Mesut Ozil is not a modern day footballer. He's not the star that the footballing world idolises, the superstar his pricetag suggests he is, the audacious, spectacular wonderboy that the keyboard warrior can wax lyrical about. Ozil is something different. A different entity, a different breed, a different package. His game is based purely around selflessness. He isn't spell-bindingly quick like Gareth Bale, nor technically astute like David Silva, or an outright match winner like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. He plays to serve those around him, and that is something that is seldom celebrated in modern football. In his very own unique way, he prefers to slink off in the sub-conscious,...
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