Arsenal Continue To Ruin Reputation Over Ozil Treatment by Dan Smith
For Christmas I was given a lot of books to read. One of them was written by Piers Morgan, a gift from my Mum due to our constant debates after watching segments of GMB on YouTube.
I actually agree with Mr Morgan on a lot of his points of views, but I can’t help but feel he contradicted himself this week.
In his book, Mr Morgan said his biggest takeaway was that the events of the Pandemic had taught him the important things in life. That he had been wasting too much time debating with people things that really didn’t matter. That a lot more serious issues were going on in the world.
Well it has taken him less than a week of 2021 to forget his own realisation as he continued to troll Ozil, upon hearing the player might finally have agreed to move.
Arsenal Continue To Ruin Reputation Over Ozil Treatment by Dan Smith
For Christmas I was given a lot of books to read. One of them was written by Piers Morgan, a gift from Mum due to our constant debates after watching segments of GMB on YouTube.
I actually agree with Mr Morgan on a lot of his points of views, but I can’t help but feel he contradicted himself this week.
In his book, Mr Morgan said his biggest takeaway was that the events of the Pandemic had taught him the important things in life. That he had been wasting too much time debating with people things that really didn’t matter. That a lot more serious issues were going on in the world.
Well it has taken him less than a week of 2021 to forget his own realisation as he continued to troll Ozil, upon hearing the player might finally have agreed to move.
This isn’t the first unprovoked attack on Ozil our celebrity fan has made. On social media of course, I dare say he wouldn’t say any of his messages to the man’s face.
On closer inspection, while Mr Morgan can maybe get away with saying it’s ‘banter’, some other comments I read are vile and have been for years. To the point I suppose he’s learned to live with it.
The irony will never be lost on me that these same cowards talk about loyalty, yet (let’s pretend the German has done something wrong) why would you worry about being loyal to any ‘fans’ who are abusing and threatening you and your family?
Many might have gotten their way with the midfielder, it seems, finally conceding defeat that there is no way back into the first team. I guess it was silly of him for believing everything was being judged based on Football.
So this might be my final chance to defend a player, at least until he’s free to give us the details of what’s really gone on behind the scenes, which I feel might damage our reputation.
Let’s just see if one more time, someone can give me a reasonable explanation of what the player has done wrong.
Ozil could have made the same salary (if not more) by leaving as a free agent in 2018, doing what the likes of Fabregas, Van Persie, Nasri, etc were all ridiculed for, he could have made it clear, ‘sell me now, or I leave for nothing’.
Some gooners suggest those names sabotaged their legacy in North London by not extending their deals, others have used it as justification for sickening chants and taunts.
So which one is it? Are you disloyal for demanding a move away or disloyal for signing a new contract? How can you in one breath call Ozil greedy for staying yet call Nasri the C word for not?
Rival fans laugh at us for that way of thinking.
Was Ozil motivated by money? Of course …. just like every other footballer. Aubameyang, Saka, Vieira, Henry, Tony Adams …even Arsene Wenger …. not one person represents Arsenal out of love. Don’t just hate Ozil for that, that’s been this sport for decades.
Players have agents who make sure their client is getting well looked after. At no point do they say, ‘wow that’s way too much!’.
Do players get paid an insane amount of money? Of course!
Do I feel sorry for Arsenal? The same company that charges me a ridiculous amount of money for tickets, merchandise etc? No!
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t leak out how greedy a player is when you are part of a TV contracts in the billions.
Has Ozil justified his salary? No.
Yet the only way he ever would have justified 350,000 pound a week is by winning the Premiership. How many times during his time as a Gunner can you say the ambition existed from the owner to be anything else than a side who finished top 4?
Before Ozil arrived, we had gone 9 years without a trophy. Did those players justify their salaries? What about what’s happened since Ozil’s been dropped? We finished 8th, our worst position in 25 years.
We followed that up with our worst League Start in the Premier League era. So you could make the argument that we are witnessing one of the worst Arsenal squads in decades?
