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Why would Arsenal be a Manchester United without this German?

Why would Arsenal be a Manchester United without this German?


Why would Arsenal be a Manchester United without this German?

Arsenal were top of the Premier League table after about twenty match days and it’s no mean feat considering the might of the dressing room and of other title contenders such as Manchester City. Even mid-table clubs and the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. After a scintillating start to their campaign, not to mention some floundering at the Etihad Stadium, Arsenal have gone to the dogs since even a Roberto Martinez managed side managed to leapfrog Arsenal at some point of the season.

Mesut Ozil was brought in from Real Madrid, who betrayed Tottenham Hotspur whilst the White Hart Lane side sacrificed the best player that they have ever had not to mention other players like Tom Huddlestone. Though he was on the verge of becoming a cult hero amongst the Emirates Stadium crowd, his catastrophic dip between November and February ultimately made Arsenal supporters concerned, leaving several asking for him to be benched. As a consequence of continued protest and emergence of Tomas Rosicky, Arsene Wenger dropped the German magician under the pretext of offering him a rest against Sunderland against whom he registered his first assist as a Gunner. Any informed follower of football ought to know the degree of truth in the words of Arsene Wenger when he spelt that out.

            Mesut Ozil had been involved in about fifteen goals for Arsenal but then, most of his contributions date back to his early days and at some point, he nudged himself into a predicament having collected just a single assist in a run of nine games. Injuries sustained by Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey only added insult to injury since it was only this duo that synchronized much with the playing style of the former Real Madrid playmaker.

            Though he didn’t live up to the expectation and his reputation, the positive points that we could pull out are abundant. Arsenal's squad without Mesut Ozil would not be much different to their last season’s roster not to mention the presence of extremely important faces in the likes of Andre Santos and Gervinho. The inclusion of Mesut Ozil’s name to Arsene Wenger’s team added the star value and the long-lost fear factor. Many a manager admitted to fear Arsenal team with Mesut Ozil and to have changed the tactics and formation solely for him (needs no citation since it’s obvious). Though the German didn’t chip in much in terms of statistics, he continued to offer a threat. As we must be aware, Arsene Wenger didn’t surely spurn some forty-something million GBP not solely for his presence and El Cuervo can be touted to be a personage on the pitch in the forthcoming seasons given that he doesn’t jump the Arsenal ship to a larger ship.