Tag: Mesut Özil

It was more than a little disappointing to see Arsenal put their commercial interests ahead of human rights when they hung Mesut Ozil out to dry with their statement about his comments on the Chinese treatment of the Uighurs.

Arsenal against Brighton was a lot of things, few of them good as we moved closer to the relegation zone with our first home league defeat of the season, so here are 23 things I noticed from Thursday night.

Freddie Ljungberg's first match as Arsenal manager didn't result in a win but it did give us a lot more entertainment, so here are 22 things I noticed during the game.

As we say Goodbye! to Unai Emery and Hello! to Freddie Ljungberg, let's take a look how the Arsenal players rated in Unai Emery's final month in charge.

To the outside, it looked like Arsenal fans were losing their minds over a player who isn't any good and a manager who was winning more than he was losing, but the Unai Emery-Mesut Ozil sideshow was about more than that, including something the German might have muttered in Baku.

Ashley Smith, who was recently jailed for 10 years for his part in the attempted robbery on Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac has been badly beaten by fellow inmates.

Unai Emery says he doesn't know if Granit Xhaka will play for Arsenal again before mumbling something else a little confusing.

One of the men who tied to rob Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Mesut Ozil started his second Premier League game of the season against Wolves and, while Arsenal didn't win, it's clear with him in the side Arsenal score more goals...they also concede more too.

Arsenal dropped points against Wolves on Saturday, and one of the main talking points afterwards was the disparity in chances created by the two sides.

Mesut Ozil is being linked with the MLS once again and it's a league the player has said he wouldn't mind playing in - 'one day'.

Arsenal threw away another lead to drop two points, playing some of the most turgid football imaginable, as Unai Emery's time must surely be coming to an end.

Jamie Carragher was impressed with Mesut Özil against Liverpool on Wednesday, and he insists the midfielder should be in Arsenal's first-choice team.

Unai Emery has said that the Mesut Ozil we saw on Wednesday night against Liverpool was the Mesut Ozil 'everyone wants' and then seemed to take credit for making him that way.

Sead Kolasinac says Mesut Özil is a bit unhappy with his current situation, but he never lets it show on the training ground.

Mesut Özil made an impressive comeback on Wednesday night, albeit against a weakened side, but the stats don't entirely tell that story.

When Liverpool announced their lineup for the game against Arsenal, Unai Emery must have known he was on a hiding to nothing and with Mesut Ozil determined to take his chance, the Spaniard had his worst Arsenal night since Baku.

Arsenal face Liverpool in the League Cup later today, but we already have quite a lot of early team news from various sources.

Mesut Ozil will be in the Arsenal squad that travels to Liverpool on Wednesday night for their League Cup game.

The decision to exclude Mesut Özil is backfiring on the Arsenal hierarchy badly right now, and the longer it goes on the worse it could get.

There is no other word for it but 'sh*t show' when it comes to describing Arsenal against Crystal Palace.

Ian Wright hopes Mesut Özil will outlast Unai Emery at Arsenal, as it becomes clear the German is going to struggle for opportunities under the current head coach.

David Beckham's Inter Miami could tempt Mesut Ozil to the MLS in January if the player still isn't getting minutes at Arsenal according to a report from the States.

Paul Scholes believes Manchester United could do with a player like Mesut Ozil even though Arsenal could do with one like him as well.

Unai Emery confirmed that Mesut Özil was available to feature against Sheffield United, he just didn't, and the head coach didn't explain why.

Martin Keown has said that during the Invincibles era 'a few players' would have grabbed Mesut Ozil by the throat because of his body language - this is not OK.

Martin Keown had another go at Arsenal and Mesut Ozil as he continues to have a problem with the German despite him not even playing.

Unai Emery says Mesut Özil is improving in training every day, and he suggests the German will feature in the coming matches.

On the Daily Cannon weekly podcast recently, we had a lengthy discussion and Mesut Ozil, Unai Emery and the role of the number 10.

Mesut Özil says the support of the Arsenal fans online and offline has kept him going through this tough period, and he's holding out hope he can give back.

Mesut Ozil has given an exclusive interview to David Ornstein at The Athletic in which he addresses, well, pretty much most things.

A number of Arsenal's senior stars were involved in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Reading over the international break, according to reports.

AC Milan and Inter Milan are both said to be interested in bringing in Mesut Ozil now that the player is clearly for sale.With the man who sanctioned his massive Arsenal wages in Italy, who would bet against him ending up there?

David Ornstein claims tracking data in training sessions is one of the factors keeping Mesut Özil out of the Arsenal team at the moment.

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, first there was the Rumble in the Jungle, then the Thriller in Manila, now there's...

Mesut Ozil is being linked with a move to Fenerbahce but I'd be astounded if that happens as the Turkish side simply cannot afford to get close to his wages.

Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker recommended to Joachim Low that he call up Serge Gnabry back in 2014 before the winger suffered an injury.

Mesut Özil is coming to the realisation that his time with Arsenal is coming to an end, according to reports in the English media.

Fenerbahce Director of Football Damien Comolli has been in contact with Arsenal over the loan signing of Mesut Özil, according to reports in Turkey.

Ray Parlour thinks the last few games spell the end for Mesut Özil's Arsenal career, with various young players overtaking him.