What Ozil said wasn’t wrong. Racism existed before BML movement but PL or any other football league did nothing. The only reason they got involved regarding racism is because of public opinion. They don’t care about anyone’s rights as long as they continue to make money. Its never about inclusion as long as they make money.

For me as a German fan I have always loved Ozil and thought that if he was just born 10 years earlier he would've been seen as great as Zidane or Pirlo, but football just evolved past him. I remember watching him and Muller at the 2010 and 2014 world cups and I could not take my eyes off of the screen. It is sad to see his career go from maybe becoming a Real Madrid and Arsenal legend to being someone known for controversy.

one of the most underrated midfielders ever, Prime Ozil was unstoppable he stood by what he believed in respect him for it

Ozil and Sanchez was a thing of beauty back in the day

The streets will never forget players like Ozil, Reus, and prime Hazard.

I fully believe prime Ozil was one of the best playmakers of this generation. Not only did he have impressive stats when it came to chance creation and assist, but just the way he played was simply magical. And as controversial as he was as a player, I massively respect him for not just voicing his beliefs, but refusing to backdown just because of public pressure. He wasn't afraid to call people and organizations out when they deserved it

I loved how he was outspoken on racism in the DFB and defending his fellow Muslims, even at the expense of his likeness, takes guts. Also have the fondest memories watching him win the World Cup with Germany and making so many highlight reels at arsenal

This man has the best ball reception/control skills in the entire world of football. There is a clip of him here on youtube with 17 years old and he does a reception there that even after i rewatched it 100x, i still dont understand how on earth he managed to do it, this man was such a class... I wont say is a sad story because he seems to be ok with himself, but man, what could have been!

The greatest Playmaker of All Time No one can play more beautiful football than him He would have 500 assists if he stayed at Real Madrid A wonderful human being too A Legend on and off the pitch

As a Muslim what he said about Arsenal is completely right, if you "don't wanna get involved with politics" then don't get involved with any. It IS pretty too faced......

My favorite player❤ Özil the true passing goat! 🇩🇪🇹🇷

I think as a fan who prefers the Late 90s through the 2000s he represents the last real #10 and it kinda saddens me to see such an iconic role finally die and to see it happen during a time when there was still a godly talent at the role is upsetting.

The first time I saw Ozil play was at the U21 championships. I was not even 12 then. Being from South Africa, those types of matches were rarely on our TVs. I was mesmerised by how good this player was. Came 2010 WC and I got to watch him vs England live. I knew there that this was going to be a star for the future. For over 10 years Ozil has been my favourite player above all. Also as a Real Madrid fan, how things fell into place post WC 2010 made it even more special. I hated the Arsenal move with all my heart because I felt like he was taking a major step back in his career. I would argue this to be true because in all his time Arsenal never built a team good enough compared to for example the currrent team now. The way things ended, I remember I needed to start telling myself that no one has a perfect career and that I should remember him for all the beautiful football he showed us. All in all, I wish he didn't go to Arsenal, his career could have been a lot more fruitful. But for what he did on the pitch, with the ball at his feet. But this is the first time, (I'm 24 btw) I've witnessed an era come to an end. The like of Ronaldo, Messi, Ramos, etc. coming to the end of their careers. As a fan you gotta learn that life goes on. Your GOATs won't play forever.

Mesut was an incredible player during his time as an Arsenal fan. Watching him on the field, alongside prime Alexis and Giroud, was an absolute joy. As a proud Muslim, I greatly appreciate his courage in speaking out about his beliefs and representing his faith. His contributions both on and off the pitch were truly remarkable.

Özil's 2010 World Cup goal is one of my favorite goals ever scored!

Ozil man such a sad story....my favorite playmaker in the history of football..I used to play like him when I was playing football a few year ago

Ozil at Arsenal was probably one of the best players the Prem has ever seen, and that linkup with Sanchez was just gold. It’s sad to see such a baller now known for just controversy and scandal

Very under rated imo, will be one of those players who never gets the credit he deserves but also was not able to adapt to the Premiership and its style of play changing

Mesut Ozil with the talent that he has due to his incredible stint at Real Madrid and he won a World Cup with Germany, the assist numbers he produced and the quality he showed, he had a great career, but it seems like his potential was unfulfilled. Mesut Ozil as a whole lacked consistency in his game and that could be part of why he didn't stay at the top for very long and at Arsenal he was up and down sometimes he played well and other times he was invisible. Another thing that didn't help is that many top teams don't play with a number 10, teams require midfielders that had quality playmaking and also are willing to track back and do the dirty work, have stamina, and defend, he didn't wanna do any of that and he couldn't cope with the demands of the modern game. Mesut Ozil is one of the most talented players of his generation, it just seems like we never saw his true potential and his decline was sad to see because at his peak he was a joy to watch, he never had that consistency in his game.

