COMMENTARY
It was nervy stuff for Arsenal against Rennes on Thursday night and the performance of Mesut Ozil cannot have helped the Emirates Stadium faithful one bit. When a little bit of composure was needed the German international was misplacing passes left, right and centre, while also lacking the physicality to impose himself on the game. These are the sort of crunch games where Arsenal’s top stars have got to step up and make themselves heard but quite frankly Ozil was nowhere to be seen for large parts of the game – not exactly a surprise considering his tendency to struggle when the going gets tough. He is very much a luxury player and when he is comfortable and confident he has the ability to pull strings. However, when the pressure is on he becomes a shrinking violet and the fans appear to have had enough. This was a chance to redeem himself after a season where he has struggled to show his best form – unfortunately for the Gunners he failed to make his mark on proceedings. Hugely disappointing.
This is Futbol has gathered a selection of the supporters’ tweets:
Not gonna lie it's been an Ozil disasterclass today
— . (@Jelxnx) March 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/SeanlfcD/status/1106304162038452241
https://twitter.com/BlackScarfAFC/status/1106304183601455104
https://twitter.com/Kieran_B91/status/1106304248168529920
Get Ozil off, the guy is absolute poverty. And get Laca off, he ain't got the brains to stay on the pitch.
— ?? AFC ?? (@TH14_AFC) March 14, 2019
Ozil’s right foot is broken lol
— Dylan (@AubaLacaFlocka) March 14, 2019
Guendouzi or Torreira for Ozil for me. Ozils legs gone seemingly
— Tom (@Tomthegunner) March 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/FranckitoGooner/status/1106304652876877832
If you want to know why I want ozil to leave, watch this game back. Waste of money.
— Ben Johnson (@benjohnsonafc) March 14, 2019