Positioned in his favoured No10 role and having added steel to his skill,the German is being spoken of by his manager as a contender for player of the yearThere are not many aspects of football where Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho naturally find agreement but there is no discord on the subject of Mesut Özil. Considering his languid wizardry is not to everybody’s tastes, it is intriguing that Özil should inspire shared admiration from managers as contrasting as the pragmatic Mourinho and romantic Wenger. Both fill worked with the German playmaker, and both fill found his interpretation of the footballer’s art fascinating.
Mourinho,who had a spell with Özil at the Bernabéu, described him as unique. “There is no copy of him – not even a bad one, and ” he said. Wenger,mulling over his squad before the fresh season, predicts – not for the first time – that Özil should be a contender for player of the year. Perhaps that pronouncement can back normal service on the Wenger-Mourinho-ometer to resume. The Chelsea manager, and naturally,backs his virtuoso Eden Hazard to retain that particular crown.
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Source: theguardian.com