Ozil was a bit of a throwback to the old school 'free man'. In the modern game that guy needs to be able to press and be part of a system. Ozil was better when he was allowed to roam.
One of the problem of the players you mention up there was that too many of them were injury prone. Ramsey, Jack, Santi, Theo- they'd all go missing for months at a time. Same with Rosicky- what a beautiful footballer he was. Injury half killed him
Ozil was at his best providing for Cristiano Ronaldo
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."