Always thought he was hard done by. Phenomenal footballer, but all that going on in the background would hinder any player, and Arsnel not backing him was just bad crack. Enjoy your millions, mates, you earned every penny!

I am a diehard Barcelona fan but when I was 12 years old watching him play for Madrid I instantly fell in love with how he played. When he went to Arsenal I started watching their games solely because of him and now i’ve been an Arsenal fan for 10 years! Literally fell in love with a club in a different league because of him!

loved this. Ozil definitely was a talent and genius playmaker. He's just an easy target because he is always reserved and isn't loud or flashy. If he had better finishers around him, he would have won more league titles in the EPL. He isn't the one to lead the team, but he is the one to create magic and assist a prolific forward. Too bad Arsenal never had one when he was there. Actually Auba would have fit well with Ozil normally but we had Unai "Gud Ebening Eberywan" Emery and his awful tactics that didn't suit Arsenal. Ozil was made to play through balls to Auba, who was made to run in between the lines with his pace and score. Dafug was wrong with Emery.

I'm a huge fan of Schalke 04 (the club where he spent a majority of his youth and where he made the first steps in pro football) and I remember seeing him on the pitch the first times and already thought: Wow, this kid (although he's older than me :D ) will be one of football's greatest.

I am lucky to watch something like him. He's a joy to watch

I'm Man United fan and my 2 all time fav players are Rooney and Ronaldo. So I followed Ronaldo's journey to Real Madrid. And I remembered Ronaldo and Ozil linking up just being magic. It was ike they had LITERAL Telepathy with each other. Man I missed those days. In the end Ozil will always be one of the all time greats regardless of peoples opinions of his humanitarian / political actions off the pitch.

I have to correct you on the Erdogan thing. The reason he was critiqued for that photo was that he simply didn't want to answer questions about his view on the human rights issues linked with Erdogans' rain. Gûndogan committed to the human rights and the case was close. Erdogan is a more or less democratically voted president but is viewed more as a dictator in Germany. It's well known that he breaks human rights in relation to his treatment of people with Kurdish heritage.

if it werent for özil, i wouldnt have an arsenal jersey in my closet. he was and is an icon for arsenal and for football, for me. danke mesut.

Can you make one on Eden Hazard? He honestly had football km the grasp of his hands and it just... slipped away. I miss what he was and I'm so disappointed because he could've been one hell of a player today

I remembered Ozil ever since his Werder Bremen stint when he played with Pizarro. Can't believe how far he came since.

He is my favorite player of all time iv said it before and I will say it forever.

Many Germans really loved Özil and i think thats what many people dont understand. It was mainly some specific newspapers that criticized him ALOT when we lost. Great player and i miss him in the german national team

Was probably the best midfielder in the world on his day. Shame he got wasted

His playing style wasn’t his downfall he didn’t just become outdated he was just always inconsistent, literally always every season had a good like 8-10 match run of mid or ass games .

what a player ozil was and especially in his prime

He will always be a legend

Such an incredible player. He was unlucky that the game changed while he was playing, he started as the new number 10 and then his position became obsolete

LONG LIVE MESUT...Forever the G.O.A.T ❤❤❤

Its sad to see how his career fell off,he was truly a great

Him and alexis sanchez at arsenal played beautiful football man Mesut fish🐐

as a muslim no player stood up to their religion and connected everything in their life then mesut ozil. its very unfortunate to see a player with such class and elegance to be treated in such ways that he is forced to retire. the media doesn’t allow for messages to be said, then why did Germany cover their mouth in the 2022 world cup to send a message, why did the premier league sent a message towards the war between Russia and Ukraine, why did the primer league show support towards the Black Lives Matter, and in most recent case why did the Laliga show support to Vini Jr and supporting anti racism moments. but in case of Mesut Ozil he was silenced by the german national team and arsenal all because supporting the horrible events that the Chinese muslims were experiencing. it doesn’t make any sense as to why he was treated in such way. i truely breaks my heart to see a player be treated in such ways that he had his entire career ruined by politics.

