Arsenal signed Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 for a then-club record fee of around £42.5 million. Ozil provided an assist for Olivier Giroud on his debut for the Gunners, and it looked like a sign of the things to come. In terms of assists, the German playmaker has lived up to his reputation. He holds the record for being the fastest player to register fifty assists in Premier League history. However, there are aspects of the 29-year-old’s game that have attracted persistent criticism.  Ozil has been accused of laziness, a poor attitude and a lack of defensive diligence that has cost his team. Not only that, in January he signed a contract that made him the...
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