society.

[@MrOmiblack]

wow what a video!!! you are not just analyzing the footbal side but the social and personal side. Bravo

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

thanks man, i try

[@TheHitman488]

The general German public never cared about him having Turkish roots nor any of the other national team players having roots outside of Germany.

[@neotronextrem]

Yeah, racism definitely wasn't the reason for his infamy. He wholeheartedly and somewhat naively supported Erdogan during a time where Erdogan was despised in the German mainstream. He was a very awkward person in maintaining his public image. Fanboying for a politician while the country you're living and playing in believes that person to be an authoritarian dictator will do that to you.

[@GaIIeon]

@@neotronextrem Yeah, but not only that. He also openly supports the grey wolves (Bozkurtçular) a turkish far-right nationalists movement

[@seveng1147]

Yeah anyone Germany thinks is a dictator is immediately someone I would side with…

[@seveng1147]

@@neotronextremyeah you’re a sheep lmaoo the German government and people are in the wrong… not the Turkish president 😂😂

[@iamerror1699]

@@neotronextrem I don't know where in Germany you are from, but racism was a big problem in regards to Ozil, around east. He was, and still is Turkish to a lot of Germans.

[@theplaymakerno1]

I am quite sad that he had to go through the pain. He was an outcast, but he still did pretty well.

[@sanecollins]

Was my favourite player at one time😢.But that Mourinho's advice was legit.

[@cxlzy6581]

He was a very special player 😢

[@RP-zl5ix]

Özil is an incomplete player. He was blessed with some rare talents. If he had Ronaldo's work ethic he would have been a monster

[@OutOfTheMoney-NJ]

Ya many people compared him with khedira as they played together in the national team and madrid and were ethnically the same. But people never criticized khedira bc he gave 100% every game his criticism would be more of a lack of skill then anything. Basically I beleive people were harsh on ozil bc he was lazy but had all the talent and everyone hates wasted talents more then anything.

[@Dir3ctH3X]

@@OutOfTheMoney-NJ Ethnically the same? Turks and Arabs aren't the same.

[@chrisschaller9547]

@@OutOfTheMoney-NJKhedira is Tunisian… Özil is Turkish in what way is that “ethnically” the same

[@eggselent9814]

@@chrisschaller9547 To most germans, people from the middle east/the muslim world with the exception of Singapore and such are all the same ethnicity

[@Model_Roe]

​@@eggselent9814Germans are racist my friend is from Iraq and he told me he never wants to go back despite growing up there because of how badly Germans treated him

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Ozil at Werder and Real Madrid was phenomenal, both for club and country. At Arsenal he was largely disgusting particularly after the first 3 years, but the Premier League hype machine would make you believe that Real Madrid had made a mistake selling him (same thing happening with Odegaard now) and that the brilliant Ozil was single-handedly carrying Germany to a World Cup title when in fact Muller, Klose, Gotze, Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Lahm and Kroos were the key players that year. Real Madrid were winning title after title without him, Ozil moved to England and competed for FA Cups and 4th place medals...

[@Illusive1313]

It basically was mentioned in a single sentence in the video...and it was by Mourinho calling him a coward. Özil got most of his assists when the score or the game didn't matter (anymore). Big games? He was nowhere to be found. He's a prime example for putting statistics over anything else. Real getting 50m for him was a great deal for them and not for Arsenal.

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

Premier league is a much tougher environment to play in compared to Bundesliga or La Liga. No league compares to the Premier League in terms of challenges. In La Liga and Bundesliga, there is 2-3 teams max that are ever good and in Premier League there is at least 7 or 8 teams that all are very good, and have history of being good.

[@namernassir3831]

Zlatan had the same problem... He fought through. When Sweden wins a match!!! The SWEDE ZLATAN scored. When they lose! The Bosnian Zlatan lost. It seems no one stood by Özil's side which is sad . But! A world cup title, that can't be removed from the history. Danke schön 👏👏

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

So we’re completely ignoring the fact that Ozil played for Germany and was the only player with migrant roots who openly supports a radical foreign nationalist movement? Try that in any other country and you’ll have problems

[@deinemudder3066]

Klose & Podolski never cried racism because ppl where critical of them. Maybe look at Gündogans (the other guy on the photo you conveniently left out of your report) reaction after WC'18. He gave an answer on the pitch and is still well respected and the captain of the team.

