Everyone loves Özil
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crinkly_earsI guess we all watched the game yesterday, and I think we all can be very pleased with the performance of our beloved boy. I won't delve further into analysis here, because that's ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jenny_jenkins's job which she does extraordinarly well. Only let me say this: I'm on to you, my darling Captain and you, too, Müller! You prevented a Samisut hug! I wasn't pleased!
The bottom line is: Everyone loves Mesut. The German press was full of well-deserved praise for him, so I thought I should share two articles with you. They've been translated by me, and suzanne410 (we all know she exists, but lj refuses to acknowledge her user name o_O) looked them over. Thanks a lot, darling!
I found the first one here. It's one of the most glorious thing I've ever read on this site. And I've read my share of glorious articles there, let me tell you ^^.
Mesut Özil: An infatuation
by Johannes Ehrmann
During the match France vs. Germany our author Johannes Ehrmann felt very cold because of the sub-zero temperatures and also fell in love -- with the German football and especially Mesut Özil. An infatuation.
It was freezing in the Stade de France, maybe zero degree, maybe even less. I could see myself breathing. However, what appeared to be a dark winter evening felt completely different. Because down there in the glistening light you did things that set even cold men’s hearts ablaze.
And yes, I’m not ashamed of my feelings: my dark heart was filled with light as well.Özil -- or may I: Mesut! -- how did we, how did I miss you in all the years, well, before you? I didn’t even know. For a long time, actually forever, the French had Zidane for example, and he lead the whole world in a merry dance. Time and time again. Us as well.
There Zizou, here the German scrappy football
Once there was a game on Schalke, the end result was 0:3 I think -- that’s not important, because more impressive was the feeling of humiliation, so cruel, this disgrace by Zizou’s pirouettes, and the fear, no, the certainty that the German scrappy football would never spawn such a master.
And now, Mesut, now this magical evening in Paris. The oohs and aahs of the fans, Germans like French, everytime you touched the ball. This trick with the heel in the first half, with left behind the standing leg, oh, I could see everything perfectly from my cold seat high up under the roof.
The ball spooned like a dab of caviar
Around me middle-aged men don’t bother to hide their cheers for your changes of direction, your body deceptions, these small humiliations -- sometimes you spoon the ball like a dab of caviar -- and then these passes like the one just before Khedira’s 2:1. Passes like a taut guitar string, never a wrong tune. Who’s still a reference for you on evenings like this? To whom do you still have to bow, maybe apart from Messi and perhaps Ronaldo, in the worldwide hit list of technicians?
At the same time your movements in the beginning always seem like your older brother persuaded you to a game in the cage. Well, since I’m here anyway, I’m gonna play with you. With dragging steps, the upper body bent, you seem to make your circles indifferently.
A short sprint, a lightning quick change
But then, woe to everyone who falls for it, a lightning quick action, a short sprint, a change of direction, or even one of these sharp as a tack, magically, dead straight passes. No, really, there’s no other way to say it: It’s so nice that you exist. Because Mesut, you genius magician, we have missed you way, way too long.
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The second article is on the dfb homepage.
Özil’s next step to becoming “the best football player in the world”
Mesut Özil wants to be the best player in the world. On Wednesday in Paris he delivered a world class performance for the German national team at least. First magic, then silence: After wooing fans and fellow players alike and frustrating the opponent, he sprinted past the waiting
journalists with a short “I’m sorry”. He had let actions speak for himself with this 2:1 (0:1) in Paris. He had made possible a “royal goal” and a historical first victory in France since 1935.
He shared a short conclusion of “2:1 cool game M1Ö” with his roughly one million twitter followers after leaving the stadium. Otherwise, he kept to his own motto from the beginning of the week: “I want to be the best player in the world. You don’t become this with words, but with actions on the pitch.”
Khedira: “Mesut can play the ball like nearly no one else.”
If you want to believe Sami Khedira -- his teammate in the national team as well as in Real Madrid -- the 24 years old has already arrived at the top. “Mesut can play the ball like nearly no one else in the world,” Khedira said after Özil had passed him an exemplary ball in the 73rd minute. And teammate André Schürrle became enthusiastic when talking about the native Gelsenkirchener. “He is a world-class player. He isn’t the number 10 at Real for nothing,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun to play with him.”.
One thing is certain: The crisis of Real Madrid didn’t become a crisis for Mesut Özil. On the contrary: The playmaker is having a strong season and shines in the national team as well. Not everything worked out perfectly for him in Paris, but he was responsible for the strokes of genius in the technically good play of the Germans. Short turns, beautiful passes -- and in the end the one deciding assist.
Löw: "He is an extraordinary footballer"
"Özil’s performance was really strong", French Coach Didier Deschamps had to acknowledge. "He has great quality. It is difficult to separate him from the ball. He is immensely important for the German team." His importance has long been known to Löw. When asked in the Stade de France if Özil’s been more stable and more present lately, the national coach answered: “I don’t know if one should fix Mesut Özil to this game. He’s an extraordinary footballer who’s been playing on a really high level in the national team as well as in his club for two, three years. He’s already been an outstanding player during the WC 2010.”
Özil’s form curve points up
Özil has many strong suits in the eyes of the national coach. “He nearly always finds a good solution. How he receives the ball, how he turns with it, his assists, and most of all his immense running paths you normally don’t even really see.” Thus, Özil has become a real world star in the meantime. He has survived many lows as well. Now he’s back on top.Placing at number 14, he was the best German in the voting for the Ballon D’or . Since then his form curve points even further up. “It’s been going pretty well for me for a few weeks now,” he told the Kicker at the start of the week. “All of a sudden I get called a genius again, or my performances are ‘pure fantasy’.” After the game on Wednesday, there have been a few more hymns of praise.
jenny_jenkins's job which she does extraordinarly well. The bottom line is: Everyone loves Mesut. The German press was full of well-deserved praise for him, so I thought I should share two articles with you. They've been translated by me, and suzanne410 (we all know she exists, but lj refuses to acknowledge her user name o_O) looked them over. Thanks a lot, darling!
