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I Should Have Dropped Mesut Ozil - Joachim Low by reportminds: 9:46pm On Jul 06, 2018
Germany team boss Oliver Bierhoff has said Mesut Ozil should have been dropped over a pre-tournament scandal involving Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ozil, 29, is one of a group of senior players slammed for woeful performances in Russia as Germany finished bottom of their group to suffer a shock early exit.

At the World Cup, the Arsenal midfielder refused to comment about a controversial meeting on the eve of the finals with Erdogan which sparked questions about his loyalty to Germany.

Bierhoff admits it was a mistake to allow Ozil to stay silent as the controversy cast a shadow over the German camp.

“We have never compelled players in the German national team to do something, but always tried to convince them when it comes to certain things,” Bierhoff, Germany’s team director, told Friday’s edition of Die Welt newspaper.

“We did not succeed with Mesut. And in that respect one would have had to consider whether to refrain from playing him.”

Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, who both have Turkish roots, were booed by German fans in pre-World cup friendlies after posing for pictures with Erdogan. Manchester City midfielder Gundogan presented him with a signed club shirt on which he had written “to my president”.

Gundogan denied the meeting was politically motivated, but Ozil refused to comment and was the only member of the 23-man squad allowed to miss a media day at Germany’s pre-World Cup camp.

Bierhoff says he and head coach Joachim Loew should have seriously considered leaving Ozil out of the final squad for Russia.

“They fact that Mesut and Ilkay took the pictures did not bother the team so much, but the debate went on and, in retrospect, I would have tried to deal with this issue more decisively,” admitted Bierhoff.

Ozil was slammed on social media for woeful World Cup displays in the shock group stage defeats to Mexico and South Korea having been dropped for the last-gasp win over Sweden.

Bierhoff says Ozil’s silence was an issue “especially as we did not present ourselves as a team — the energy that always made us strong was not there”.

Ozil, who has made 92 appearances for Germany, could be one of a number of 2014 World Cup winners who have played their last international.

On Tuesday, Loew confirmed that he will remain as Germany’s head coach.

Bierhoff, who is effectively the number two in the Germany setup, anticipates “profound changes” after the dismal campaign in Russia for which he said the entire squad should take “collective responsibility”.

“The things which contributed to a 14-year successful track record must not simply be ignored, but it is clear that we need to put everything to the test, both personally and structurally,” he added.

Bierhoff says Germany’s management know they “gambled away credit” and have “registered” that fans feel alienated from the team. He said the team management take that feeling of alienation “very seriously”.

Bierhoff says Loew will “sort out and reorganise everything. He will question everything, including our style of play. And then the question will arise as to which players we need.”


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Re: I Should Have Dropped Mesut Ozil - Joachim Low by rusher14: 9:50pm On Jul 06, 2018
Looking for excuses.

Is that why you had 10 players camping just outside the opposition box game after game?

Overconfidence killed Germany.

Stop looking to blame the immigrants.

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Re: I Should Have Dropped Mesut Ozil - Joachim Low by decatalyst(m): 10:29pm On Jul 06, 2018
Bierhoff says Loew will “sort out and reorganise everything. He will question everything, including our style of play. And then the question will arise as to which players we need.”

This is the way a serious country and coach should approach this beautiful round leather game. Analyze ur loss and wins...then plan to be better. The plan starts NOW!


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Re: I Should Have Dropped Mesut Ozil - Joachim Low by footballflaver: 10:30pm On Jul 06, 2018
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Re: I Should Have Dropped Mesut Ozil - Joachim Low by ExHusband: 8:07am On Jul 07, 2018
rusher14:
Looking for excuses.

Is that why you had 10 players camping just outside the opposition box game after game?

Overconfidence killed Germany.

Stop looking to blame the immigrants.
You know that's the white man's get out of jail free card, "blame it on the immigrant". Thomas Mueller had a dreadful tournament as did Matt Hummels and Manuel Neuer, but instead Germans are talking about Ozil and Gundogan who didn't even play every minute of every game like those 3.

Typical European behaviour.

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