Anfield 1884 wrote:

Imagine Ozil signs his contract and then say "your turn", spins the contract around and the camera turns around and Aubameyang is sitting, ready to sign his contract.

I seen this doing the rounds on twitter and Reddit. Modern Internet football fans outside of small communities like this are really annoying.

That camera will spin around to Johnny Evans and Welbeck

...and wenger.

Claudius wrote:

That camera will spin around to Johnny Evans and Welbeck

Mission Impossible style mask removal

Give Ozil what he wants really.

300k? 350k? Just agree, come on. We are so close to having a decent team for top 4 again.

Give him what he wants. Sign over the Emirates to him if need be.

"We're live now from the Mesut Özil Stadium in London..."

Rohit wrote:

Give Ozil what he wants really.

An immediate free transfer to a better team?

No.

A salary of £500,001 per week.

Give him as much money as he wants, just do it, but please don't make him the captain.

Klaus wrote:

Qwiss! wrote:

 

Oh FFS. He's gone, he's at United now so fuck him he can break a leg for all I care but just stop with the bullshit. No one would be accusing him of sabotage or claiming he was past it if he'd signed a new deal this week.

He was taking the piss in those games mate, and he refused to play for us early on too after the move to City fell through. He's mostly been absent or on the bench ever since the transfer window opened. I think he's been behaving like a horrid piece of work all season; his teammates seem to agree, and while I would have been willing to let it slide if he'd signed a new deal there's literally no reason to do him that courtesy now. He's just yet another unprofessional, petulant little shit. He's not the first and and he won't be the last.

The club are to blame for that. When they sanctioned his sale to Man City on deadline day before calling it off due to being unable to find his replacement, they created a monster in Sanchez. Had they kept their stance which was to not sell him under any circumstances till the very end, and not cave in on deadline day when Man City came calling, we may not have seen that much change in his behavior or the dip in performances.

Who sanctioned his sale?

No CL = 0% chance of re-signing Ozil.
CL = some chance. I believe that he likes it in London and at Arsenal, but he obviously wants to be in a team that befits his talent.

It's negligent that we're in this position of losing him on a free transfer, having destroyed 100m in resale value. It absolutely cannot happen again. There's always someone else you can buy as long as you have the money. Players come and go all the time. I don't understand the desperate attachment. It's not only incredibly bad business, it's also pathetic.

Losing Ozil is not that big of a deal. Mhikitaryan is a solid replacement, and we can move on from having to carry a 10. I think a more well-rounded midfielder who can put in a defensive shift (like Rosicky and Hleb did) might even help us. It's the financial loss that really hurts.

As long as he remains professional this season, I’m happy. Here’s a guy in the last season of his contract. We don’t hear rumors about other clubs talking to him. We don’t hear his agent talking about his demands. All we see is him elevating his game to some of the best levels we’ve ever seen. So on the one hand you are saddened that we are not guaranteed to see him next season, but on the other hand you are really pleased by his professionalism on and off the field thus far given the stakes

Ozil is consummate professional. Very savvy in how he conducts himself too, very respectful, no fuss. I get the feeling he's smarter than your average footballer.

The club looked for a similar professional response from Sanchez. I still don't agree with the approach but it has been fine with one player and not the other.

To be fair, Sanchez was also not using the press to engineer a move ala say, Adebayor. He was quite discrete about everything. In fact I remember him saying he was happy in London and was hoping to see out his contract with us.

 I think the club handled the whole thing terribly, they kept on flip flopping on their stance, how would that not affect a player?? Worst of all, they encouraged a bid from the evil empire, who couldn't believe we were actually going to do a deal with them according to reports. When the fuck are we going to stop selling them our best players ???

His pass for Iwobi's pathetic attempt last night was beautiful.

Qwiss! wrote:

Ozil is consummate professional. Very savvy in how he conducts himself too, very respectful, no fuss. I get the feeling he's smarter than your average footballer.

I wonder at times if Ozil isn't playing us..He probably suspects the club hierarchy would actively look to cash in the moment they become sure he isn't going to extend (see Sanchez), so he keeps on giving them the vibe he may sign and let it drag on till he is a free agent in the summer. Big Sol did the same to spuds. Really hope that's not case as we'll be losing a marvelous footballer.

Another player, Sagna, suggesting we keep losing players because negotiations take too long.

The worst thing is trying by trying to penny pinch it ends up costing us a hell of a lot more.

goon wrote:

Think you’re half right in that he doesn’t want any problems while he is here but that’s fair enough, but I don’t think he playing anyone. It’s not like the club could force him out even if they wanted too.

True but I think they could make life very uncomfortable for him which could force him out. Footballers generally have huge egos. We have heard stories about ex players (Vieira, Ade) leaving quite pissed off/crying after being told they were no longer needed. Imagine Wenger telling Ozil he is no longer needed because he can't defend and Jack and Ramsey are the future and thus would always start ahead of him. It could only take few sub appearances for him to conclude he has to move on. I think that's how he left Madrid, at first he wasn't keen on leaving but that changed quickly after they started benching him

goon wrote:

Another player, Sagna, suggesting we keep losing players because negotiations take too long.

