Luzh 22 wrote:casual69 wrote:Ozil’s Real Madrid stats show his true worth. In 83 starts he created 46 goals, scoring 19. The bulk of these games he had Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira relieving him of defensive duties.
Özil has never been the engine room of any football team. He’s no Patrick Vieira who can single-handedly take a game by the scruff of the neck. He is the luxury , stick him in the right environment, in the right position, with the right players around him, and there very few if any better No 10s in the world
100% correct. It's literally counter productive for the team and the player that he remains here.
He hasn't got the players around him to do what he does. In that situation, he becomes a liability for the team, given your reasons above.
We'd be much better off starting a hacking pubber in his place.
As for the latter part of your post, it's never going to happen, so might as well just sell.
Both well said.