Mesut Ozil receives an unfair amount of “stick” for someone with “crazy” ability, says former Arsenal team-mate Charlie Gilmour, with the World Cup winner considered to be an “unbelievable player”.
As a mercurial playmaker, a German midfielder will always divide opinion.
Despite boasting match-altering ability, talents of his ilk are unlikely to run themselves into the ground and offer much to their respective cause without the ball.
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They are not selected to do the dirty work, but more is demanded of them in times of trouble.
Arsenal have been in need of inspiration from somewhere across Ozil’s time in English football, with questions often asked of whether the 31-year-old has delivered often enough.