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Mesut Özil retires from German national team after racism row

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Murph-E, Jul 22, 2018.

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  1. Murph-E

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    Full statement released by Ozil. Thoughts?
     
    Murph-E, Jul 22, 2018
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  2. Bobo_ Gold Member Gold Member

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    Respect
     
    Bobo_, Jul 22, 2018
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  3. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Fair play to him for not holding back. The DFB President sounds like a complete *.

    Hopefully he'll be removed from his position and Ozil will be back.
     
    Officer Doofy, Jul 22, 2018
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  4. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Regardless of this particular issue, for me Ozil has an absolutely shocking attitude which has seen him go from a world class footballer to a name that used to be good whilst still picking up his million quid a month.
     
    PaulM1888, Jul 22, 2018
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  5. bhoy_wonder Gold Member Gold Member

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    Fair play to him. 100% agree with him.
     
    bhoy_wonder, Jul 22, 2018
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  6. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    He's right, he's seen as the scapegoat for Germany's failings whenever they come up short. Yet when you look at it he's won the German player of the year award 5 times and has helped them win a world cup (also the under 21 Euros). He's a magnificent player, in the game vs Korea he created so many chances for Germany yet the forwards missed them, he ended up still being criticised the most.
     
    Clint Eastwood, Jul 22, 2018
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  7. Bobo_ Gold Member Gold Member

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    Amen. And to think you rattled off his name as a 'proper EPL midfield player' in a debate about Armstrong's move south
     
    Bobo_, Jul 22, 2018
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  8. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    There’s absolutely no doubting his talent. Stu Armstrong shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence when discussing ability.

    Completely seperate things.
     
    PaulM1888, Jul 22, 2018
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  9. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    His situation reminds me of the way the tabloids in England treat Sterling.
     
    Clint Eastwood, Jul 22, 2018
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  10. Bobo_ Gold Member Gold Member

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    We weren't comparing him to Armstrong I'm sure, or anything like it. He was one of the first names you rattled off under the 'proper EPL midfielder' heading.
     
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  11. FrankMcCallum Gold Member Gold Member

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    World class player and regular scapegoat. Guys like Martin Keown telling him how to play football :56:
     
    FrankMcCallum, Jul 22, 2018
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  12. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    Bang out. Totally with Ozil on this.
     
    neilly1987, Jul 22, 2018
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  13. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Just as well he's made lots of cash because if he ever needs laser eye surgery he's gonna need the Death Star...
     
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    Good response. Shows there's clearly some serious shortcomings in the upper echelons of the DFB.
     
    Sno'sLeftFoot, Jul 22, 2018
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    He’s been getting pelters for taking photos with a dictator, then flips the table and blames it all on racism? Unreal.
     
    M 67, Jul 22, 2018
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    Don't care and even as a neutral watching him, I wanna drop kick the * for his half arsed attitude..
     
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    No this *..
     
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  19. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Wee * has the heart of a peanut anyway.
     
    Mr. Slippyfist, Jul 22, 2018
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  20. Murph-E

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    23 goals and 40 assists in 92 caps though, key part of their World Cup winning squad, not bad.

    From what he says I can see why he feels there's a racial element to the criticism he receives. Doesn't seem to be unfounded at all.
     
    Murph-E, Jul 22, 2018
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