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Today is the day Mesut debuted for Madrid 2 year ago. He arrived on the 17th of August and this post has a few of the pictures and videos that emerged in that first week, as well as a run-down of his first match against Hercules Alicante - a friendly on August 22, 2010.


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Mesut on his first day...

[livejournal.com profile] meowlizz sent most of these pictures to me, and translated the second video below!

He was very Mesuty even from the beginning... )


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Herein lies my final post... documenting my Real Madrid escapade from New York City to Philadelphia. If you haven't checked out part one or part two yet, feel free to go back and read. And it's never too late to share your thoughts! I enjoy reading what people have to say. I hope you enjoy the pretty pictures that are to follow.


Eyelashes, tickles, and belly bonus pics below! )
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Major Mesuty News Of The Week!

There have been two friendlies, and there will be another this week (with Mesut's national team, Germany, against Argentina). Here are some lovely pictures and gifs and a couple of Facebook updates, courtesy of our beloved [livejournal.com profile] andriy_7

Mesut first met up with Santos Laguna in spiritual home Las Vegas. Happily, Mourinho didn't allow him off the pitch and saw to it he was in New York to meet AC Milan!




I do want to start the spam (aside from posting Belly!pics to get you shameless hussies interested!) by strongly suggesting that community members check out the posts by [livejournal.com profile] suzanne410 and [livejournal.com profile] skywonder9 just before this one. They were able to witness Mesut playing while in the United States, and their posts have lovely candid shots of our crinkly-eared hero.


Spare belly pic to keep you all reading... )

AC Milan vs Real Madrid - Mesuty Moments... )

The game against Celtic - Pictures & Gifs... )

Facebook upates and return to Madrid... )

Mesut with the national team... )
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[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com
Benzema stole the ball in midfield, Mesut dribbled, paused for some 3-4 seconds to wait for Crispy to make his run, passed so perfectly that Crispy didn't even need a touch to steady the ball and it was 1-0 at 24 minutes.

Ronaldo had a hat-trick, di Maria must have been running 200km an hour, Xabi scored a breath-taking goal from distance, Kaka scored within moments of coming on, Marcelo was perfecly genius - it was dominating and brilliant from start to finish!



Mesut and Benzema terrorizing the Zaragoza defence.


Mesut also did something slightly uncharacteristic. He shot at goal twice! For someone who shot at goal, on average, only once a league game last season, and could go several games in a row without attempting it, this is a marvellous way to be starting.


Celebratory Gifs & Photographs

With 6 goals, there was much cuddling and happiness during the game! Happily, the photographers caught all of it!

Cris was properly grateful, and Mesut got lots of cuddles for providing an assist that bloody slick.





And a back-rub too! Quite a reward!










Then there was Marcelo's sommersaulting - with Mesut there to catch him as he finished -












But most importantly of all as far as we are concerned, Mesut discovered that Coentrao's shoulder is awfully comfy -




Add it to the list!


Press Reviews

Well, there was Guti for Cadena Ser - see above.

(Interesting fact: it was they who opened his Twitter account. It took Guti a couple of weeks to realize you had to follow people to send them a Tweet. He initially
sent Tweets to people who weren't on Twitter! So lovable!)


Marca - also quoted above.

Ray Hudson was typically effusive -





El Mundo's review (in an Article actually entitled: "Ozil, The Multiplier"): Es Mesut Özil la pieza que ha logrado que el potencial ofensivo del Madrid tenga cierto orden.

"Özil brings a certain order to Madrid's offensive."

Some Spanish newspapers simply used Guti's "El Crack del Real Madrid es Özil" as their headline.





Even the normally bitchy German sporting press were full of praise. FocusOnline referred to his game as "Brillant...Fabelhaft" ("Brilliant...fabulous"). The German version of Fifa.com called him "Unubertrefflich ("Unsurpassable").




And finally, Goal.com (because praising Mesut proves they watched the game for once!) -

The German playmaker started where he left off last season where he enjoyed an impressive debut campaign in Spain. Full of running and great assist for Ronaldo’s opener. Madrid’s attacking quartet are really starting to form a telepathic understanding.

Next match - Getafe. Before that: International Break - so watch out for interviews, photographs and much bromancing this week!





Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] andry_7 for the splendid photographic research. All beautiful gifs are by [livejournal.com profile] albion_lass. Spanish newspaper research from [livejournal.com profile] miaina47. Written and translated by me, [livejournal.com profile] jenny_jenkins.
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Pre-season Continued: Mesut The Jet-setter and the Guangzhou Evergrande 1 Real Madrid 7 Match Report!




Mesut spent this afternoon wowing his fans with a particularly beautiful goal.

Read more... )

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[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com


While Live Journal was being hacked, Mesut was keeping busy – So Put The Kettle On Darlings.
This Post Covers Five Days of Insane Activity.  


 



Joyous Bromantic News! Press Conferences – From Every Angle!
Mesut in Germany!  Facebook Updates! Another Fully Translated Interview! Random Embarassment!
Hertha Berlin 1 Real Madrid 3 – The Match Report!
Fully Translated Post-Match News and Interviews!
The [livejournal.com profile] sashatwen Interrogation Corner!
You Name It - It’s all here...At Enormous Length... 
(Originally Posted July 28, 2011)

Enter at your own risk and bring a snack... ) 
 
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A Striker Assists and A Play-Maker Scores A Goal.


The number 9 set it up. The number 10 scored it.



Mesut played the first half of the game against Philadelphia Union. Xabi Alonso returned to the midfield. Both were substituted at half time. The way the game played out probably had a great deal to do with these two substitutions.


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[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com
The Mesut-Centric Match Report - Elegant Passing and a Hat-trick inside 10 Minutes
Real Madrid 3 Chivas Guadalajara 0


Mesut assisted and was generally brilliant. More on that below...

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[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com
A Number 10 In Every Sense & The Science of Corner Taking!



The corners got better after the break. More on that below!


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The Pre-Season Begins - Mesut Goes To Los Angeles
A Compendium of Posts From July 11-12, 2011


Mesut arriving at the Bernabeu with Sami
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