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I can't wait until Podolski, Walcott etc are back. Özil has been great but I think that Arsenal hasn't gotten the best out of him yet. Without some fast runners on the wings to pick up his killer passes, the midfield tends to be a little congested which makes him drift out wide. Like that, he creates space for Ramsey etc, but sacrifices his own game a bit. I suspect that once Walcott/Podolski are back, we'll get to see his real power. Oh well, I was hoping to see either one would be fit for Liverpool, but seems like we have to wait a bit longer.
Ketoth
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We've been on top of the injury table since the beginning of the season
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
Knowing our luck whenever a player returns from injury another player will be injured. Our squad is small and lacking depth as it is.
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
Knowing our luck whenever a player returns from injury another player will be injured. Our squad is small and lacking depth as it is.
Gilberto
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They still have Miyaichi and Gnabry
On a serious note though, I too am very curious to see how Arsenal will perform when the injured players return.
What's disappointing is the Ozil-Cazorla partnership. We all thought once Cazorla returned that partnership was going to rule the world. There's been a real lack of understanding and cohesion so far. As it stands, it's not meant to be
Give it some more time. I thought it did look promising at times. And it's hard for them to link up at the moment because Özil has to spend so much time on the right due to the lack of width.
No, I think it will work. As I said, so far, Özil has sacrificed his game a bit because of a lack of fast players on the wings. Once Poldi or Walcott are back and he can fully perform on his normal position, I expect him to get to his best, including linking up with Cazorla better.
Ketoth
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It surely has to do with what kind of style he plays, once he finds his path he should balance his way of playing for not getting tired so easily.
No, it usually doesn't happen when he plays for Germany, at least not like in Madrid. And from what I've seen, it doesn't happen so much for Arsenal either. At least he scored a late goal against Norwich and was quite active in the last part against Liverpool, and other games as well. He was a bit jaded in the Crystal Palace game, after basically playing all games for Arsenal and Germany without much rest.
About his performance: I don't hink he was that poor - but it depends on what standards you go by. Compared to his standards and to what he is capable of, it wasn't a good game, that is true. But his vision and movement off the ball was superb. He switched positions with Cazorla and Rosicky quite nicely, pulling Liverpool defenders to the sides and thus opening up space for those two and Ramsey. The assist for Ramsey was great too, fooling 3-4 Liverpool defenders with one pass.
In general, as I said before, I think he's been sacrificing his game so far because of a lack of width in the Arsenal game. Without some fast wingers that can pick up his passes, like Walcott or Podolski, the middle becomes a little congested so he usually has to drift to the sides a bit, which opens up space for Ramsey to shine but of course isn't good for his own game. So far, he has been wasted a bit. Once the wingers get back, we should start to see the best of Özil, and I can't wait.
Then there's the issue of not having fully adapted yet. He had an amazing start at Arsenal, but I guess he still needs bulking up a bit, getting used to the pace and physicality of the EPL more and grow chemistry with Cazorla and the other players. Give him a bit of time and things will flow. Still impressive how fast he performed so well in many games, that was not to be expected.
Also, what is great is that he can have a quiet game but still provide an assist/show other glimpses of brilliance.
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