Mesut Ozil: The front is still the sky

Mesut Oezil is still in the pursuit with himself. Reputation, the old style is still way off the Turkish players a distance measured by the effort on the pitch.

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Mesut Oezil: The front is still the sky
Looking out the border and waiting for the table to replace the number of his shirt suddenly became a habit with Oezil. Two weeks ago at Stamford Bridge, Oezil was humiliated when Unai Emery pulled him out of the match when the game was 22 minutes away, in a 2-2 equalizer. Ozil silently followed, bowing in response from the stands. As a result, Arsenal lost the final 2-3 to Chelsea.

Yesterday, in a warm afternoon in the capital of Wales, Oezil was replaced but this time was a bit different. The match was six minutes away and Oezil saw Alexandre Lacazette's decisive goal on the field.

Ozil has taken more effort
Ozil has taken more effort

It is important that Oezil is really part of the game, rather than just playing the role of "the audience" as the previous match. Please analyze a specific situation in the Cardiff victory. When the score was 1-1, the ball in Oezil's foot was near the center circle. He still, the ball hit, hard to observe, hit the thought but suddenly accelerated.

The speed of the deployment suddenly increased, Oezil passed quickly to the Lacazette followed by the momentum. The Lacazette foot was turned over to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before the Gabon star ended the ball with a heartbreaking shot. Passing, passing, and 2-1 for Arsenal in a flash.

The value of Aubameyang is there, the value of the Lacazette is there and the value of Ozil is there. Without the need to directly score goals or create goals, Oezil would like to make more contributions, create more mutations and actually lead the game.

Oezil gradually recovered the feeling on the field
Oezil gradually recovered the feeling on the field

Pay attention to the Arsenal squad. In the 4-2-3-1 scheme, despite Matteo Guendouzi and Granit Xhaka, coach Unai Emery still uses Aaron Ramsey. Ramsey does not play as a pure central midfielder, he is higher and actually stands in the "No. 10" - which belongs to Oezil. Oezil is pushed to the right.

Emery needs Ramsey's enthusiasm and enthusiasm. He wanted the students to understand the lesson of defense, that a guard should also retreat to regular defense. This lesson is exactly aimed at Oezil - the lazy in the eyes of everyone. In the Oezil section, he was assigned to the ball as a remote and joined the midfield.

Ozil has made a near role in the attack but the defense is still immense. In the first half, Cardiff came up to 10 from the left. The advantage comes from the loose link between Hector Bellerin and Oezil. Bellerin, of course, was not able to take care of the entire interception on the right, and Oezil did not seem to have enough.

Oezil is slowly building up his reputation with Emery
Oezil is slowly building up his reputation with Emery

He is not strong enough, not enough enthusiasm and not enough will. Only to create pressure on the opponent when the ball without any effect when the ball, Oezil self-destruction half value and reason to be present on his yard. Fortunately, Emery was still patient.

"In the second half, Oezil played better," Emery said. "He worked harder every minute and got better control in the second half."

Receiving praise from Emery instead of quarrel on the training ground a few days ago is considered progress from Oezil. He is breaking his heart around him but can do much better.

Coming between the two games against Chelsea and Cardiff, Oezil unexpectedly missed West Ham on the grounds of illness. Hopefully in the future, Emery will not have to raise this reason again to justify a penalty for Oezil.