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Mesut Ozil is no longer central to Arsenal and his contract offer should reflect that
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Wenger is fond of reminding those journalists who have been chronicling
his every move during these last few decades that “life is movement”.
It reflects his irritation at how a constantly-evolving narrative in
football is regularly paused and then ascribed a very definite
conclusion.
He believes that a subsequent reluctance to recount from fixed positions in this ever-changing landscape can lead to unfair and facile conclusions. He sometimes has a point – perhaps in relation to his own position - but this logic must also apply internally to his players and the decisions that a club makes.
What is right at one stage in a team’s history and development might become very wrong even just a few months later.
Which brings us to the curious case of Mesut Ozil. A player who arrived as the club’s record signing four years ago with that elusive ‘world class’ label firmly attached. A player...
He believes that a subsequent reluctance to recount from fixed positions in this ever-changing landscape can lead to unfair and facile conclusions. He sometimes has a point – perhaps in relation to his own position - but this logic must also apply internally to his players and the decisions that a club makes.
What is right at one stage in a team’s history and development might become very wrong even just a few months later.
Which brings us to the curious case of Mesut Ozil. A player who arrived as the club’s record signing four years ago with that elusive ‘world class’ label firmly attached. A player...
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