Ozil's curse continues

Mesut Özil, 32, promised them very happily when he announced that he was leaving Arsenal, the club where he had experienced a real ordeal in recent months (without playing because he had not been registered in either the Premier or the Europa League), Y he announced to fulfill his “dream” of signing for Fenerbahçe.

His arrival filled with hope in a club where the effort to pay his tab is being titanic, given the known economic difficulties of the Turkish club. Özil promised to pay for the effort with results that have not been seen, so far, on the pitch.

In England they follow the evolution of Özil, after leaving Arsenal, and are very critical of the German for what he has shown so far. That started well and with victory in his debut in Turkey, 1-2 against Hatayspor.

“Mesut Ozil's misery continues at Fenerbahce, despite Arsenal leaving,” headlines the British newspaper Mirror. Since your arrival. the German midfielder of Turkish origin has participated in five games with a poor balance: three defeats, which includes the elimination of the Turkish Cup, after losing in extra time in the quarter-finals to Istanbul Basaksehir, and with a manifest drought in the face of goal by not scoring or having given a single assist.

To add insult to injury Fenerbahçe has fallen to third place in a Turkish championship led by Galatasay alone, with three points ahead, and third, tied on points with second, Besitkas, who have one game less.

Fenerbahce lost this weekend to Goztepe, a team in the middle of the table, after being defeated by Galatasaray earlier this month and lose the leadership in favor of his rival in the Turkish Classic. Despite the poor results and the questioned role of the former Arsenal player, he does everything possible to please the Turkish fans. So much so that Özil, who never sang the German anthem, now sings the Turkey anthem before domestic league games, sparking a barrage of criticism at home.

Despite everything, in Turkey they continue to show their faces for Özil, who they apologize for for the lack of forced activity suffered at Arsenal. Ridvan Dilmen, former player of Fenerbahçe and the Turkish national team, did: “It is not easy to play football for the first time after 10 months. A team was not built around him, Mesut came to this team. I think next season will be much better because his contract will be for three and a half years. Despite this, I respect his delivery. “