Arsene Wenger has weighed in on Mesut Özil's World Cup failure, after the Arsenal and Germany star attracted fierce criticism in his home country for his poor performances in Die Mannschaft's shambolic campaign.
Both Özil and Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan were caught up in a storm of controversy before the tournament when they met with controversial Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdou011fan, giving him club shirts in a photo opportunity in the UK.
Özil was taken to pieces by the German media and fans after a 1-0 defeat to Mexico in the first match, and was dropped for the win over Sweden - only to be brought back into the side to play 90 minutes in the 2-0 defeat to South Korea, which knocked the reigning champions out of the tournament.