The Rise & Fall Of Mesut Özil! | Explained

[@kevinfernandez4502]

Seeing özil play in Madrid at his prime was absolutely beautiful

[@juanriquelmi9076]

Özil’s prime was the 15/16 season with arsenal when he dropped 19 assist, almost breaking the assist record and almost winning the prem at the same time

[@Unknown-gz8dt]

@@juanriquelmi9076 that was the 15/16 season he done that

[@BourneColdBlooded]

@@Unknown-gz8dt dude thats what hes put

[@Unknown-gz8dt]

@@BourneColdBlooded he edited it bro before he said 14/15

[@unknownbintang]

@@BourneColdBlooded Yeah bro he's a dirty clueless editor who had no clue 😂 Anyway we're talking about shit from a long time ago and almost winning the league isn't winning the league. I'm not even an Arsenal fan and I feel sorry for them being stuck with such an expensive useless burden.

[@martinsoto1040]

2010-2015 Ozil was unstoppable!

[@simomarkic777]

really!?! bayern münich managed to stop him with ease

[@davidgogginsburner3369]

9 goals and 14 assists combined in 13/14 and 14/15 league seasons? Stop looking at the past with rose tinted glasses

[@willb3486]

@@davidgogginsburner3369 are you American or something? Forget stats watch the games this isn't baseball

[@shoo99ful]

@@willb3486 it’s facts that mesut went missing in the big games and even Wenger sometimes dropped him because he knew he wouldn’t hack it.

[@jc6087]

One season he got over 10 assists in a 7 year career at arsenal, since 2016 he's averaged 5 assists a season pmsl ozils dead food that's why only fenerbache wanted him and are giving him 90k a week hahahahahaaa

[@TonyStark-mp6zv]

Even though I'm German and I think that he's a great player, I'm glad that he left the German national team. After all the racism he experienced it was the best decision. He's a legend!

[@umar8050]

@@brandaccount6797 He played for Germany

[@knightesquire36]

@@muqxxt doesnt make him an ethnic German. Just a citizen of Germany

[@knightesquire36]

@@muqxxt debatable but this is football not politics, so cool ig.

[@liamb7677]

​@@knightesquire36 The only secment "debatable" would be wether or not citizenship is the only thing that matters. "people of different ethiniticities live in different parts of the world", is a perfectly fitting description to modern day society. Unfortunately 21st century football is politics. Only politics and money.

[@Sifat_Rashid]

Sad

[@samwelch2080]

Definitely the best playmaker I've ever seen in my 20 years of watching football. Real football fans will never forget Mesut Özil. Icon.

[@harrysargeant979]

I think people only remember ozil for only his arsenal days. People forget how insane he was for Bremen and Madrid as well. One of the most disrespected players in modern day football.

[@mfadel1012]

Duo Ronaldo-Özil at Real Madrid is unforgettable

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

@@mfadel1012 yeah, they never won the ucl

[@sefggfgg]

@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@nguyenthanhan9688]

@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 cr7 won 5?

[@supriyobiswas6313]

people only remember Ozil for only his arsenal days coz Ronaldo and Benzema were in the front frame and I think assist game was not so famous at that time. he made is highlight it

[@malachymcintosh2573]

As an arsenal fan I will forever be grateful that I got to see ozil play for us at his peak he was completely magnificent to watch on the pitch unfortunately his time with us hasn’t ended as planned but I will always be grateful for the Germanic Terk

[@juuus2764]

terkey?

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@elihaaa.]

@@jc6087 why are you hating on Ozil??? He was way better than De Bruyne. Injuries, bad managerial tactics, and racial discrimination kept him out of the squad, so he played way less games than De Bruyne. Also, in Ozil’s best season he provided way more goal contribution and almost doubled his key passes per 90 than in De Bruyne’s best season, so your argument makes absolutely no sense!

[@LedDerek]

@@elihaaa. He was never better than De Bruyne, don't kid yourself. He's undoubtedly a crazily talented footballer but never had the work rate to be one of the prems best consistently. He had one season where he was unreal, but even then couldnt make the difference in the big games (that's more the teams fault than his own though). De Bruyne has and always will be MILES clear of Ozil

[@elihaaa.]

