Would he be the super quality final piece of the puzzle that we're looking for?
Would you take him over Gotze Captain?
This is all fantasy stuff though isn't it - we're not going to outbid any of the clubs that would also want to sign him and even if he's been inconsistent this season so far Madrid surely won't sell.

Yep, pure fantasy.

Don't know about final piece of the puzzle; we're alot further away than that but yes he is better than Gotze (although they are quite different as well) and I would absolutely take him in a heartbeat.

Hmm. Both you and Klaus are quite convincing on this.

y va: As for what happened to him this season you don't have to look further away than Mourinho. He's never been one to champion true brilliance in the past but it's so obvious that he doesn't know what to do with it when he actually has it in his possession. Özil is a unique player who requires the right circumstances to work. In Germany everything runs through him. Their football is centered around moving the ball quickly along the ground with a minimal amount of touches. It's quick and constructive and makes use of a player with extraordinary vision. Özil makes over hundred passes in any given game for Germany, sets dozen of attacking moves in motion before the opponents have a chance to react. He's surrounded with players who make the runs and feed him the ball to set up chances.

In Real this season he's the odd man out, the one who should be running their attack but instead is a bit-part player because there are players who are faster, stronger and better goalscorers in the side. Ronaldo and Di Maria in particular, but also Benzema, have built their game on being physically superior to their opponents. Did you watch the Clasico? As soon as they got the ball they sprinted towards the touchline. You watched that game with the realisation that Özil played for the wrong team. It says everything about Mourinho's limitations as a manager and nothing about Özil's quality as a player. Bergkamp flopped badly in Italy too where they failed to recognize what made him great.

Oezil would be a great signing. Drop Ramsey back to more of a central midfield position, and play Oezil off of Robin. He's a very good player.

Thanks Klaus.
It's true to say that Mourinho would drain the life blood out of a player like Ozil.
He's not his type of player.

Mourinho is an idiot. He played Eto'o at right back.

ozil is a superb footballer. would combine perfectly with jack and robin.

See pastore is on about leaving psg for a bigger club already. Love him as a player but don't want us to sign him x

Why is this even discussed? Özil is not leaving Madrid unless he told Maureen the truth:

  • "Maureen, you are a cunt, and you act too often like a sulking child. Fuck off".
    Unless things have gone down like that in Madrid, more or less, Özil is going nowhere.

On top of that - we couldn´t afford him. Brilliant, brilliant player though.

Yep, Ozil will be at Madrid long after Mourinho has moved on, unless something extraordinary happens. We've missed our chance with Ozil.

not gonna happen, but would love it.

we'd still need a short-term CF who just doesn't suck and would offer us some sort of insurance if van persie went down.

Forget Oezil. We need to just focus on hijacking unestablished kids right now. Focus on guys who are slightly below on the radar - Kagawa, Eriksen, Giroud.

They're not going to turn us into world beaters, but when these players replace the likes of Arshavin, Rosicky, Chamakh, etc, they put us much closer to being a much more secure top 4 club.

Would you rather wait til the end of the transfer window to see what the leftovers are after the feast at high table featuring Chelsea, United, Real, Barca, Bayern and even Milan? Or would you rather just humbly go after the players who are realistic targets, finish your business early in the window and leisurely get ready for the season?

You got to love Real Madrid. They're like a spoilt kid getting bored of his 1 week old toy and crying out for the new latest toy.

Big clubs build their teams around talents like Ozil! Would gladly welcome him here and he would instantly be the best midfield player in the league.

Gurgen wrote:
Biggus wrote:

Only works like that in computer games Klaus, not in wet winter nights in Stoke.

😆

No-one from Stoke would be able to get within 10 yards of him.

This wet winter night bollocks needs to stop. Both Barca and Real would walk the EPL with 20 points to spare at the moment.

Yeah yeah yeah, go a follow la Liga, you know you really want to.

y va marquer wrote:

Hmm. Both you and Klaus are quite convincing on this.

Don't listen to them Y va, when have they ever been right about anything.

Why is everybody believing this lol

Clrnc wrote:

Why is everybody believing this lol

Not just believing it either. There is an otherworldly quantity of spaff in this thread.

Clrnc wrote:

Why is everybody believing this lol

Because it's slightly more believable than Gotze.