The worst thing is trying by trying to penny pinch it ends up costing us a hell of a lot more.

Any links ? Can't find anything on google 

He said it on French TV apparently, no link.

Tactics wrote:

goon wrote:

Think you’re half right in that he doesn’t want any problems while he is here but that’s fair enough, but I don’t think he playing anyone. It’s not like the club could force him out even if they wanted too.

True but I think they could make life very uncomfortable for him which could force him out. Footballers generally have huge egos. We have heard stories about ex players (Vieira, Ade) leaving quite pissed off/crying after being told they were no longer needed. Imagine Wenger telling Ozil he is no longer needed because he can't defend and Jack and Ramsey are the future and thus would always start ahead of him. It could only take few sub appearances for him to conclude he has to move on. I think that's how he left Madrid, at first he wasn't keen on leaving but that changed quickly after they started benching him

Different scenarios though. Those guys all had time left on their contracts, if Ozil already plans to leave in June then it probably wouldn't bother him too much if we tried to force him out, what's another 3-4 months?

Besides, the way Ozil has behaved fits in pretty much perfectly with his general personality.

goon wrote:

He said it on French TV apparently, no link.

Tactics wrote:

True but I think they could make life very uncomfortable for him which could force him out. Footballers generally have huge egos. We have heard stories about ex players (Vieira, Ade) leaving quite pissed off/crying after being told they were no longer needed. Imagine Wenger telling Ozil he is no longer needed because he can't defend and Jack and Ramsey are the future and thus would always start ahead of him. It could only take few sub appearances for him to conclude he has to move on. I think that's how he left Madrid, at first he wasn't keen on leaving but that changed quickly after they started benching him

Different scenarios though. Those guys all had time left on their contracts, if Ozil already plans to leave in June then it probably wouldn't bother him too much if we tried to force him out, what's another 3-4 months?

Besides, the way Ozil has behaved fits in pretty much perfectly with his general personality.

Well if what I'm suspecting is true, this has been his strategy for a long time and he's just seeing it through till the end of the season(no point for him to change approach at this point as everything is going as planned). We've been hearing noises that he's about to sign for some time now (way back to last season), somebody from his camp (I suspect) must be leaking that to the press.

As I said, I hope I'm wrong but I can't help but feel Ozil and his team are being pretty savvy here

Ozil is perfectly entitled to leave at the end of his contract and he's entitled to continue to see if Arsenal can offer him a deal he'll stay for. There is nothing about that which constitutes "playing us" IMO. It was up to the club to get him out if they couldn't tie him down. With money involved these days there can be no room for trust and assurances. If its not in writing it doesn't matter.

Nonsense

Qwiss! wrote:

Ozil is perfectly entitled to leave at the end of his contract and he's entitled to continue to see if Arsenal can offer him a deal he'll stay for. There is nothing about that which constitutes "playing us" IMO. It was up to the club to get him out if they couldn't tie him down. With money involved these days there can be no room for trust and assurances. If its not in writing it doesn't matter.

Maybe that's the wrong way  to put it but I guess what I'm trying to say he may be purposely misleading us into believing he really wants to stay and is about to pen a new deal (for fear we may otherwise look to cash in and  at least get some money for him) whilst his real  intention is to run down his contract and leave for free just like Flamini did. Remember Wenger selling  Diarra in January thinking Flamini was going to extend his contract ? Funnily enough, Flamini is best mates with Ozil.

However, it could also be this is all genuine, he really wants to stay and is just looking to get the best possible financial package from the club. Let's hope this is the case.

Rohit wrote:

Lol. Didn’t Sanchez block him last month over a World Cup taunt? Maybe they have a personal beef. My wife works in social media. I’m sure if she was at Arsenal, she’d haul everyone and their agent in for a training tomorrow.

Claudius wrote:

Rohit wrote:

Lol. Didn’t Sanchez block him last month over a World Cup taunt? Maybe they have a personal beef. My wife works in social media. I’m sure if she was at Arsenal, she’d haul everyone and their agent in for a training tomorrow.

Why would she bother?
Player's tweets are bland enough without instructions to make them even more so.

Nothing wrong with Elneny's comment 

Lol at dog hair.
Perhaps it is bland enough, Y Va. Seems to insinuate that before there weren’t. Could be reworded as the players are fighting...

Haul him in for a training because he talked shit about a player who's gone to Manchester United?

I do think that, in general, it’s useful to let the guys know what is appropriate. As QS was saying earlier, social media is populated by crazy mobs. In addition, media is always looking for a headline. There is no need to give either fuel. By all means post and monetize your brand, interact with your fans and give your sponsors mileage. But be wary of all the risk that come with having a million plus followers.

The man is gone. Petty to be making snide comments about him after he’s left. Also this is what Arsenal players tend to do a lot, and where I really take issue: yes we won the game, but what happens if we’d lost? What happens next week or in the near future when we lose a game against an opposition team we should be beating handily? We don’t have the consistency of performance or results to be talking shit.

True.

If anything it makes the club look better, justifies Sanchez's sale to the fans.