I found the first one here. It's one of the most glorious thing I've ever read on this site. And I've read my share of glorious articles there, let me tell you ^^.
Mesut Özil: An infatuation
by Johannes Ehrmann
During the match France vs. Germany our author Johannes Ehrmann felt very cold because of the sub-zero temperatures and also fell in love -- with the German football and especially Mesut Özil. An infatuation.
It was freezing in the Stade de France, maybe zero degree, maybe even less. I could see myself breathing. However, what appeared to be a dark winter evening felt completely different. Because down there in the glistening light you did things that set even cold men’s hearts ablaze.
And yes, I’m not ashamed of my feelings: my dark heart was filled with light as well.Özil -- or may I: Mesut! -- how did we, how did I miss you in all the years, well, before you? I didn’t even know. For a long time, actually forever, the French had Zidane for example, and he lead the whole world in a merry dance. Time and time again. Us as well.
There Zizou, here the German scrappy football
Once there was a game on Schalke, the end result was 0:3 I think -- that’s not important, because more impressive was the feeling of humiliation, so cruel, this disgrace by Zizou’s pirouettes, and the fear, no, the certainty that the German scrappy football would never spawn such a master.
And now, Mesut, now this magical evening in Paris. The oohs and aahs of the fans, Germans like French, everytime you touched the ball. This trick with the heel in the first half, with left behind the standing leg, oh, I could see everything perfectly from my cold seat high up under the roof.
The ball spooned like a dab of caviar
Around me middle-aged men don’t bother to hide their cheers for your changes of direction, your body deceptions, these small humiliations -- sometimes you spoon the ball like a dab of caviar -- and then these passes like the one just before Khedira’s 2:1. Passes like a taut guitar string, never a wrong tune. Who’s still a reference for you on evenings like this? To whom do you still have to bow, maybe apart from Messi and perhaps Ronaldo, in the worldwide hit list of technicians?
At the same time your movements in the beginning always seem like your older brother persuaded you to a game in the cage. Well, since I’m here anyway, I’m gonna play with you. With dragging steps, the upper body bent, you seem to make your circles indifferently.
A short sprint, a lightning quick change
But then, woe to everyone who falls for it, a lightning quick action, a short sprint, a change of direction, or even one of these sharp as a tack, magically, dead straight passes. No, really, there’s no other way to say it: It’s so nice that you exist. Because Mesut, you genius magician, we have missed you way, way too long.
----
The second article is on the dfb homepage.
Özil’s next step to becoming “the best football player in the world”
Mesut Özil wants to be the best player in the world. On Wednesday in Paris he delivered a world class performance for the German national team at least. First magic, then silence: After wooing fans and fellow players alike and frustrating the opponent, he sprinted past the waiting
journalists with a short “I’m sorry”. He had let actions speak for himself with this 2:1 (0:1) in Paris. He had made possible a “royal goal” and a historical first victory in France since 1935.
He shared a short conclusion of “2:1 cool game M1Ö” with his roughly one million twitter followers after leaving the stadium. Otherwise, he kept to his own motto from the beginning of the week: “I want to be the best player in the world. You don’t become this with words, but with actions on the pitch.”
Khedira: “Mesut can play the ball like nearly no one else.”
If you want to believe Sami Khedira -- his teammate in the national team as well as in Real Madrid -- the 24 years old has already arrived at the top. “Mesut can play the ball like nearly no one else in the world,” Khedira said after Özil had passed him an exemplary ball in the 73rd minute. And teammate André Schürrle became enthusiastic when talking about the native Gelsenkirchener. “He is a world-class player. He isn’t the number 10 at Real for nothing,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun to play with him.”.
One thing is certain: The crisis of Real Madrid didn’t become a crisis for Mesut Özil. On the contrary: The playmaker is having a strong season and shines in the national team as well. Not everything worked out perfectly for him in Paris, but he was responsible for the strokes of genius in the technically good play of the Germans. Short turns, beautiful passes -- and in the end the one deciding assist.
Löw: "He is an extraordinary footballer"
"Özil’s performance was really strong", French Coach Didier Deschamps had to acknowledge. "He has great quality. It is difficult to separate him from the ball. He is immensely important for the German team." His importance has long been known to Löw. When asked in the Stade de France if Özil’s been more stable and more present lately, the national coach answered: “I don’t know if one should fix Mesut Özil to this game. He’s an extraordinary footballer who’s been playing on a really high level in the national team as well as in his club for two, three years. He’s already been an outstanding player during the WC 2010.”
Özil’s form curve points up
Özil has many strong suits in the eyes of the national coach. “He nearly always finds a good solution. How he receives the ball, how he turns with it, his assists, and most of all his immense running paths you normally don’t even really see.” Thus, Özil has become a real world star in the meantime. He has survived many lows as well. Now he’s back on top.Placing at number 14, he was the best German in the voting for the Ballon D’or . Since then his form curve points even further up. “It’s been going pretty well for me for a few weeks now,” he told the Kicker at the start of the week. “All of a sudden I get called a genius again, or my performances are ‘pure fantasy’.” After the game on Wednesday, there have been a few more hymns of praise.
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