Per Mertesacker hails 'genius' Mesut Ozil

Mon, 16 Sep 2019

Per Mertesacker hails 'genius' Mesut Ozil

ANI
12 Sep 2019, 21:37 GMT+10

Leeds [UK], Sept 12 (ANI): Former Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker praised Mesut Ozil as a genius, adding that it is up to the 30-year-old how to take his game to the next level.

"Yeah [I understand Arsenal fans' frustrations with Ozil] because probably they don't understand him. I know how to take him and how to try to pinch him when needed. But ultimately it has to come from him if he wants to go to the next level. But he can deliver," Goal.com quoted Mertesacker as saying.

"He loves playing football, it doesn't come across so often. He is a genius in terms of what he can produce with the ball and you can see that in every training session," he added.

Both Mertesacker and Ozil won the World Cup 2014 together with Germany in 2014.

Mertesacker further stated that Ozil got that a magical sense.

"Once he gets the ball, he's rested. He thinks he plays in the park. He can deliver that ball that no one else can deliver. He has got that magical sense," Mertesacker said. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Middle East Star.

More Information

Sports

Section

Ashes: What we learned from England v Australia series

London - England won the final Ashes Test on Sunday to level the five-match series against Australia at 2-2, with ...

Neville would 'run a mile' if offered United job

Cape Town - Former Manchester United defender and captain Gary Neville insists that he would not dare accept a managerial ...

SA's Trautman wins Almere-Amsterdam Challenge in record time

Cape Town - South African Red Bull athlete Matt Trautman won the iconic Almere-Amsterdam Challenge on Saturday in a new ...

Steve Smith 'proud' after summer of Ashes redemption

London - Steve Smith returned to international cricket to a chorus of boos but he walked off the pitch at ...

Fans uncertain on new Bafana coach appointment

Cape Town - An impassioned plea on the SAFA website implores all South Africans to give amiable Molefi Ntseki a ...

Stokes, Archer promise bright England Test future

London - Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer promise a glittering Test future for England, but Joe Root's men have work ...

International

Section

OIC summit condemns Israeli settlements 'colonial' policies

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the international community, especially the UN, to ...

US Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Hacking Groups

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved ...

UN-Secretary-General in Bahamas: "I've never seen anything like this"

GRAND BAHAMA, The Bahamas - The UN chief saw for himself the deadly power of Hurricane Dorian on the shattered ...

Hamza bin Laden was killed in Afghanistan/Pakistan region

WASHINGTON, DC - The White House has confirmed the death of Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden.Despite ...

12 million children will never see the inside of a school

New data published by the United Nations cultural agency on Friday, reveals that without taking urgent measures, around 12 million ...

Major attack on oil infrastructure plants in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Two of the largest Saudi Aramco oil facilities have been set on fire by drones.A total ...

Movie Review

Battling Butler [Blu-Ray]