[@LoveToHearUSing]

True. Sadly people always ignore this fact.

[@GSC084]

Another German offended and putting it on the migrant to prove themselves. Instead of showing the same level of respect to a player of TUrkish descent, you expect them to go above and beyond to proof they are worthy. If only you could experience having to outperform almost everyone just to be accepted, you would understand why someone who has experienced such a treatment his whole life will be a bit more sensitive to criticism from a group of people that never treated him fairly. Anyway, you’ve been doing great since he’s not been playing for your team!

[@deinemudder3066]

@@GSC084 yes, the "new guy" has to proove himself, welcome to nature and a social necessity. you also left out gündogan again, i'm very proud of him.

[@GSC084]

@@deinemudder3066 ah you mean the born and raised in Germany guy, who is being told he needs to pledge allegiance and be thankful. That new guy? The whole you are digging yourself in is of epic proportions. Just come out and say it, we don’t like Turks and we only accept them when they accept their role as second rate citizens, because it doesn’t matter which generation they are they remain the “new guy”.

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

@@GSC084 Looks like you’re offended lol Germans treated him very fairly but he showed his true colors when he openly supported a foreign radical nationalist group Shit like that doesn’t fly in any single country in the world, try that in the US, Russia or TURKEY 😂

[@zatoichison6420]

Hated by many but loved by God. For example, Özil donated his prize money of $329,000 after winning the World Cup in 2014. He donated to the Big Shoe project and financed vital surgeries for 23 children in Brazil. Additionally, Özil and his wife donated to 16 refugee camps in Turkey and Syria after their wedding. Their contribution provided food to about 100,000 people. Furthermore, the couple funded important surgeries for about 1,000 children around the world. This is what Özil done. Great person, always I enjoy seeing him playing soccer.

[@SomeRandomBod]

At Real I noticed Jose had a habit of taking Ozil off on the hour mark, that worried me. Then when Arsenal signed him it was like buying a cherry without having a cake to put it on. I’ll be honest I loved his ability but he was never going to work with the set up we had then, right club wrong time.

[@dym6464]

Depends on Perspective, personally one of the best footballers of new millennium generation

[@One.Zero.One101]

📌Ozil is amazing and frustrating to watch at the same time. Sometimes he would make my jaw drop with his skill, and sometimes he would completely disappear from big games and I would forget he was on the pitch.

[@nikopipo2643]

One of the biggest reason why Özil is disliked by many germans is because he is super pro Erdogan (turkish president) who many see as a dictator with questionable policies and morals. He also would never sing the national anthem and was very on-or-off when it came to performance. I don't think it's plain racism. Ofc I can't speak for everyone tho.

[@marvinrennemeier9386]

He was insane. I have seen him and Diego at Bremen. Two of the greatest Player at that time, truly magical!

[@tab3Gator]

He was genius at Madrid with Ronaldo

[@cheliozlatchkeykid7886]

He got trapped in between politics regarding Germany and Turkey. I wish he had a bit more of the character quality of Kroos/Klose/Lahm. But when he had a good day, you witnessed true greatness. His passes were so light to the touch. Incredible player. And world champion for his Vaterland, you can’t rewrite that.

[@MoonayMultipliar]

Turkish politics and european. And he wasnt trapped, he chose to be close to erdogan. And this happened while he started to regress, run less and contribute less and less. He still had great assist number at arsenal however but there also ran less

[@brunothefreak8826]

On the field Özil was one of the best and smartest players in the world. When you are born in Germany you get the same citizenship as your parents. If one them is German you can get a German passport. But Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship, so you have to decide. When you live for more than 10 years in Germany you can decide, if you want to become German, but until you are 18 years old, your parents have have to support that decision. In 2018 Özil not just posed with Erdogan for a photo, he also gave him jersey wiith the dedication "for my beloved president", which lead to the discussion, if a German national player should call the porseident of another country his prseident, especially if that president is a dictator like Erdogan. Even before that event Özil had bought a house in Turkey and called Erdogan a freind. Because Germany has a big Turkish community, this can be seen as a poltical statement. The photo lead to critisism to the nomination for the tournament in 2018. Gündogan made a public apology for the photo, but Özil didn't. Nevertheless both nominations were publicaly critizised before the tournament. But afther the tournament the DFB officials put all the blame on Özil for the poor performance of the German squad. But Özil was still one of the best German plyers in that tournament. The DFB handled the whole situation poorly and DFB prsident Reinhard Grindel had to leave his job some month later, because of his poor handlingof the situation. In his first two years at Werder Bremen Özil was more a backup player for Diego. He was a starter in the Europ Cup final, because Diego wasn't allowed to play because of a yellow card ban. But in the following season Diego left and Özil beacame the key player.