@@LedDerek that’s not what I meant, I meant Ozil’s best season was better than de Bruyne’s best season

[@hayleymahaney]

I love Ozil, watching him is magic. He deserved better.

[@batman4751]

Agreed

[@Therealgaz619]

I'd say he peaked in 15/16 when he almost broke the assist record, however he's become a victim of the changes in football in recent years where the sole No 10 player has been phased out and everyone now plays high press with 8/10 hybrids.

[@theodorboon]

You don’t have to necessarily play that way when the sole 10 is so good at doing his job. It should more than compensate for his lack of athleticism

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@electricforest17]

Absolute nonsense

[@Therealgaz619]

@@electricforest17 Care to elaborate? Or are you just going to disagree without backing it up?

[@Re-dj5mf]

Yeah, the atleticism required for a modern No.10 is unfortunately not to his favor, as a No.10 nowadays the players are required to be able to press the CDM/Deep lying playmaker or press one of the CB together with the No.9 This reminded me of the UEL final match, Arsenal vs Chelsea, where Ozil only managed to press Jorginho effectively for the first 15 minutes or so, and after that Jorginho had a lot of space to control the match because Ozil couldnt keep up the press

[@CesarSanchezfool]

He wasn’t dropped for “footballing reasons” he was dropped for speaking out against the treatment towards Muslims in China.

[@johnmitchell2269]

He was being dropped for most matches before he did that. When your on a CL wage but the club you play for isn't in the CL, that's when the board will tell the manager to not play you. Because every appearance you make earns you more than just your basic wage.

[@PeteThePotato14]

For the 12.5% wage cut, Ozil was right! Three other players refused and staff were made redundant anyway. Ozil was a scapegoat because Stan kroenke didn’t want to invest into the club he owns. Ozil also spoke against the Chinese government, which is not commercially viable. This whole situation is BS from the board.

[@theodorboon]

He mentions that

[@nuggz720]

The Kroenkes are one of the worst things that has happened to arsenal in a long time (i live in denver and he owns my nuggets, avs, and rapids) but I don't I think it was entirely a reaction to his comments. Ozil's biggest problem is the Premier League changed to a high-pressing high-intensity league where you can no longer be a passenger as a number 10 ie Bruno. I think it's more of his work rate defensively that makes it really hard to play him especially against good sides. But I do know the Kroenkes care about image as well so I do think it played a part.

[@arsmaster]

He was dropped for refusing the pay cut

[@user-kz9rw6gf5f]

Tbh ozil has had an amazing career, he's played for one of the biggest clubs on earth, his childhood club and now he's easily walking into a club he's wanted to play for his whole life

[@user-kz9rw6gf5f]

Also he won a world cup

[@georgevan2606]

@jhdg Are you for real? Who cares about UCL if you won world cup? Look how desperate CR7 and M10 wants to win world cup :))

[@omararafa5268]

I'm from.the future and they sacked him he is now at basakseir

[@kbk489]

@@georgevan2606 you will have to edit every comment about messi and a world cup from now on

[@kbk489]

@@georgevan2606 that is your new curse

[@lalitthapa101]

Ozil was simply so brilliant. What happened with ozil is very disgusting.Very shameful that people are shut for speaking for human rights.I really want him go to Turkey. Its clear the arsenal and ozil will never getting along now. Its better to join Fenerbache.Everything is there for him.He is loved in Turkey and the maybe he could even play in the UCL. Ozil you will always be remembered❤

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@lalitthapa101]

@@jc6087 and you forget to put that Ozil was also playing at a different team than KDB.You tell me that KDB would have got the same amount of assist with the strikers that arsenal had and we haven't been talked about his stats at Real and in Bundesliga. Ozil's decline really started after the 2018 WC when he signed the new contract.And I'll not deny that.Ozil's decline was there but let's not forget how good he actually was. And he didnt even play full minutes or even be in the squad from 2018 onwards so not a good comparison and I didn't even say that "OZIL IS THE BEST ,OZIL>KDB" so maybe you are replying to the wrong guy.I didn't make any comparisons Football fans like you really piss me off so much.

