Is Ozil the new Bergkamp?

Details: Written by Daniel Hobson; Published: Saturday, 22 February 2014 19:24

There was a fair amount of optimism around the Emirates Stadium this past week because Bayern Munich had come to town and that was expected. The fans were excited hoping something special may occur especially with the recent memory of Arsenal beating Barcelona 2-1 with the famous voice of Martin Tyler shouting Arshavin.

This was noticeable when the team came out to a rousing reception which got everyone’s blood flowing and adrenalin pumping. The atmosphere was brilliant which went up another level to previous games and allowed Arsenal to make a tremendous start and that followed when Mesut Ӧzil won a penalty for Arsenal.

Arsenal’s record signing decided to take responsibility and take the spot kick although seemingly low on confidence with a few poor performances over recent weeks.

However, the resultant spot kick was missed and from then on Ӧzil confidence drained and more misery was piled on to Arsenal when Wojciech Szczęsny saw red.

The Defence of Ӧzil

Notably, the thing which has angered and annoyed me еhe most is the criticism of Ӧzil. Although this was expected it is sad to see as our fans which are meant to be the best fans in the country.

Mesut Ӧzil was brave to step forward and he knew he had let the fans down which prompted him to apologise. Lukas Podolski also spoke out saying the following “Thats football! Trust in Mesut, he will give it back twice in return and make all of us happy. Friends stand together. Let's go AFC!”

Does it remind you of a particular Legend

The most comparable comparison which has been talked about is the penalty kick of Dennis Bergkamp which Arsene Wenger promptly spoke about in his pre-match press conference vs. Sunderland and let’s face it - Dennis Bergkamp is a legend.

This is emphasised more today with the unveiling of Dennis Bergkamp’s statue at the Emirates. It was clear to see the emotion on Bergkamp’s face and quotes have emerged on twitter of him saying “Dennis thanks the fans, his old team-mates, his old manager and his friends and family "This is a beautiful club." #DB10Statue”

Dennis Bergkamp spoke about the support he received and that was after he missed a massive penalty himself. This shows if we get behind Ӧzil then he could become a legend just like the Iceman himself.

If we don’t get behind Mesut Ӧzil he may be the next big star to leave the Emirates.

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#10 Macgooner56 2014-02-25 21:37

Ozil may turn out to be an Arsenal legend in time.but he,s no Dennis Bergkamp.and im sure he doesnt want to be. We,l give ozil anotherfull season and decide then eh??bollox. I dont need to piss about puttin silly codes in all night.shove it!!

#9 TC 2014-02-23 19:23

Quoting RomanianGunner:

u can compare two different type of players...Ozil has his special abillities as well as Bergcamp had his

Well he has done a good job of hiding his special abilities in his last few games lol

-1 #8 RomanianGunner 2014-02-23 16:50

u can compare two different type of players...Ozil has his special abillities as well as Bergcamp had his

+1 #7 PW 2014-02-23 09:38

Am worried by Ozil's work rate. /ability to track back . Lazy penalties . Hope he can give more . Look at Aaron Ramsey's vast improvement .- he is really missed at the moment . Hope Ozil can improve soon.

+1 #6 Mehmoudmahmoud 2014-02-22 22:45

We must support OZILL he is a very special player with special quality ever seen at arsenal. His free kick is deadly. If we had some one like Ronaldo in front of him ,surely arsenal would have scored 90 goals bynow. Before he came in ,we lost the first game , this game was very poor. and this is his first season. Remember Henry in his first season ,he was ***, everyone was asking ,why did WENGER buy a plyer like Henry,yet in second season he became one of the best.so give OZILL time he will prove that he is one of the best.

#5 ojukwu victor 2014-02-22 22:02

Ozil has what it takes to be the best in the world. Pls let's give him time. Anybody can miss penalty. Alaba missed also. Do they kill him? Or is it because they won the game? In Arsene we trust. Up ozil!

+2 #4 TC 2014-02-22 21:35

If we don’t get behind Mesut Ӧzil he may be the next big star to leave the Emirates............ .the way he is playing and acting that is not going to be a big disappointment.

+1 #3 TC 2014-02-22 21:33

Mesut Ӧzil was brave to step forward...........bi ggest disappointment of the whole game, next time let somebody else take it FFS.

+3 #2 TC 2014-02-22 21:31

You have got to be joking, Ozil is not good enough to walk in his shadow.Dennis Bergkamp was a true legend, he was a master at his craft.

+1 #1 polo 2014-02-22 19:40

In his dreams..Theres only one dennis bergkamp. A proper legend and gentleman. in todays market £100 million all day long..

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