[@km-js7ws]

He wasn't wrong when he said "In their eyes I am german when we win and an immigrant if we lose" considering I know someone who was in the Bundeswehr (german military) when they lost that match against south korea, he got spit on by fellow germans because of that .... he's vietnamese but in that moment they didn't care it seems. BUT Özil still kinda ruined his career himself for the most part by adressing things that may be for the right cause but you also can't say as an active player without hurting your career, Gündogan equally was targeted and bounced back from all this perfectly fine, so the fact özil always tried to blame others made a lot of people dislike him, everything he said felt like an excuse just to back it up with more controversy. It's a pity really, he's been on my list to become an all time great in germany when he played at real madrid.

[@stefankatsarov5806]

He didnt even sing the german anthem, and had consistend ties whit Dogan and Turkey. Clearly he never felt and acted german. He didnt acted german when he won, but whanted to be seen as one when he lost.

[@NotBedTundy30]

He wanted benefits of being German but pride of being Turkish, definitely enough to anger fans.

[@thegooner1102]

He went woke frankly. Too many excuses.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@thegooner1102 woke ? Özil never act woke at all

[@km-js7ws]

@@stefankatsarov5806 it wasn't just özil who didn't sing the anthem, Khedira, Podolski and Boateng didn't sing it either at all times iirc and tbh there is nothing wrong to respect your ancestory but what him and gündogan did was outright wrong as an active national player. also idk how one does act german over a win, he did make valid points that there was and probably still is a big racial debate including tons of hypocrisy that's still floating around in the DFB but he didn't really care until he was targeted, meanwhile gündogan understood what was so wrong about it and proceeded with his career normally. It's not that özil isn't as german as any other player in the national team regardless of their ancestry it's just that he's a big baby and unprofessional

[@simons1120]

Özil had already been in critique beforehand because he refused to sing the German anthem before international matches. Which was upsetting because it was sending the message of not being willing to integrate in and associate with the country that provided a home for his family for three generations. When he posed openly with the Turkish president during a time of heated international relations, that just fueled the perception that his allegiance is not with Germany but with Turkey. If you're trying to blame it on racism or xenophobia then you can only be trying to sell a narrative. If anything, he segregrated himself, not the other way around. Which is his free choice, but he must be ready to receive criticism for it. And criticism is just that. Criticism. It's not cruelty.

[@stefankatsarov5806]

He also never said anyting bad about Dogans policies or Turkeys treatment of the Kurds and yet spoke about China. It was aways clear he himself was biased for one or another group and had doble standarts for sertan things. Using his own words a bit, he never acted german when he won, but wanted to be seen as one when he lost.

[@NotBedTundy30]

Exactly, too much false narrative

[@yavantii3615]

@@stefankatsarov5806 the whole Uygur thing is also just barking uop the wrong tree, because the West for the most part acknowledges the Uyghur genocide in China, whereas the muslim world is still in denial over it to not anger the CCP. Especially his friend Erdogan who has repeatedly handed over wanted Uyghur refugees back to China from where they fled from.

[@domingo9679]

he was put beetween both nations, with never finding a full homecountry, we the germans never welcomed him as one of us, the turks did so he opened up towards them

[@robertmason6366]

​@@stefankatsarov5806 love that end sentence .

[@absarsheeraz5026]

Before even watching the video. Ozil is my all time top 3 footballer. Seeing him at real madrid with Ronaldo was a joy to watch

[@innerauthority2439]

As a Canadian hockey fan, I can attest that we get worked up about our squads, but y’all take footy so impossibly deep into the core of your being that even the Good Lord Themself could dig it out of them!

[@eliseogabriel1489]

JAJAJAJAJAJA one of the photos on the fridge door sequence is not of Ozil, it is a kid named Gonzalo Galvan, from Tucuman, Argentina.