[@benzroyce4294]

He's such a good human, raising awareness for uyghar Muslims. I dont get why arteta went too far on him, its a disgrace 😢💔

[@uav9277]

Imagine the assists he would’ve had if he had quality players around him

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@sonofapollo6814]

The way people say "assist" ..as if it is the main thing in the game of football...he was a number 10.! There were a ton of other things he could have brought to the team...like take bloody penalty or shot from 18 yards

[@RumfordSledhead]

@@jc6087 De bruyne played with aguero, sterling, sane, mahrez. Ozil played with Giroud, walcott, santi cazorla, etc..... That one season ozil had lots of assists he played alongside Alexis.... A quality player.... Ozil plays better with better players around him.. Allows him to work his magic...

[@juanriquelmi9076]

So you’re saying that Sanchez wasn’t world class?

[@RumfordSledhead]

@@juanriquelmi9076 Sanchez left...ffs

[@thabanentshangase]

He started in Schalke in 2016? C'mon Djellab, get your years sorted out.

[@brandonbull3067]

It ain’t djellab 😂😂😂😂

[@raihanurrahman503]

thats not Zac...

[@jayjay1367]

That's not even Zac.. lol I swear people blame him for everything 🤣

[@raihanurrahman503]

@@jayjay1367 Zac is the like Mesut Ozil (Scapegoat) of FD

[@jayjay1367]

@@raihanurrahman503 Facts!

[@phichau90]

It saddens me how he is being left out of the squad. I dont understand he was playing under areta for a few games but during that tweet incident arsenal shut me down quick. I have to say that most of the arsenal fans needs to take the blame. Especially watching aftv so much negativity toward the player.

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@Ray03595]

He played 12 games after his initial China statements. He got booted out the squad because of his attitude and effort. How many managers need to exile Ozil before people see this?

[@vdkotecha]

Few issues with this video: Ozil vs Sanchez - Sanchez had great individual talent, and saved us a number of points. But he played for himself, there were many instances when attacks would break down simply because he refused to pass to a player in a better position and instead tried to take all the players on. Not sure how true his conflict with Ramsey was but it doesn't seem to unbelievable. He was tactically indisciplined. He also had a terrible half season before he left and was even worse once he moved. Don't think of the two we picked the wrong one. That game against Bayern - pretty sure Ozil won the ball back the most of either team but somehow he's the reason at lost. He's scored or assisted against all of the top six, including barca and Bayern I believe. His many games when he's played have arsenal played well but he hasn't, but when the team play badly he is the one that always gets named. As for him suited to pressing - not his strength but in at least one pl season he was the 2nd highest player to win the ball back in the league, not Arsenal - the league. Both Mouriniho and Wenger have used Ozil in positions for his defensive capabilities because they didn't trust the other creative player in the team. In regards to Emrey I don't remember Ramsey being that in favour with Emrey anymore than Ozil, it was one of my complaints that he didn't use Ramsey when he dropped Ozil. In regards to the pay cut, think it's relevant to say there were 3 players that refused a pay cut, only the player that called out China was called out. And also worth pointing out that Ozil was willing to take a bigger pay cut than the others with certain assurances and /or confirmations. One of the reasons the players took the pay cut was to ensure no one was let go, that clearly didn't happen. As for his decline recently, he was still the highest chances creator and highest chances per minute under Arteta until last few games, despite only playing half the games and despite some of our other creative players no longer being at the club. He has declined but not by the levels a lot of people suggest.

[@MoralMajority]

Really enjoyed this. One of the best thing this channel has ever made

[@Reidam53]

Could see these ‘player legacy’ videos doing really well! Really well executed!

[@ArjanSangraa]

FD have done a brilliant job in this covering so far, Dave and Pato’s discussion earlier in the week was evidence based but on the grounds of passion and devotion to their club, big picture perpspectives intertwined with current events is a win

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@tomv6534]

@@jc6087 In England, Özil won three FA Cups and helped end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, while recording the second most assists ever (19) in a Premier League season. A German international, Özil holds the record for the most German Player of the Year awards, with 5. He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2009 at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments. He was the top assist provider at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, where he helped Germany twice reach the semi-final. Özil helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[@yaminasaley3289]

Mesut is a brilliant player. I admire him for standing up for his belief and morals

[@MahirEbrahim]

Not an Arsenal legend, but definitely a Football legend. A true artist of the game!

