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where do you stand on the Mesut Ozil situation? Personally. I feel that he was wrongly vilified for meeting Erdogan. He had a photo with the democratically elected president of the country where he has his roots. Don’t see much wrong with that. He was then crucified by fans and the media for his performances. Personally, I don’t think they were any worse than 90% of the rest of the team, yet he was singled out, mainly because of the Erdogan photo. It’s sad when football fans let their judgements be clouded by things that have nothing to do with football. The fans and the Bayern president then all say he has been rubbish for years. Well they weren’t thinking that when they voted him Germany player of the year for the last five out of six years or something. I believe sadly, football and politics has become blurred and the far right current that is winding its way though Germany right now has seized upon this to try and engineer a pathetic attempt to blame the football teams woes on an immigrant, even though he’s born and bred in Germany. Many German fans atm don’t seem to realise the teams problems run way deeper than one player.
I also feel that actions from certain people who should be more responsible, like the Bayern president, have fallen way below expectation.
I’m glad he’s made a stand, he can’t be treated in a manner of, as he says, German when he wins, an immigrant when he loses. I wouldn’t have completely retired from international football like he has though, always leave that door open, unless he felt offended beyond all recompense.
As an Arsenal fan, I hope now that it finally puts the fire in his belly that I’ve always wanted him to have. I hope he now has a desire more than ever to prove them all wrong in Germany. I hope he does so well, that they come back begging at his door to pull on the German shirt again. He already cut his holiday short to join Arsenal in Singapore, so there’s obviously something driving him on atm. Ozil never been the sort to do that.
What’s FS opinions on this issue? Ozil got a point or is he being, to put it bluntly, a bit of a cry baby.
I also feel that actions from certain people who should be more responsible, like the Bayern president, have fallen way below expectation.
I’m glad he’s made a stand, he can’t be treated in a manner of, as he says, German when he wins, an immigrant when he loses. I wouldn’t have completely retired from international football like he has though, always leave that door open, unless he felt offended beyond all recompense.
As an Arsenal fan, I hope now that it finally puts the fire in his belly that I’ve always wanted him to have. I hope he now has a desire more than ever to prove them all wrong in Germany. I hope he does so well, that they come back begging at his door to pull on the German shirt again. He already cut his holiday short to join Arsenal in Singapore, so there’s obviously something driving him on atm. Ozil never been the sort to do that.
What’s FS opinions on this issue? Ozil got a point or is he being, to put it bluntly, a bit of a cry baby.
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