Arsenal: One excessive analogy of Mesut Ozil’s time in North London

Arsenal and Mesut Ozil have fallen on hard times in their relationship and there isn’t a revival in sight, nor is one needed. Here’s why, in story format.

Forewarning: the entirety of this article is on excessive analogy about Mesut Ozil‘s time at Arsenal (in case the title didn’t give it away). Think of it like this: When Wenger built the Emirates (with his own hands), he didn’t bring with him enough players to build a fortress with. He brought enough to lay a foundation, but wouldn’t shell out for the pillars and the roofing.

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His answer was Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil. Alexis was one pillar, but one pillar is not enough to build a fortress. Meanwhile, Ozil was a painter. The best painter around, granted, but a painter, not a pillar. Not a builder.

He is an artist. He is capable of decorating the skeleton of the fortress with some great paintings, but as soon as it rains, which it often does in England, the paintings were ruined and we could do nothing but remember them fondly and hope he’d pain another soon.

But the rain kept coming and kept interrupting his painting and ruining them prematurely.

Now, we find ourselves in the exact same situation, only with a few more builders employed. The painter is still not in the situation he needs to be in. He needs a roof, and that isn’t going to happen until the builders can keep up the work and get the roof secured over everyone’s head.

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In terms of the necessities of this club, Ozil is falling way down the charts. He has always needed a safe, steady environment to do his artistry within and he isn’t going to have that. We’ve tried to make him a builder, but he isn’t. He’s an artist. A damn good one, but an artist. He paints pictures with his passes, but he doesn’t help build the solidity of the club.

Once the club is a fortress, Ozil’s paintings would decorate the walls, but that time has passed.

Ozil is a luxury player. He always has been. When things are good, he is good. When things are bad, he is bad. Arsenal needs players on their necessity charts that can push and pull and grit and grind their way to victory.

That isn’t Ozil. That’s the builders. The blue-collar players.

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It’s time to part ways with the German maestro. Let him go somewhere that can utilize his artistry consistently. Or send him to Italy or Spain where it never rains and you don’t need as sound of a fortress.