[@john-peters]

Mesut’s performances dropped as soon as Santi git injured. It’s was very important for mesut to have another player from deep playing balls into him

[@Ali-no8el]

I remember being so excited when he arrived and the trio of him Alexis and Cazorla what a trio never understood why Arsenal never strengthened in other areas they should've achieved more but hey what a player also what a sad way to finish but thanks for the memories.

[@RumfordSledhead]

seriously man if they had a decent striker in front of him yall woulda gone further into the CL and challenged for the Prem. Look at liverpool they need a few pieces to finish the puzzle similar to you lot. Went out and got what they needed...

[@mert8553]

he will play for the club that he supported in his chilhood. i think this is the best for him.

[@benselby3127]

In 15/16 Ozil would have smashed the assist record if the clown Giroud didn’t decide not to score for like 6 months

[@ga7889]

Cry

[@benselby3127]

@@ga7889why

[@Shaunissmall]

Giroud is no clown, it's just the game of football. Both Giroud and Ozil were amazing players and were just doing what's was best for the club.

[@benselby3127]

@@Shaunissmall u clearly didn’t watch him then, one such example of his incompetency was the champions league game against Montpellier

[@Shaunissmall]

@@benselby3127 you're wrong. I used and still do watch all arsenal games with my dad. This is an opinion and so is yours, and you'll probably say you're saying is a fact but it's all opinions... most of the time

[@wendykiloh3658]

He hasn't dropped for football reasons hes still a brilliant player who I still think,pray and hope for a renewal of his contract I don't want it to end like this arsenal have been doing our legends dirty

[@juuglord8509]

Renewed contract!? Are you drunk? Özil leaving means we have the wages to cover at least two quality players.

[@naam697]

8:25 open to debate? He never played after he said that its quiet clear this is the reason🥱 but y'all keep denying it... arsenal needed 1 thing at that is creativity and ozil is the only player who can provide this

[@xxlucoaxx]

F off lad. He was still playing even after he made the statement about the uyghurs. It was after the lockdown that Arteta stopped playing him. Clearly something happened during the lockdown period to the restart that cause Arteta or the board to drop him entirely. Whether its about the uyghurs or not we can't be sure.

[@Ray03595]

@@xxlucoaxx It doesn't matter how many times you keep saying the truth. Ozil has to be a victim to his fans. He's done a whole media campaign to make people feel sorry for him. I've never been fooled by Ozil. He's never fooled me for the kind of athlete he is and he's not somebody I'd want on my team when the chips are down. It's all fun when things are going great, but the second there's a bumpy road he hides.

[@xxlucoaxx]

@@Ray03595 in no ways was I defending Ozil in my first comment. All I said that something must happened during lockdown that led to his isolation from the rest of the team either it was his own action or Arteta/the board's decision to isolate him. Either way I'm not even a fan of Ozil. The man is friend with Erdogan for f sake.

[@zuhaibkoreie]

@@Ray03595 the only problem is that he was in arsenal, a shit club

[@ikmal8416]

@@xxlucoaxx what is wrong with erdogan at the first place? You here trying to pick a fight?

[@PedTheRed]

Just lost his ambition for the game and never worked on getting better. Naturally immense talent but always rested on just that instead of striving for even better.

[@s4lihv.213]

Welcome to Fenerbahçe Ozil 💛💙

[@-everything.]

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[@cthoffman9351]

mesut used to be one of my favorite players back when he was at real.. being said, after he signed that last huge contract at arsenal, he seemed to not be concerned with working hard and performing consistently AT ALL.. it's obvious he isn't too concerned with his legacy or he wouldn't accept remaining mediocre whilst still having so much more to offer to the game. I am a former athlete, collegiate scholarship athlete, and i understand after playing your whole life and training hard your whole life, that it's easy to lose that drive if you're not totally in love with the game. I think with mesut he isn't in love with the game anymore.. it's just his job and after that huge contract, he wasn't concerned with giving 100% for the club or himself..

