Why Ozil needs a manager like Mourinho... not Wenger

The playmaker has come in for heavy criticism this season and extracts from his book reveal that he thrived under the Portuguese's management.


There are big concerns at Arsenal, because Mesut Ozil is not playing as well as he can. Arsenal are failing to get the ball often enough to Ozil, or in good enough positions, during their most important matches and as a result the German playmaker is on the fringes. He appears to be a player out of form, out of confidence, and out of focus.


Arsene Wenger has even gone so far as to say in front of the press that there was a gap between what Ozil can do and what he is doing. That kind of gentle rebuke is about as close to a rollicking that Wenger dishes out.

Fans, meanwhile, are frustrated with what appears to be indulgence on Wenger’s part towards the £42.5 million playmaker in spite of his anaemic play. Ozil was afforded two weeks off around the turn of the year to cope with flu symptoms and he missed the FA Cup fifth round tie against Sutton United despite being fit. In the days between that match and Arsenal’s next one, he was spotted in Istanbul with a former Miss Turkey, Amine Gusle, allegedly seeking out property in the Turkish capital.