[@itzeberg]

Great video, thank you so much. Also it is true that unfortunately we still have a lot of systematic discrimination and racism in Germany and Özil definitely had to suffer from this, it is NOT true that he got his German passport so late because Germany wanted to benefit from his talent. Everyone born in Germany automatically is granted the German citizenship. No questions asked. But it is up to the person to accept it and to go to the authorities to pick up the passport. The fact that he did not do it before just proves that he and his family never tried to integrate and never considered themselves German. Which was one big reason why he was never loved from the majority of Germans despite his great skills.

[@LoveToHearUSing]

I think that's true, in a way. For a third generation immigrant his way of speaking German was not exactly up to par. He still speaks German with a Turkish accent, I sometimes wonder whether he speaks Turkish with a German accent as well.

[@nam-dm1ut]

@@LoveToHearUSing to me he seems to have a slight german accent, accompanied with a very rural way of speaking that you see in a lot of turkish immigrants.

[@JN-wr9he]

Ever occurred to you that he could have been ostracised and discriminated against since childhood?

[@jordanhenry6478]

Good video which I enjoyed but I wish you touched upon his career at Fenerbache and the other Turkish club more.. everyone knows about his time at Madrid, Arsenal and Germany.

[@archipiratta]

10:05 Mou is such a savage!!😂😂😂

[@zenmonk5403]

Özil's citizenship could only have been complicated in sight of his dual citizenship status with Turkey. There was a time the government pushed for 'either or' to avoid welfare money going straight to Turkey.

[@r3kls350]

What a legend

[@Gikas000000]

First time i saw Ozil play was with his national team before his move to Real,didn't watch Bundesliga back in the day,i fell in love with the way he played,for me he is one of the best playmakers of all time!

[@artsen2340]

ozil was a victim of racism from his childhood on and imagine a whole country going after him in 2018 world cup when the whole team was performing weak. if this and wenger's retirement from the club hadn't happened he might still be brillant until today.

[@fahrudinramic6291]

He is on my top 5 players list and was apart of my favorite team HALA MADRID!!!!

[@WallahNein]

He took a picture with Erdoğan and was happy about it.

[@matiasorcio]

*i don't know what that means in Romania but in Germany a fence means you shouldn't go there* - My English teacher from Germany

[@lemonsummer853]

A Sleeper baller. Career wise his work is remarkable.

[@sharkyop3109]

That rap song was uncalled for

[@steveirungu3132]

I have tromendous respect for you Mesuit Ozil by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@shyamdas2760]

Love this video brotherman ❤ Ozil is a different level player... Top class assist king 🙌 reincarnation of enzo Ferrari

[@theanomalycentral817]

Arsenal wasted him. I say this as an Arsenal fan

[@Grumpymonk947]

i first saw ozil in 2010 World cup playing for Germany. it was the first game i saw and i knew he was special. later on he joins my Favorite club, Arsenal. God bless him.

[@bubacarrbarry7170]

I was waiting this from daily dose

[@abhidhoundiyal]

Arsenal fans chanted "He's better than Zidane"?? No wonder they didn't win anything apart from FA cups in those years 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheosDio]

As a Turk I have to add in a couple of things. When it was time for the 2010 WC Özil stated that he was a German and he would play for Germany when asked about his Turkish heritage, which is understandable after all he was born and raised there. What makes me angry is that when he got flak for the Uygur Turks stuff he then decided he was Turkish and started to appeal to us and then came to Turkey to essentially become another one of Erdoğan's lap dogs.

[@567643tome]

Another Kemalist dog comment

[@jeanwalesa]

He has an IQ of 80, what can you expect, there are so many lap dogs out there

[@dirtyhands8351]

For me he is an opportunist. He played for Germany because they were better. He appases Turkey because they/Erdogan likes him. He takes what he gets, he doesnt care about turkey/turks or germany/germans.

[@tanura5830]

He didn't become lap dog he only took a picture with the president stop crying

[@tanura5830]

This is lie

[@freefasspecial782]

One if these days I would love a video about, Luis Boa Morte. And already have the tag: "From Lourinhã to English 1league"

[@dimitrijensk2845]

As a Barca fan, Ozil used to terrify me.