[@joseph4043]

350k a week not a single minute played all season doesn’t sound to bad, I agree I used to be a big ozil fan but recently I don’t see him in that same light

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@tomv6534]

In England, Özil won three FA Cups and helped end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, while recording the second most assists ever (19) in a Premier League season. A German international, Özil holds the record for the most German Player of the Year awards, with 5. He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2009 at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments. He was the top assist provider at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, where he helped Germany twice reach the semi-final. Özil helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[@cthoffman9351]

@@tomv6534 your statement, well copy and pasted statement, only helps my stance honestly. all the years you noted ended in 2014. right after real Madrid years. since them only mediocrity. he obviously cared and worked hard before the arsenal years.

[@samwelch2080]

Before Mesut no one talked about assists, he made it mainstream and now people are obsessed by those stats. A football legend. The word assist will forever be synonymous with Mesut Özil.

[@Qlicky]

No, not really. Did you miss the part where its said that he didnt even match Henrys record? Henry was a striker who was on 25+ goals a season, AND he still managed more assists.

[@samwelch2080]

@@Qlicky What I'm trying to say is that when you think about assists you think about Özil or KDB recently. Not Henry even though he was obviously a master at them

[@0777x]

@@samwelch2080 mate sorry but did you forget messi?

[@sycoeditssoccer]

Özil is a great player He puts his religion before the game what a player ❤ He has now move to Turkey and retired there

[@ej8530]

for a moment, i forgot how good Ozil used to be man. Sad times

[@kziyuan]

a true idol to many, thank you mesut❤️ my legend

[@luisdeaker2209]

As an arsenal fan I'm sad to see him go but I think its a good move for both parties

[@randomgayguyman]

True, Ozil is way too good for a shit ungrateful club like Arsenal

[@nav7903]

@@randomgayguyman haha shut up he's not even top 3 emirates players for arsenal

[@randomgayguyman]

@@nav7903 arsenal are a joke of a club now and Arterta is just preventing the clubs progression. Gone are the days of guaranteed 4th, mid table it is

[@reece42069]

@@nav7903 He hasn’t been played since he spoke out against racism, arsenal fans that can’t see that are clowns 🤡

[@nav7903]

@@randomgayguyman Yep I agree with Arteta man as an Arsenal I know too many fans that back him too much. Wenger did take us back 5-7 years. Emery steadied the ship with a worse squad than Arteta.

[@tiolim9999]

I think he’s still very good, would love to see him at Juve as a first sub for Dybala. He needs a team that fits his playing style and makes him feel confident

[@marko6947]

Wasted his career by going to Arsenal. I knew that was the wrong move for him.

[@christianlopez7131]

You’ll never see a guy with his vision or his eyes 👀

[@OzyMandias13]

His eyes are offside

[@marcusaureliusthe3rd]

0:45 started at his boyhood club schalke at 2016... you had me lost mate.

[@huseyinsenturk9938]

He just started to rise ! See him in the FENERBAHÇE

[@AsadNazif]

It’s sad. If during his prime he would have played in today’s arsenal squad, it may have been a very different outcome. He together with Odegaard and Xhaka, would have been fantastic. I still think he’s made a big contribution to our club, and Ozil will always be remembered as one of the clubs greats!

[@carlogambino8195]

He’s bigger than tottenham

[@robingeorge7151]

Ozil, thanks for the memories and farewell

[@connorowens6941]

He had too much criticism, he was the greatest creator of all time, a true Arsenal legend

[@randomvids152]

Favorite player. I really hope he gets an icon in fifa

[@elihaaa.]

It’s so sad to see what happened to him 😔I wish Arsenal gave him another chance cuz I feel like he could’ve revived his career

[@arvidbergengren5911]

He wouldn't be able to, his prime is over, he's not good enough for us anymore.

[@selsonrodrigues3091]

In the end it just feels like maybe he should never have left Real Madrid and joined us.... maybe he would have had a better and much respected career

[@Shaunissmall]

He could've had a chance if Arteta paid more attention to him, but I feel it still wouldn't have happened, the amazing prime time Ozil was done. I just feel his time was up.

