Evening folks.
We are still a day away from our next game, so I thought today I'd talk about Ozil, the perception of whom by both the fans and the media is very different. But before that, here's a little something for you to lift the spirits: both Manchester clubs have dropped points. United, with their bestest manager in the world, a man who has substituted Cilissen for Krul, an unequivocal tactical genius, drawn with Burnley away. 0-0. A newly-promoted club, which has spent less on transfers since their foundation, than Untited has spent solely on Di Maria.
City, in an even better turn of events, went down to Stoke. They did so at the Etihad, in front of their own fans and Sagna's hot wife. I'd say this means City is ought to spend a bazillion pounds on deadline day, but the funny is, they cannot. They've already been fined for breaking FFP rules and they will face an even harsher punishment should they once again go on a spending spree. Man, can things can getter this evening? They probably can, as Everton kicks off against Chelsea in a couple of minutes.
Does my gleeful mood means I'm a petty man? Probably, but seeing the moneybags (esp. United) suffer after all the harm they've done to us over the last years, seeing someone else becoming a joke and getting the stick from the media is a nice change. A welcome one.
On to matters more interesting, though and Mesut Ozil has given an interview to the Telegraph. He talked at length at how brilliant a feeling it was to win the World Cup and then went on to express his surprise at the media's view on him:
He himself admitted he's one of the best №10's in the world, while also touching on playing on the left:
Meanwhile, Arsene was quick to hail Ozil and ward off his critics:
For me, Ozil's languid manner is soothing. He projects that air of confidence on the ball, like he knows exactly what he'll do next. And he probably does know this. Good thing is, he feels the support of the adequate Arsenal fans and he shouldn't pay much attention to the inadequate ones. Just remember how tough it was for us to create chances in the first two games without Ozil and how glad everyone was when the German came back against Everton.
Finally for today, a couple of words on potential transfers. We continue to be linked heavily with Rabiot, Carvalho and Papastatopolous, but it's the "out" deals that worry me a bit.
Podolski was spotted in Koln and that, combined with Wenger stating he basically doesn't see Poldi as CF opens the floodgates of rumours. Will he, won't he leave? Depends on whether we bring someone in. God, please let it be Reus.
And Campbell. The Portuguese paper O Jogo stated today the Costa-Rican is only waiting for the green light from Arsene Wenger, with a deal around £10 million rumoured to be in place. Again, that should mean we are in for a wide forward. We'll know for sure in less than 53 hours.
That's it for today. Back here tomorrow with Leicester preview.
Until then
Follow me on Twitter @AlexBaguzin
We are still a day away from our next game, so I thought today I'd talk about Ozil, the perception of whom by both the fans and the media is very different. But before that, here's a little something for you to lift the spirits: both Manchester clubs have dropped points. United, with their bestest manager in the world, a man who has substituted Cilissen for Krul, an unequivocal tactical genius, drawn with Burnley away. 0-0. A newly-promoted club, which has spent less on transfers since their foundation, than Untited has spent solely on Di Maria.
City, in an even better turn of events, went down to Stoke. They did so at the Etihad, in front of their own fans and Sagna's hot wife. I'd say this means City is ought to spend a bazillion pounds on deadline day, but the funny is, they cannot. They've already been fined for breaking FFP rules and they will face an even harsher punishment should they once again go on a spending spree. Man, can things can getter this evening? They probably can, as Everton kicks off against Chelsea in a couple of minutes.
Does my gleeful mood means I'm a petty man? Probably, but seeing the moneybags (esp. United) suffer after all the harm they've done to us over the last years, seeing someone else becoming a joke and getting the stick from the media is a nice change. A welcome one.
On to matters more interesting, though and Mesut Ozil has given an interview to the Telegraph. He talked at length at how brilliant a feeling it was to win the World Cup and then went on to express his surprise at the media's view on him:
“It was strange. There I was, so close to the start of a massive tournament, and all their eyes are on me, criticising me. It was not just Kicker, but also TV and other publications. It surprised me. In my first season at Arsenal there were times when I was not at my best but in the qualifiers for the national team I did perform well. Look, I scored the most goals in qualifying [eight].Personally, people criticising Ozil surprise me just as much as they surprise him. Especially when we are talking Arsenal fans. It's obvious Ozil has immense quality, it was also obvious he would need an adaptation period, but the German has nonetheless had a decent season.
He himself admitted he's one of the best №10's in the world, while also touching on playing on the left:
“I’m one of the best players in the world in that No 10 position. Fans, coaches, players and everyone knows that my best position is playmaker.
It’s different playing on the left. When I was in Madrid, I often played on the right. I enjoyed that because I’m left-footed and I was able to cut inside to give assists and get shots on target. On the left, it’s more difficult. If I do get past someone I’m still away from the danger zone, still on the flank, and it’s harder for me to find the final ball with my right foot than with my left."Well, the fact that Arsene didn't take back Fabregas this summer in itself shows the Frenchman has huge faith in Ozil and will be building the team around Mesut. Arseblogger has, rightly, in my view, noted, that Ozil is playing on the left only because he'll get match-fit quicker this way. And then I expect the German to feature in his favoured position regularly.
Meanwhile, Arsene was quick to hail Ozil and ward off his critics:
"People are very harsh with Ozil because he’s a player who’s always very easy on his play but when you watch the game again after, the next day, you see what a player he is.
Everything he does is intelligent. The timing of everything he does is absolutely perfect. You never catch him giving the ball too late.
"The number of players you catch giving the ball too late is unbelievable. You never get that with Ozil. The timing, he’s like a guy who plays the music, the timing of what he does is perfect, you don’t get many players like that."The number of people saying Ozil doesn't seem to work enough on the pitch is too damn high. Seriously, they need to stop. Ozil does look easy on the ball, almost lazy, but it's a false impression. His work ethic is very good, he has at one point ran the most during a World Cup game. And I'm sure he still got the stick from the press after that game.
For me, Ozil's languid manner is soothing. He projects that air of confidence on the ball, like he knows exactly what he'll do next. And he probably does know this. Good thing is, he feels the support of the adequate Arsenal fans and he shouldn't pay much attention to the inadequate ones. Just remember how tough it was for us to create chances in the first two games without Ozil and how glad everyone was when the German came back against Everton.
Finally for today, a couple of words on potential transfers. We continue to be linked heavily with Rabiot, Carvalho and Papastatopolous, but it's the "out" deals that worry me a bit.
Podolski was spotted in Koln and that, combined with Wenger stating he basically doesn't see Poldi as CF opens the floodgates of rumours. Will he, won't he leave? Depends on whether we bring someone in. God, please let it be Reus.
And Campbell. The Portuguese paper O Jogo stated today the Costa-Rican is only waiting for the green light from Arsene Wenger, with a deal around £10 million rumoured to be in place. Again, that should mean we are in for a wide forward. We'll know for sure in less than 53 hours.
That's it for today. Back here tomorrow with Leicester preview.
Until then
Follow me on Twitter @AlexBaguzin