Amazing video, honestly keep it up. No one does videos like this better than you.

Prime Ozil was different. 🔥

these are the best im so happy u changed your content i love these so much do u want do a brief history of the champions elsgue

As a player he's very entertaining to watch his skills and Im a Real Madrid fan where he used to assist cr7 for goals its very entertaining

Ozil was a boss, shows how issue out the field can grind you down, sad.

Yesss another video 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

If I’m honest while I love vizeh’s channel and most of his videos I can’t help but find these ones slightly disrespectful. “Does dele ali care?” Does özil care?” Of course they do. They both reached some of the highest levels of the game possible. We have no idea what happens bts of their lives so I just feel like making 20 minute videos questioning their desire or willpower isn’t really right. Kinda like how FD used to do videos telling players to retire. Just don’t feel like it’s our place

Great video and great point at the end. Everybody deserves the basic. We are all human and demand respect. I've always lived Ozil (being a Chelsea fan). I'm a UK citizen but I've always kinda supported Germany internationally after growing up watching world cups and seeing the likes of Khan, neuville, klose and Ballack being my favs. Just shows that in modern football if people just supported there team with out the nastiness that we are all guilty of. Then maybe the players would play to the best of there ability and maybe, just maybe, this world would be a better place

My favorite player of all time

Mesut was probably what KDB is now, and probably we couldn't see him in his prime because of the conflicts that happened further in his career and his antics at real madrid with perez and mourinho. Mesut is also that type of a player i like to put in the conversation and as an example when people say Sports is not politics ! Great vid Liam, loved the music selection on this one , a better vibe.

As much potential as he had at the end of the day you can't say he wasn't responsible for his own downfall

Mesut ozil is the greatest playmaker I watched on my TV

Fairly new here as been here about a week or so since I found your channel however I was wondering would you consider doing like a season review? As the season is finish I feel now would be a good time to maybe do something like this of everything that's happened over the season I'd happily watch that (now my team are safe of course)

I write this in German Mesut Özil ist in meinen Augen einer der besten 10 der Geschichte und in den top 10 der deutschen besten Spieler aller Zeiten ^^

My fav player of all time MÖ

Ozil had that maestro vibe about him. Really good touch, insane vision, insane flair. But he lacked physicality. He was a dying breed for sure. He used to glide past players. Not with speed but with elegance. Like a fucking ballerina.

Watching him walk off the pitch at 3-1 down against Chelsea after spending 800 quid to go to Baku was enough for me to stop caring about him.

I will always love Ozil❤️❤️

People just hated him for no reason, he was targeted. He's my favorite player and I just don't get why he was treated as he was.

Great video.

consistent as always Vizeh 👍

Loved Özil. Played the beautiful game how it should be played.

Just needed a strong manager. Imagine if he'd rocked up at Liverpool under mighty Jürgen?

An incredible player at Real Madrid.

Özil, Cazorla, Xhaka. The best players Arsenal have had in the past 10 years

As much I liked Özil as a footballer in his prime(in germany he pretty mutch was as idolized by many kids as many idiolized Ballack couple years before), the controversys he got involved in leave a sour taste. Best example would be his beef with the DFB/germany. I just don't get it why he wasn't able to handle it like Gündogan did.

The last true number 10 of the modern game.

I feel like you left out a big part of why he got so much criticism in Germany. Özil never once talked about the multiple human rights offenses Erdogan has committed choosing to ignore the topic whenever it got brought up. Gündogan however openly talked about it which is why he is still very much beloved in Germany.

18:10 Jeeeeez Vizeh you freaked me out, I tought that my display burned! Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Genuinely forgot this man retired this year.

it's not really a tragic tale, he just stopped caring about football.