[@sdfnhn5981]

Ozil best love from India

[@mgsee]

I think that was a balanced and fair assessment of a very talented but often divisive individual.

[@finleycairns4577]

Where ever he goes he’ll be class. He’s just got to try.

[@beane10]

You’ve summed him up perfectly in those contrasting ideals. He is undoubtedly, world class on his day with only a handful of players that could dream of matching the level in which his vision could unlock defenses, one of the best ever at pickin out the most dangerous pass regardless of where he is on the pitch. He also seemed to scored goals in big games, his composure being his biggest attribute in front of goal. But a BIG however, the problem is he then decides to coast as a passenger in 5 out of the next 6 matches and his training output was piss poor according to former managers, including his current one, Miki Artekkers. Pep workin with the 2011 Barca squad in his first team talk encapsulated why the lack of giving his all consistently is such a divisive character flaw....”you will mess up passes, shots, and lose possession, I’ll never be mad at these things because you’re only human, but I will NEVER FORGIVE you not giving 100%” It’s the bare minimum requirement for most professional occupations, don’t be lazy. It’s a shame to see such poetic ability wasted, he could’ve hit even bigger heights than he did if he had the drive of some like Rooney, Suarez, Alexis, or Vardy. “Saddest thing in life is wasted talent” -A Bronx Tale

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@franzdiek1958]

Mesut özil did not fall, but because he took a picture with the Turkish Prime Minister, Germany kicked him out. So much for a country that says one should integrate !!

[@unknown11215]

Agree

[@myvu889]

He should have known better if only he were wiser. Arguably, why did he do something that was frowned upon by the public and then later played it like he was being bullied? What he did was to some degree the same as biting the hand that had been feeding him when he was attacked, debatably deserved. Not to mention the unintangable damages he caused when he never corrected the situation before joining the squad of Germany in 2018. His political choice is questionable at best, the same applied to his time at Arsenal. All I've seen in Oezil is his talent albeit playing a victim to blame all of his s*** on others.

[@falconranger3116]

Very few will ever match the Özil 2010-15 if any at all in terms of individual peakness. He produced an average of 0.82 goals or assists per 90 minutes during his time at Real Madrid. In his best season, 2010-2011, his numbers were simply jaw-dropping: - 3376 mins - 4.21 key passes p90 - 23 assists (0.61 assists p90) - 4.83 chances created (key passes/shots created+assists) p90 (Source: managing Madrid) I am no Arsenal fan but I can certainly speak for Özil. He was really let down by the rest of the Arsenal squad during his early arsenal days. Arsenal Probably should have won 2013-14 or 2014-15 title with him in the team. In England, if your team isn't playing well, to escape from any criticism you have to pass the eye test of fans which is "showing passion", "throwing the arms around", "shout" and other intangible bullshits, and he could never pass the test. There's no denying that he had past him prime and regressed since Wenger left but the amount of acute abuses he received from fans, media and pundits alike during those times was beyond contempt. Arsenal fans looked at him like he was some kind of Messi or Ronaldo figure who would single handedly win games for them, which he never was and never have been. At Die Mannschaft and Real Madrid he was surrounded by world class, serial CL and Euro winners and at Arsenal, barring Sanchez, he was surrounded by donkeys. Then came a time when Özil simply stopped giving any fucks. Yes during later phases of his career, consistency was a key issue for him but it wasn't always the cas e. Still in terms of achievements, ability and stats he can match any great number 10 of 2000s. But bunch of ungrateful and outspoken Arsenal fanatics dragged him through the mud to tarnish his legacy forever. I can't do nothing but to wish him luck wherever he goes. Adios Mesut!!

[@aaronmattconroy290]

he didn't take a pay cut because he does so much charity work and paid wages for other staff members

[@Datguy931]

Uh huh

[@lionelkiernan6801]

he was earning $350,000 every 7 days. The man should've taken a pay cut.

[@apollo180]

@@lionelkiernan6801 A contract is a contract man. The owners have to respect the players decision.

[@juuglord8509]

What other staff besides Gunnersaurus?

[@a3ba3b74]

@@juuglord8509 cleaners , trainers/coaches , medics and a bunch of others this a professional football club not a school club.