[@1SaG]

I'd say he should/should've stayed away from politics or, even better, re-examined his own views. Also: I've always resented his remarks about being treated as a "foreigner" when things went badly. That simply isn't/wasn't the case. I mean... he was on the national team when having folks on there who looked much less "traditionally German" than him was already the norm. Just think Cacau or Boateng for example. Also don't forget Klose or Podolski whose passport-situation was comparable to Özil's ... and yet .. I don't recall any of these other players (including those with African roots) getting either criticized over their heritage nor them using their roots as a shield to deflect criticism. Özil always struck me as a bit of a hyper-sensitive primadonna with insane talent. But that's where the problem was, I think. On his best day, he could single-handedly turn the tide on the pitch, but on his not-so-great days, you'd barely notice that he was playing. And when you dared to point out that he hadn't had a good day, then that made you ... racist? Oh, and then there's the whole deal of him being a huge fan of Erdogan and apparently supporting a super far right, Turkish terrorist organization ("Grey Wolves"), even going as far as getting a tattoo of their logo.

[@rezarfar]

Some people will say racism in German Football and Germany in general happened and his speaking out against it, others will point at his bad attitude as a reason why, because as far as i could tell, the bad end to his Arsenal career was 100% down to himself. I honestly think its a mixture of multiple reasons, he has a chip on his shoulders, bit of an ego and not an easy fella to get along with, you couple that with him speaking out against a sensitive topic in Germany and you end up with a player most just wanna forget. As an Arsenal supporter, i have mixed feelings about him, he was great at first but then turned into a huge liability and contributed towards Wengers downfall.

[@equilibriajorvingia9705]

it just felt like he was a bit inappreciative of where he grew up

[@LoveToHearUSing]

True @@equilibriajorvingia9705

[@GSC084]

@@equilibriajorvingia9705It’s funny how every migrant kid has to show some sort of appreciation towards the country while suffering from non acceptance. Are you proudly going to carry your family name if your dad only praises you when you do something extraordinary while the other 90% the time he criticises you and your siblings and calls you names? No you wouldn’t you would despise this man, despite growing up in his home. But what you are suggesting is that he should be thankful that this man fed him.

[@johnokereke2318]

I agree that Ozil would have been the best player on the planet, but the media destroyed his confidence unfortunately 🤦‍♂️

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Ozil almost was one of the greatest , but unfortunately all good things come to an end . Germany lost a legendary player and football an unfurnished talent .

[@raisko]

Don't get the hype he is receiving from some Arsenal fans/fake Arsenal fans. The guy peaked at RM and was never the same at Arsenal. Yes he had some brilliant moments, but he was never consistent, and his pressing was non-existent. Stat merchants always say 'oh look the distance he covers, oh look at the chances he creates', but yea give me 90min on the pitch and even I can cover more distance just by jogging up and down the pitch. Chances created? Well if you rather pass from a good shooting position, or pass from ANY position from that matter, then yea you will create chances. Ozil fanboys and fangirls will disagree and say that he is such a good person and is always doing charity and stuff like that, and I don't disagree with that, but on the pitch with Arsenal he was never really that good. Even Ramsey was better.

[@Rickpotato123]

Oh yeah. This guy. The guy with a Tatoo on his chest from the "Gray Wolves" Open ur eyes

[@shafiqhalim1101]

The way they snuck the picture at 2:52 🤫

[@sinramj865]

Özil isnt hated in germany, hes like an icon for us, surely one of the best german playmakers of all time!

[@Narekz]

"german" you guys never treated him like a german and in the media he always has been that turkish kid from Gelsenkirchen.

[@pauladrianradulescu7762]

My fav player of all time, even tho I know that there was very more players better than him, I will Forever love him. The happiest day in my life was when he signed for arsenal ❤️❤️

[@jakecortez4795]

Oh Jesus he’s TRASH

[@dondamon4669]

Get a life!

[@joelsonbernardo3954]

Yo, i love mourinho advice 😂😂

[@Adnann1234]

Ozil represents pure football talent.. what a player!

[@forevermine1879]

The greatest playmaker Germany has ever produced. I love the man so much!❤ Real Madrid Ozil was Balon D'Or level

[@jakecortez4795]

💀🤣🤣 next joke

[@momsspaghetti1997]

2:54 dude really put up the meme kid as Ozil, lol.

[@achimsinn6189]

Something you forgot to mention is that he also presented his jersey from the German national team to Erdogan before the 2018 worldcup. That pretty much counterdicts his claim of meeting Erdogan randomly as you don't have your merchandise ready when you meet people randomly. Also he did tat without the concent of DFB who likely wouldn't have agreed to that and without even informing them. All that fuzz shifted focus away from performing at the world cup more towards political drama and created a rift between him and the team as well as the DFB.

[@ivanvidovic5995]

He also called Erdogan his president.

