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The Offside: The Maturation of Mesut Özil, or: Who Needs Diego?
Werder Bremen: Demolition Derby, Werder-Style
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/nov/23/mesut-ozil-werder-bremen-bundesliga 11/27/2009 |
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GUARDIAN SPORT - Mesut Özil streets ahead of rivals to inspire Werder to greater heights | Raphael Honigstein: A m... http://bit.ly/6pLt5i 11/23/2009 |
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Mesut Özil streets ahead of rivals to inspire Werder to greater heights | Raphael Honigstein: A masterful display ... http://bit.ly/6pLt5i 11/23/2009 |
The Maturation of Mesut Özil, or: Who Needs Diego?
The Offside —
... filling the gap left by the Brazilian? Well, the answer is yes. See the highlights of Werder’s 6-0 win over Freiburg above. Özil scored one (@ 6:00 in the vid), had three assists and also won the penalty which Naldo converted. (Sidenote: Does winning a pen count as an assist? I say it should.) The 21 year old is a German born attacking mid of Turkish descent, and therefore – in my opinion – a positive representation of an increasingly diverse German society. Raphael Honigstein has a nice Özil-centric article on The Guardian’s website today, with this quote from the player: ...
Demolition Derby, Werder-Style
Werder Bremen —
... Yes, indeed, Werder Bremen went to Freiberg and Freiberg did not emerge unscathed. 6-0 to the Green-Whites in what some media outlets have called “sparkling,” “brilliant” and particularly take note of another masterclass from Mesut Özil (hereafter known as “the Wizard of Öz” thanks to a commenter on The Guardian). According to the Werder website, the Wizard of Öz now has 8 assists in the Bundesliga and 6 goals. He has 14 assists total already this season in all competitions. ...
Liverpool & Barcelona look to hang on in the Champions League, Wigan’s wretched pay-out & how assistant refs may be used to block video technology
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more —
... was left in awe by the fact “Carlos Marchena’s not supposed to score and he’s certainly not supposed to score the same day David Albelda does.” Raphael Honigstein homes in on Werder Breman’s Mesut Ozil, noting “a masterful display at Freiburg confirmed Mesut Ozil’s status as the best player in the league, a one-man source of creativity.” Lastly, ...
Raphael Honigstein in Germany
Sanford's Soccer Net —
A masterful display at Freiburg confirmed Mesut Özil's status as the best player in the league, a one-man source of creativity. Mesut Özil streets ahead of rivals to inspire Werder to greater heights. ...
Budding Germany Star Borrows Qualities From His Two Cultures
Goal —
... the highly disciplined and strictly organized Fussball-Bund system. But Özil’s play has earned him the nickname “der neue Diego” – the new Diego – in reference to the Brazilian playmaker whose role he has inherited at Werder Bremen. And his traits are helping to cement his status as the country’s most tantalizing young prospect. Then there is his background. Özil, 21, was born in Gelsenkirchen, a working class city in western Germany, to a family of Turkish immigrants. He is, as the Guardian noted last year , “the first full-blown German international to recite Koran verses ...
