Quote Originally Posted by PSRB View Post
Apart from that stupid flick from Torrerira which almost cost us a goal. Xhaka looked a different player once we scored until he took the whack to the head.

Ozil was really trying in that 1st half, only player looking for the ball and getting into space. Not difficult to see that once the other players started to do that that he looked so much better
I think you're being kind to him, PRSB. I watched him stroll around first half (as I said, he wasn't alone) giving the ball away and doing his usual 'avoid physical contact at all cost' thing. One particular ball he couldn't be bothered competing for really wound me up.

Not bothered about the muppets in this article but the stats suggest he was as bad as I thought he was. And if he plays like that against West Ham, what will he be like when we play a team that really presses us? Sorry, but I'm struggling to see where he fits in with us going forward. Wenger couldn't get the best out of him using the softly softly approach, Emery couldn't being harder on him, I'm not too sure that anything will work.

https://www.footballtransfertavern.c...ul-mesut-ozil/