[@jjqq4116]

Turkey is a better country than Germany and Erdogan is a great president. German football fandom is plagued with racism.

[@froschixtreme7951]

@@ivanvidovic5995 and thats what why we, the Germans, fucked him for....rightfully... dont pretend to be German

[@zirbto5749]

@@ivanvidovic5995 that was gündogan but he talked to the media and it was quickly over

[@precursors]

These types always play the victim

[@Avaab39]

1st also love the videos keep up the great work

[@fahadbecomingsomething]

idc who hates him,i love this person

[@tomwalker389]

2:51 That kid on the fridge is not him. LOL

[@Chipii13]

this felt rushed could’ve been better but thanks for the video ❤

[@PatrickIS-mb2hr]

For the next video could you make a video about “Armindo Tue Nu Bangna” or Bruma cause I remember him being hyped up as a future prospect for Portugal but he just keep moving around to random team after random team

[@doctoralzheimersacademiama]

You have some points with regard to how turkish immigrants have been treated in Germany in recent decades. But the 2014 championship surely was not Özils merit. Just look at the overall quality of the team: Schweinsteiger was decisive, Klose, Lahm, the defensive was excellent, the other midfielders and offensive players were absolutely fantastic: Khedira, Hummels, Boateng, Neuer, Müller (in his better days), Kroos... Not to forget the goals of Schürrle and Götze. Neuer was in his peak. So, Özil was important, no doubt. But if I had to associate the Championship wirh a name, it would be Schweinsteiger, Lahm & Klose. These were the legends. Özil was a fantastic counterpuncher. Fast and technically brillant. But he vanished when things got complicated and patience was needed. But one thing is clear: Germany should embrace its wonderful immigrants and acknowledge what they have done for the country.

[@olamilekandahgold]

Then why attribute the 2018 world Cup fall to him...?

[@JuanceOrtiz]

2:50 I don't think that anyone said it, but the kid in the 3rd picture is an argentinian meme, not Ozil 😂

[@angusmacangus3181]

He was lazy, didn't want to work out, smoked cigarettes, and relied purely on his phenomenal skills. But that inevitably means a short career. I'm speaking as a massive fan in his prime at RM.

[@ahmedhemissi1677]

those are all lies made up by German press when he didn't want to play for the national team anymore. he was caught smoking one time but he said it was a bet which is a common thing amongst footballers even Messi was caught smoking so his downfall has nothing to do with that. it was mainly because of the drama with his country .

[@TTAgostinos]

​@@ahmedhemissi1677 oezil was sabotaging "his" team and he is proud of it. Fuck that kind of player and mentality. His physique has always been lacking too. Too lazy to build up enough muscle?

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5549]

Maybe (get this) if you want him to have a good work ethic dont be racist and make him not like football 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@c.s3369]

These claims had nothing to do with his fall

[@thebighoney9034]

lmao this monkey ate up the german media propaganda.

[@ZeroZeroZeus]

Ozil the my favorite player

[@SinghCharan]

I'm a fan of Germany, and I saw Özil play in the 2010 World Cup. Immediately, he impressed me with his vision and skill. He continued to play impressive football over the next few years, creating chances even when they seemed non-existent. I believed his relationship with Erdogan and his loyalty to Turkey were misconstrued, but his actions proved otherwise (though it's quite possible those actually strengthened after the World Cup 2018 saga). Ultimately, it's up to German fans to make a decision on that-right or wrong, it doesn't matter. It's difficult for him, especially the dual citizenship aspect and he should have been a default German citizen given he was born in Germany.

[@gunnersTV81]

What a player ozil was it’s just a shame the the of the arsenal team couldn’t help him win the premier league 4 fa cups legend though still

[@jakecortez4795]

Ødegaard is more of a legend than ozil

[@gunnersTV81]

@@jakecortez4795 not yet he ant

[@jakecortez4795]

@@gunnersTV81 Yes he is lol Ozil was literally trash

[@Infimet]

@@jakecortez4795 what a daft comment, you are clearly 9 and have never watched him play.

[@jakecortez4795]

@@Infimet 💀🤣 stats don’t lie buddy

[@mrfuriouser]

Mesut was HIS OWN greatest enemy- as many of the "great ones" are to themselves. The problem was that he never learned how to conquer his own innermost demons.

[@thatbwoysammyj]

Did Mourinho actually say that 😂