Özil lived long enough to see himself become the villain, as the saying goes. He was delicate and clever in the final third, yet the modern game demands ruthlessness in front of goal. His dribble skills were silky and effortless, but the modern game would demand he drop deep to progress the ball, and he simply didn't seem interested in playing behind the halfway line. He could keep the ball in a phone booth duel, but never seemed physically robust enough to be press-resistant. His defensive work rate was sparing, to keep himself free for counters, but this trait doesn't fit the positional/possessional meta of top club football anymore. I got to see him in the flesh in a friendly Arsenal played here in the States, and he was electric. Arsenal finished eighth that year. And so, we ask ourselves what a modern playmaker SHOULD look like. Özil's positional ambiguity, it turns out, was trailblazing in that respect: de Bruyne, Maddison, Grealish, Bernardo, Eriksen, et al all drift from central positions to wide, and back again. But they are more clinical and less precious in the box, more prone to a raking diagonal play-switch than a cheeky flick, and they run as hard and duel as willingly as any box-to-box powerhouse. It is all too poetic that Özil represents a fading archetype, and his ostensible replacement as Arsenal's 10 - a fellow refugee from La Real, a fellow viral teenage phenom, but in many ways Özil's opposite - Martin Ødegaard, represents the new. Fifteen goals, nine assists, leading the team in final-third pressures, frequently conducting traffic in the half-spaces, and as a bonus, leading the team in a way Özil's signature individualism never allowed him to do. MÖ gives way to MØ. Football mutates and evolves. Arsenal fans hope for more bright days. The playmaker is dead, long live the playmaker.

Very sad ending to genius footballer career 😢.

Ozil best CAM of all time

Mözil or as we know him as Erdodickenjoyer

Anyone know the music at the start of the video?

I was literally looking for a video about ozil the other day to win an argument about him. U were too late vizeh. U r the reason why I lost. U should care more abt ur viewers

Ozil never should have left Real Madrid. Had he stayed, he would have achieved much more in his career. It's quite telling that Madrid went on to win the Champions League right after he left.

Im a simple man, Vizeh post i click

Meine GOAT

Finally!

L mans bro couldnt reply to a first comment but if its about ozil it deserves hearts and replies ❤

He was a true magician of the game, but his career was killed when he expressed his opinion.

Yeah Mesut really has a tragic tale though

How often do you drop new videos wtf. Great upload rate tho.

Educating young people won’t change much, we’ve been educated enough and the messages are always there, we grew up with standards of challenging racism - though unfortunately meme culture bucks the trend on this one. The thing that would create lasting change for football fans and stadiums is the re-education of the older generations in there who will be carrying either unconscious bias or flat out racist beliefs from a bygone era. The old lead the young so the old need to change in order to dispel any younger fans who get caught up in and think it’s okay

When a player retiers he instantly becomes 20% better than he was. (Or she)

I'm a West Ham fan, but when Mesut Ozil first came to my attention playing for the German in the 2010 World cup, I thought here is player to watch out for. Sure enough, he soon ent to Real Madrid and then to Arsenal. maybe in retospect, he should have chosen to play or Turkey and been lauded as their grearest player ever. ootball these days is a business and Ozil was a victim of that. Ill always respect him for speaking out against China's treatment or the Uighers in Xinji9ang, and think that Arsenal wanted Chna's money more than Human rights. Shame on ARSENAL.

Ozil was literally blackballed cuz he spoke against social injustice & religion persecution. He’s made money doing what loved & still is without compromising his morality & values. That’s a winner in my book.

Erdoğan is pronounced Erdo-an The ğ in Turkish alphabet is always silent. Gündoğan is Gundo-an

ozil is forever my goat

Isn’t it scary that a voice of an English team’s player was silenced by a foreign government?

Ozil is a media victim but didnt help himself in some cases, i.e how he acted on the pitch. But Arsenal really hung him out to dry and German FA really critizing his back round when players like Klose, Goretzka, Gundogan are from foreign nations

It’s Karl-Zur-er

Vizeh it’s pronounced Istanbul Ba shack she hair something like that

Arda Güler next Özil we hope

since ozil announce his retirement, arsenal form has been dropped, coincidence? i think not!

No one talked about racism when Arsenal and the German FA threw him under the bus.

Why is everyone sponsoring so rare it's a scam

Lolooool .. unless if then Haaland does something soon.. shit this guy could of waited 5 seconds eh. P.s KDB is better the LoOzil and we it’s not getting a World Cup or being part of a different generation that makes a player superior. Sure if we can compare to it by ability then the both stand different, at least a little bit but why do some players thrive and others don’t is beyond me. I’ll tell u.. it’s called trying