That squad isn’t on minimum wage by the way. Just like Ozil, they too are being paid thousands of pounds a week. Just like Ozil, Auba made sure he was paid over the odds before he agreed to stay. Just like Ozil, there are players who equally will not take a pay cut to leave.
Ask Piers Morgan himself.
If ITV told him they regretted his pay rise and asked him to move to the BBC for less money or they would pay him to sit at home, what would he do? Especially if he sat there and saw his replacement get worse ratings then when he was in the hot seat.
That’s my biggest argument, Arsenal haven’t done any better without Ozil. They went backwards.
Like they went backwards when they decided not to offer Ramsey a new deal.
Like they have gone backwards since forcing Mr Wenger out of the club.
All these decisions are designed to save our owner money, yet never bettering us on the pitch.
Some gooners will celebrate Arsenal lowering the wage bill this month? Why?
Why do you care if it just saves a Billionaire some money?
To become as rich as the Kroenke Family has, you accept along the way that it’s natural you’re going to make deals you regret. Realising they were paying Champions League wages to a Europa League squad; Silent Stan clearly wishes he never gave Ozil the offer he did. Instead of accepting it and writing it off, he and his minions have done everything to make someone feel so miserable it would force him out. They leaked out how the player refused a pay cut even though they knew they were lying to the first team and had zero intention of protecting jobs.
Worse., when China refused to broadcast a fixture, Arsenal distanced themselves from Ozil’s political views just to get TV revenue.
Just think about that. Ozil points out his concerns over how Muslims are being treated in China, but his employers don’t support him out of fear of not being broadcast in China? And Ozil is the greedy one?
Arsene Wenger warned us that we as a club were in danger of losing the values we were famous for. The ‘Arsenal way’ used to mean ‘The Right way’. We have lost those principles and that’s what the Ozil saga will represent.
Ozil will be fine. He will make money elsewhere.
Stan Kroenke will take his 350 000 pound a week and bank it.
It’s Arsenal who look poor.
Arsenal who won’t bring in anyone better.
I wish some could see it. As I wrote for the last year, I don’t care if Ozil doesn’t play as long as someone better is playing. That’s not happening. That won’t happen this month.
A club who no longer base decisions on football. A club who would not matter the lack of creativity, no matter how low we are in the table, saving money will take priority.
And then there are so called ‘fans’. In 12 months, let’s say Saka wants to leave for Man City. If you’re a fan who has mocked Ozil for staying, you have lost the right to ever demand loyalty the other way round.
There’s one report that Ozil was in tears this week when he was told he still would not be submitted to play despite our lack of creativity. The moment it was confirmed that this is nothing to do with Football. Some ‘fans’ have mocked him for crying.
That’s the sort of club we have become
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Dan
This isn’t the first unprovoked attack on Ozil our celebrity fan has made. On social media of course, I dare say he wouldn’t say any of his messages to the man’s face.
On closer inspection, while Mr Morgan can maybe get away with saying it’s ‘banter’, some other comments I read are vile and have been for years. To the point I suppose he’s learned to live with it.
The irony will never be lost on me that these same cowards talk about loyalty, yet (let’s pretend the German has done something wrong) why would you worry about being loyal to any ‘fans’ who are abusing and threatening you and your family?
Many might have gotten their way with the midfielder, it seems, finally conceding defeat that there is no way back into the first team. I guess it was silly of him for believing everything was being judged based on Football.
So this might be my final chance to defend a player, at least until he’s free to give us the details of what’s really gone on behind the scenes, which I feel might damage our reputation.
Let’s just see if one more time, someone can give me a reasonable explanation of what the player has done wrong.
Ozil could have made the same salary (if not more) by leaving as a free agent in 2018, doing what the likes of Fabregas, Van Persie, Nasri, etc were all ridiculed for, he could have made it clear, ‘sell me now, or I leave for nothing’.
Some gooners suggest those names sabotaged their legacy in North London by not extending their deals, others have used it as justification for sickening chants and taunts.
