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Mesut Ozil's interview with the Athletic. full.

Mesut Ozil via TheAthleticUK

Future:

“My position is clear, I’m here through to the last day of our agreement and I’ll give everything I have for this club. Situations like these will never break me, they only make me stronger”

“I showed in the past that I can come back into the team and I will show it again. I’ll decide when I go, not other people. I didn’t sign for two or three years, I signed for four and that should be respected by everyone.”

“Things have obviously been difficult but I love Arsenal, I love to work there, I love the people in the club, the real people, those I’ve been with for a long time, and I love London, it’s my home. Whatever happened in the last two seasons, I’m happy and very strong mentally.”

“I never give up on anything. I want to help my team and I’ll fight for it. If I’m fit, I know what I can do on the pitch.”

Conversations with Arteta:

“I can’t talk about my private conversations with the coach,” Ozil says. “But I can tell you I know my body well.”

“I was fit enough to play every game before the break and, apart from a small injury, it was the same after. My daughter was born while we were off so maybe I was not always sleeping perfectly, but this is normal. I actually had more energy and excitement to play because of her.”

“As a player, you sometimes have bad days and can’t always be happy, especially if you’re not playing. When you know how good you are and you know you’re not going to be picked, it’s hard to be at 100 per cent and, of course, you can get disappointed.”

“This is my profession, it’s what I love doing: being on the pitch, playing matches, showing the people, helping the club and my team. I fully respect the coach’s decision but I believe these things should mainly be decided on the pitch. After the restart, I wasn’t given a chance

to show what I can do. You don’t play 10 games in a row if you’re unfit, not good enough or don’t behave well. If I played these games badly and was then left out completely for that reason then I might understand, but this was not the case.”

Pay Cuts:

“As players, we all wanted to contribute, but we needed more information and many questions were unanswered. Everyone was fine with a deferral while there was so much uncertainty.”

“I would have been OK to take a bigger share and then a cut if required, once the football and financial outlook was clearer. But we were rushed into it without proper consultation. For anyone in this

situation, you have a right to know everything, to understand why it is happening and where the money is going. But we didn’t get enough details, we just had to give a decision. It was far too quick for something so important and there was a lot of pressure.” This was not

fair, especially for the young guys, and I refused. I had a baby at home and have commitments to my family here, in Turkey and in Germany to my charities, too, and also a new project we started to support people in London that was from the heart and not for publicity.”

“People who know me know exactly how generous I am and, as far as I’m aware, I was not the only player who rejected the cut in the end, but only my name came out. I guess that’s because it is me and people have been trying for two years to destroy me, to make me unhappy, to push an agenda they hope will turn the supporters against me and paint a picture that is not true. Possibly the decision affected my chances on the pitch, I don’t know. But I’m not afraid to stand up for what I feel is right

and when you see what has happened now with the jobs, maybe I was.”

Emery wanting Ozil out:

“It’s hard. When a player wants to leave and the club says no, the player must accept it unless they find a solution together. So when a club wants a player to leave and the player says

no, the club must accept it unless a solution can be found together. I don’t want to leave, so that’s it. In 2018, I had plenty of options that would have earned me far more money as a free agent, but I committed myself to Arsenal because this was the club and the fanbase I wanted to play for. In that sense, nothing has changed. Mikel knows my quality and I will be ready when he needs me. I’m not going into pre-season thinking, ‘Final year, I can chill I know I don’t play’. These are not easy times for Arsenal and I want to help.”

“I still have a lot to offer and I train as hard as I can, whether I’m in the squad or not. If you’re called in, you have to be prepared. I’m doing all the necessary work on the pitch, with the fitness coach and in the gym. This is all I can do.”

Stats showing Arsenal play better without Ozil:

“If you consider the circumstances, you cannot use these statistics. If you have to, it is more accurate to look at the data for my whole Arsenal career and also from the 10 games after Mikel was appointed not so bad for someone

who had barely been picked for a year and a half. People will always love or hate you, and the main thing is the people who know you and what they think. What the people outside say about my play or my character is irrelevant they just speak bullshit to make publicity and they
know by using my name it will bring them attention. Do it as much as you like. I don’t care, or listen to people who don’t know me. I didn’t get here because of them but because of the family and friends who I trust and are always behind me.”

Mesut Özil explain’s his relationship with Mikel Arteta, why he didn’t take a pay cut and much more in this recent interview with The Athletic. ��Link: https:///1v7vcAxTx7
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Ozil: I Will Decide When I Want To Leave Arsenal, Not Other People by ogbiwa: 12:57pm
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Ozil: I Will Decide When I Want To Leave Arsenal, Not Other People by ogbiwa: 12:57pm
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