[@davidbarrock3209]

Thank you ozil. He made me an arsenal fan

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@krissalouvae7513]

For everyone criticizing his move from Real Madrid to Arsenal...his dad was acting as his agent at the time and his dad got in a fight (verbal fight, edit to add verbal, not physical) with the team owner and it caused an irreparable rift making things impossible and as a result, Ozil had to go. He went to Aresenal and not only brought his untouchable skill, adapted his play to the Premiere League. It's actually a pretty incredible achievement. ... Probably the one person more upset than anyone when Mesut left to go to Arsenal was Crisitano Ronaldo. If those two had continued to play together....their career stats would have been unbelievable. That was very unfortunate that as a duo they got busted up.

[@abhinavkumarsingh_0365]

Great player sad seeing it ended like this :'(

[@Akekala]

I like Mesut Ozil very much and sure he is a nice guy to hang out with but one thing for sure you can learn from his fallout with the Arsenal board is that "Never Bite the finger that feeds you!".

[@kevindias8715]

Let’s get this straight kaka never held down a spot at Madrid lmaooo

[@callumpolaa.k.adjvinylrise2543]

Blame mourinho

[@croftsy2135]

Neither has your dear brother Brahim, he's buggered off to Milan now

[@Nick.braden]

As an arsenal fan it sucks to see him leave but glad to see him leave

[@82Novica]

Yeah I remember being shocked and jealous when arsenal scored his signature

[@hacerceliksubas9727]

He is still shining

[@Taylose6]

The reason I became an arsenal die hard, he will be missed but happy his career can move forward!

[@stanleyngungi9204]

Love these FD explains, really goes in-depth and very informative. Great work guys! 🔥🔥🔥

[@LS-kp6em]

Özil is a luxury player, now more than ever.

[@martinchristensen7929]

Fate no player can escape age I've got nothing bad to say about ozil he's phenomenal🙌

[@thomasjaakola3031]

seto kaiba... BIG BROTHER!!!

[@ethanferguson8893]

What's out of the ordinary with the 2021 side in the thumbnail

[@bivekthapa1570]

My Legend ❤

[@uttarakhandkatravelleruk07]

Ozil is the best play maker I ever seen no one replace him ...it's all about politics ......ozil is the best and always

[@Clipsentt]

I will never forget the day Arsenal signed Ozil everyone was shocked

[@mohagaafaa2627]

Ozil best midfielder in the world

[@dragonforcex4935]

Ozil is the best

[@nuggz720]

I would love for him to come to the MLS and get to see him up close and in person. He would be a better version of Carlos Vela in the MLS and Carlos Vela is one of the greatest and most players ever

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@nuggz720]

@@jc6087 if he comes to the MLS and just surround him with a bunch of young kids who are willing to run for him he is just going to have the best old man's game ever! His creativity and ball placement are still exceptional he just doesn't have the work rate to play in the Premier League any longer due to the tactical changes and the need of all your midfielders to be high intensity pressing defender. Kevin de bruyne I think is the best midfielder in the world right now! But I think Ozil still can dominate if he has runners around him especially in a slower paced league like the MLS.

[@LeandrianhWane]

We gonna miss you Legend

[@Ahmed-wp8wh]

so lucky to say he played for my club

[@mhmdardi1466]

great video. i always on ozil side btw, even though iam an arsenal fan. for me ozil is still one of the best number 10 in the world. pure talent and world class, the number of trophy and also lot of produce assist speak all. shame his legacy at arsenal are come to an end, and end like this. he's not even deserved treatment like this from the club. smh hopefully he'll succed whereever he move. thank you ozil 🙏👍❤️ #Danke

[@alfiemills8903]

It’s important to note his individual charitable commitments prior and during the pandemic, that’s partly why he didn’t take a pay cut

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@rumi2059]

Arsenal distanced themselves when ozil denounced how the Chinese treats Muslims in their country? Wow

[@jc6087]

In 7 years at arsenal he got more than 10 assists in a season once, since 2016 ozil has 21 assists, that's an average of 5 assists a season. in the same period of time de Bruyne got 56 assists and 29 goals plus he had a massive knee injury and missed almost an entire season of football yet still has X3 the amount of assists. There are fullbacks in the league with better assist stats than ozil, for example... leighton baines has got the same amount of assists hahahahahahaaaa solano from Newcastle is wayyyyyy in front of ozil and he played for a Newcastle team that got relegated from the league with lualua up front pmsl hahahahahaaa

[@Name-uq5bv]

Arsenal didn't treat him well because of the Chinese investors unfortunately!

