Keep calm and believe in Ozil

I hate feeble-minded people. They take the reasoning out of their lives and only let their mouths do the talking. I mean no disrespect, but after a thorough analysis of a comment which our fans made recently, I can't help but agree that even our beautiful club has supporters who believe in madness!

Why would a sane person who knows how to kick a ball properly ever question Mesut Ozil?

Apparently, the biggest signing in Arsenal's history has been a called a 'FLOP' by its very own fans!

There is no denying that the German play-maker has lacked his natural flair in the few games he has played recently. But its football we are talking about! Every player goes through a bad run of games at some point. Do we really have to make a fuss out of it?

Let me take you into a flashback.

• It took Thierry Henry 9 games to score his first goal for Arsenal. And by the time he left the club he had 226 goals to his name in 380 appearances.

• Aaron Ramsey found it hard to feature in the starting 11 after he had recovered from that broken leg he suffered from. Look at him now!

• Per Mertesacker had a disappointing start to his Arsenal career. He took his time to adapt to the English game and now, he is one half of the most consistent center-back pairing in the Premier League.

• Olivier Giroud has also found his missing form after a slow start at the club, and has been an asset for us up front this season.

• Even Robin Van Persie (and I hate to point this out), during his time at Arsenal had several spells where he struggled to find the back of the net. But he always bounced back stronger than ever. In his final season for the Gunners, he scored  30 goals in 38 appearances (league).

I also looked up Mesut Ozil’s performance at the various clubs he has played at.

Arsenal

Games: 24

Assists: 9

Goals: 5

Passes: 1514

Passing accuracy: 87%

Real Madrid

Games: 159

Assists: 71

Goals: 27

Passes: 6675

Passing accuracy: 85%

Bundesliga

Games: 101

Assists: 31

Goals: 13

Passes: 2937

Passing accuracy: 83%

Germany

Games: 51

Assists: 25

Goals: 17

Passes: 2925

Passing accuracy: 89%

(Source: http://www.mesutoezil.com/)

Seriously, is that what you call a ‘FLOP’?

Maybe the fact that we paid a hefty amount to land Ozil is what is making some of you restless. Or maybe it is Arsenal’s narrow lead at the top during this crucial time of the season.

My point is, expecting a lot from Ozil isn’t wrong. He is very much capable of taking Arsenal to glory on his own. But not backing him up when he is not delivering is monstrous on our part!

The Arsenal number 11 has already confessed that he is loving life at his new club. Now, it’s our turn to show that we really love him for wearing that Red &White jersey.

The boy is still 25. Give him some time and he will stand up to all your expectations. I give you my word on that!

KEEP CALM AND BELIEVE IN OZIL