Since penning a bumper new contract in January, 2018 has not exactly gone to plan for Mesut Özil. Arsenal floundered and failed in their Europa League objective, the German was troubled by a back injury before enduring a nightmare World Cup with his country. Arsene Wenger slightly altered the way that he utilised Özil during his last two seasons in charge. He went from playing him in every minute of every game to handling him with kid gloves. Özil’s tendency to develop a bad case of the sniffles for long distance away matches has promoted a creeping suspicion among Arsenal fans, as Arsene began to handle Mesut delicately, like a frail porcelain vase. Wenger’s revelation that Özil...
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