[@BobSmith-yv6gy]

Didn't know Ozil started at Schalke in 2016! Wow

[@cengizhannates]

Ozil ❤ Fenerbahce ❤ Ozil

[@johnmitchell2269]

Everything changed the moment he signed that insane contract. Likewise Aubameyang. Clubs should offer players (who perform well) a 10% wage increase. If they reject it then sell them. Given that they are already on massive wages to begin with, if they want more than a 10% increase then that's pure greed and means they are at the club for the wrong reasons anyway. Tons of quality players round the world and the PL is the most attractive league for (most) players to join.

[@LuckySliver]

Will be nice to have a interview with him about the 'frozen incident' in the near future!

[@catdaily5727]

Love this new video format!

[@cengizhannates]

He will be the king again don't worry 😉

[@OzyMandias13]

His eyes are offside His eyes are offside

[@b.k.s8910]

He never fall !

[@connorjohnson4117]

I miss him

[@Its_Only_Money]

This is like the current Aubameyang situation

[@o0usf0o]

Stan Kroenke is worth 10 billion and couldn’t move forward without laying people off during a pandemic 🙄

[@ts1881x]

2:47 Nice!

[@Schnitzellover12345]

Ozil also scored in 2010 World Cup against Ghana

[@waheedabdul6743]

MASHALLAH GREAT PLAYER

[@maxschmidt6533]

Something i will never forgive Arteta and Emery for, ruining Mesut’s career.

[@MW-tv4mv]

You watche that whole video and still blamed Emery and Arteta 🤣🤣

[@a3ba3b74]

How did they ruin it exactly? Underperformed for several years and no club even wants to buy him yet its Emery's and Arteta's fault.

[@esatgokcen7383]

he will shine again in Turkey with Fenerbahce when he gets the playing time

[@0777x]

Is he shining

[@esatgokcen7383]

@@0777x 18 games 7 goals 2 assists. not too bad so far if you ask me. but the team is not doing too well

[@Curitive]

He never fell. He just grew older and stood his ground when big pockets wanted to pick his for no reason. He stood up for injustice but money talks and silences.

[@souljaboy56gdd]

00:45 2016 in schalke?

[@kizzagt]

Was about to type that. Someone screwed up bug time.

[@renukad1977]

I think he mean 2006

[@kizzagt]

@@renukad1977 Definitely.

[@Colt-eq1vm]

Caaalllmmm ddoowwnn caaalllmmm ddoowwnn like Klopp said to Lampard

[@karl7736]

The reason of the lack of information about how the pay cuts would be used came out as the team was asking the players to take a pay cut (not a deferment as every other premiere team did), not later on as you implied. The papers also said that the club said that it was the only way to not have to layoff employees, which they did anyway after the fact and then went on to spend millions on transfers in the last window. You act like it was spiteful that Ozil went and payed the salaries of people who were fired due to the pandemic but it is pretty clear that if Arsenal had truly cared about their employees and that was the real reason for the pay cuts they would have opened their books. I wonder if other players felt anger when those firings were made.

[@AbdulSalam-xe4md]

His honesty and consideration towards those from his ancestral ethnic group who are currently persecuted by China, earned him his fall. People who only care about money have a strong belief that if they go against China they will lose money, and so his slowly been phased out.

[@omaryahya7258]

It's a shame he hasn't lived up to the hype at Arsenal

[@marcusaureliusthe3rd]

Being Turkish, he always has that tekky ability in him.

[@arsmaster]

8:37, they asked for the pay cut before the 55 redundancies. So arsenal saved the 12.5% on most of their players salaries and still made 55 people redundant. Ozil was right to not take the pay cut. It’s not his fault arsenal have been a mess. Hopefully both parties can turn the page now.

[@nasif5613]

I remember when everyone was going crazy when he joined arsenal.