Six years on from his arrival in North London, few Arsenal fans would dispute that the Mesut Ozil narrative is getting a little tedious. It feels like we've all evolved from the superficial but recurring analysis of the World Cup winner's reluctance to tackle and track back being at the root of Arsenal's struggles, even if it did unfortunately symbolise some of the team's most fundamental flaws under Arsene Wenger, and yet, new developments in a subplot that has persisted throughout the former Real Madrid man's time in the Premier League keep on appearing. Last Sunday, as Arsenal fought hard to beat an in-form Bournemouth side at the Vitality Stadium, Ozil was forced to settle for watching...
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