by theHotHead » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:10 pm
I can be honest, when we first bought Ozil I saw him as a luxury player, a top player but a luxury we could ill afford at the time because we could not defend for toffee. But Ozil offers a level of quality that a top manager should be able to tap into. Ozil's role should not include tackling back and being defensive. Messi does zero defending and even Gareth Bale these days thinks defending is beneath him. Ozil is not a physical player, he is all about craft and touch, I don't want to see him defending, I want to see him damage teams offensively.
Its lazy journalism to say Ozil is lazy, stats have already proved he is in the top 5 of Arsenal players for distance covered in a match. A lot of his running is subtle, he is not a box to box midfielder that catches the eye so you won't see him make lung busting runs from one end of the pitch to the other, instead he drifts between lines and finds space, he is always on the move.
Complaining that Ozil does not defend is like buying a supercar and complaining there is no space for the shopping. Ozil is there to provide goals and assists and thats just what he does. It is not Ozil's fault that he is surrounded by water carriers and squanderers of chances. It is clear to me that many fans simply don't understand football, its one thing to have an opinion, but to say stupid shit like Wilshere is better/more effective than Ozil or that we need Ramsey and Iwobi shows an embarrassing lack of knowledge.