This article was first published on 25 March, 2015. A lot has happened since then. So how does it read today in 2021 as Mesut Ozil finally leaves Arsenal? 14/15, if you remember, was Mesut Ozil’s second in England. He had seven goals and 14 assists from his first and would finish this one with just five and nine, having played 10 games fewer.
It’s no great news to say that Mesut Ozil divides opinion.
Mesut Ozil of Arsenal takes on Dele Alli of Tottenham during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2016 in London, England.
As has been ably covered on this very website, many ex-players in the press view Mesut Ozil rather less charitably than those who have worked with him. The division is equally pronounced within football fans in general, and among the Arsenal fan...