So which one is it? Are you disloyal for demanding a move away or disloyal for signing a new contract? How can you in one breath call Ozil greedy for staying yet call Nasri the C word for not?
Rival fans laugh at us for that way of thinking.
Was Ozil motivated by money? Of course …. just like every other footballer. Aubameyang, Saka, Vieira, Henry, Tony Adams …even Arsene Wenger …. not one person represents Arsenal out of love. Don’t just hate Ozil for that, that’s been this sport for decades.
Players have agents who make sure their client is getting well looked after. At no point do they say, ‘wow that’s way too much!’.
Do players get paid an insane amount of money? Of course!
Do I feel sorry for Arsenal? The same company that charges me a ridiculous amount of money for tickets, merchandise etc? No!
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t leak out how greedy a player is when you are part of a TV contracts in the billions.
Has Ozil justified his salary? No.
Yet the only way he ever would have justified 350,000 pound a week is by winning the Premiership. How many times during his time as a Gunner can you say the ambition existed from the owner to be anything else than a side who finished top 4?
Before Ozil arrived, we had gone 9 years without a trophy. Did those players justify their salaries? What about what’s happened since Ozil’s been dropped? We finished 8th, our worst position in 25 years.
We followed that up with our worst League Start in the Premier League era. So you could make the argument that we are witnessing one of the worst Arsenal squads in decades?
That squad isn’t on minimum wage by the way. Just like Ozil, they too are being paid thousands of pounds a week. Just like Ozil, Auba made sure he was paid over the odds before he agreed to stay. Just like Ozil, there are players who equally will not take a pay cut to leave.
Ask Piers Morgan himself.
If ITV told him they regretted his pay rise and asked him to move to the BBC for less money or they would pay him to sit at home, what would he do? Especially if he sat there and saw his replacement get worse ratings then when he was in the hot seat.
That’s my biggest argument, Arsenal haven’t done any better without Ozil. They went backwards.
Like they went backwards when they decided not to offer Ramsey a new deal.
Like they have gone backwards since forcing Mr Wenger out of the club.
All these decisions are designed to save our owner money, yet never bettering us on the pitch.
Some gooners will celebrate Arsenal lowering the wage bill this month? Why?
Why do you care if it just saves a Billionaire some money?
To become as rich as the Kroenke Family has, you accept along the way that it’s natural you’re going to make deals you regret. Realising they were paying Champions League wages to a Europa League squad; Silent Stan clearly wishes he never gave Ozil the offer he did. Instead of accepting it and writing it off, he and his minions have done everything to make someone feel so miserable it would force him out. They leaked out how the player refused a pay cut even though they knew they were lying to the first team and had zero intention of protecting jobs.
Worse., when China refused to broadcast a fixture, Arsenal distanced themselves from Ozil’s political views just to get TV revenue.
Just think about that. Ozil points out his concerns over how Muslims are being treated in China, but his employers don’t support him out of fear of not being broadcast in China? And Ozil is the greedy one?
Arsene Wenger warned us that we as a club were in danger of losing the values we were famous for. The ‘Arsenal way’ used to mean ‘The Right way’. We have lost those principles and that’s what the Ozil saga will represent.
Ozil will be fine. He will make money elsewhere. Stan Kroenke will take his 350 000 pound a week and bank it.
It’s Arsenal who look poor.
Arsenal who won’t bring in anyone better.
I wish some could see it. As I wrote for the last year, I don’t care if Ozil doesn’t play as long as someone better is playing. That’s not happening. That won’t happen this month.
A club who no longer base decisions on football. A club who would not matter the lack of creativity, no matter how low we are in the table, saving money will take priority.
And then there are so called ‘fans’. In 12 months, let’s say Saka wants to leave for Man City. If you’re a fan who has mocked Ozil for staying, you have lost the right to ever demand loyalty the other way round.
There’s one report that Ozil was in tears this week when he was told he still would not be submitted to play despite our lack of creativity. The moment it was confirmed that this is nothing to do with football. Some ‘fans’ have mocked him for crying.
That’s the sort of club we have become…
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Dan