Mesut meets the gray lady
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crinkly_earsThere is a lovely article by Chris Nyari about Mesut in the New York Times. I hope the link below works. I'm on an iThingie, and struggling to cut & paste.
Mesut Özil: Real Madrid's Engine Room
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Date: 2013-04-15 10:55 pm (UTC)I left a comment :)
READ THIS AT ONCE:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/opinion/02iht-edcohen.html
Notice: date.
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Date: 2013-04-15 11:07 pm (UTC)Er, the date?
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Date: 2013-04-15 11:08 pm (UTC)My favourite part:
No player has fascinated me more at the World Cup than Mesut Özil. He has the languid self-assurance on the ball that comes only to the greatest footballers. Where others are hurried, he has time. He conjures space with a shrug. His left foot can, with equal ease, caress a pass or unleash a shot.
Make a girl swoon.
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Date: 2013-04-15 11:14 pm (UTC)<3 <3 <3
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Date: 2013-04-16 12:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-16 02:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-16 07:01 am (UTC)"There’s a third reason, beyond brilliance and birthright, for my fascination with Özil. He is probably only on the team because “The Big Man” of the German squad, Michael Ballack, was injured a few weeks before the tournament."
Yeah ... wrong. Mesut's place in the starting line up for the WC was long assured prior to the injury. It was Sami who was Ballack's last-minute replacement (and hasn't he filled the role well? ^_^)
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Date: 2013-04-16 08:07 am (UTC)