Mesut Ozil showed his brilliance against Leicester, scoring a goal and having a hand in both goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Arsenal won 3-1.

The FC panel share their thoughts on how good Arsenal are this season after their victory over Leicester put their streak at double digits.

LONDON — Before Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Leicester at Emirates Stadium on Monday, Unai Emery raised concerns about the Gunners’ constant sluggish opening to games.

“We are starting the matches with maybe less intensity than we want,” he declared. “It’s one thing we need to get better at in the next matches — starting tonight against Leicester.”

Emery’s Arsenal did no such thing. For the seventh league game in a row, Arsenal drew the first half and won the second half, and if anything, this…

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Mesut Ozil showed his brilliance against Leicester, scoring a goal and having a hand in both goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Arsenal won 3-1.

The FC panel share their thoughts on how good Arsenal are this season after their victory over Leicester put their streak at double digits.

LONDON — Before Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Leicester at Emirates Stadium on Monday, Unai Emery raised concerns about the Gunners’ constant sluggish opening to games.

“We are starting the matches with maybe less intensity than we want,” he declared. “It’s one thing we need to get better at in the next matches — starting tonight against Leicester.”

Emery’s Arsenal did no such thing. For the seventh league game in a row, Arsenal drew the first half and won the second half, and if anything,…

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Mesut Ozil showed his brilliance against Leicester, scoring a goal and having a hand in both goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Arsenal won 3-1.
LONDON– Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang played the super-sub role for Arsenal again, scoring two quick goals off the bench for the second game in a row as the Gunners took their winning streak to 10 games in all competitions.

Arsenal had trailed after Ben Chilwell’s cross was deflected by Hector Bellerin into his own net in the first half before Mesut Ozil scored a well-taken equalizer just before the break.

Continuing a trend under coach Unai Emery, Arsenal weathered the storm despite looking shaky…

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Ahead of their Europa League clash with Qarabag, the Arsenal squad had their pregame training session interrupted by a very special visit from one of the Baku Olympic Stadium’s most distinguished denizens.
Things quickly ground to a halt when the stadium cat came strolling by to keep an eye on the players as they limbered up.
Sead Kolasinac spotted the feline interloper, and obviously Mesut Ozil wandered over to offer his assistance.
We were welcomed by this little fella before tonights training session at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. #afc #arsenal #europaleague pic.twitter.com/6ZImamMgqH— Stuart MacFarlane (@Stuart_PhotoAFC) October 3, 2018

Being a gruff defender, Sokratis Papastathopoulos was less convivial,…

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Germany’s Joachim Low admitted he was disappointed that Mesut Ozil didn’t want to talk to him like his fellow German team mates did when he attended Arsenal’s training recently.

Germany have beaten Turkey to win the right to host the Euro 2024 championship, UEFA announced on Thursday.

Fans across Germany stayed silent for 20 minutes of their club’s games to protest against inconvenient kick-off times and supporter mistreatment by the German Bundesliga and German Soccer Federation.
Germany coach Joachim Low has insisted he attempted to meet with Mesut Ozil at Arsenal’s training ground on Monday but accepts the player does not want to talk after quitting the national team in July citing racism within the German FA.
Low and general manager Oliver Bierhoff visited Arsenal’s London Colney training complex in the hope of talking to Ozil, with whom they’ve had no contact since his withdrawal from the national team, and said the club was informed of his visit in advance.
“Mesut was…

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Ian Darke and the ESPN FC crew explain why Germany are in need of a fresh start following their goalless draw against France.
Germany coach Joachim Low and general manager Oliver Bierhoff were barred from Arsenal training as they tried to make contact with Mesut Ozil, German newspaper Bild has reported.
Low and Bierhoff attended FIFA’s The Best awards in London at the weekend and had hoped to talk to playmaker Ozil, 29, who retired from the Germany team in July and cited racism in the German FA.
Last month, Low said he had tried to make contact with Ozil but his calls were not returned.
Having informed Arsenal of…

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Danny Welbeck scored two in the first half to see Arsenal through to the Carabao Cup fourth round.

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English Carabao Cup: Danny Welbeck (37′) Arsenal 2-0 Brentford Arsenal coach Unai Emery has denied a report that he blocked Germany coach Joachim Low from seeing Mesut Ozil during a visit to the club’s training ground this week. 
German newspaper Bild said Low and general manager Oliver Bierhoff had hoped to talk to Ozil, who retired from the Germany team in July and cited racism in the German FA, but that they were not allowed to attend “at the behest of Arsenal coach Umai Emery.”
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Arsenal manager Unai Emery dismissed suggestions that his relationship with Mesut Ozil is strained.

Germany’s Joachim Low revealed Mesut Ozil has been blanking his phone calls since the player retired from the German national team.

Craig Burley and Paul Mariner don’t hold back on their criticism of Mesut Ozil and question how Unai Emery will handle his involvement in the squad.
Jerome Boateng has said he was disappointed by his Germany teammates’ reaction to Mesut Ozil’s withdrawal from international football. 
In the wake of the controversy surrounding a photo taken with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May, Ozil retired from international football following the World Cup and cited racism at the top of the German FA and in parts of German society.
While criticism of Ozil’s attacks on the German FA was strong by his old teammates, only a handful of players…

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Germany’s Joachim Low revealed Mesut Ozil has been blanking his phone calls since the player retired from the German national team.

Raf Honigstein takes issues with Toni Kroos’ comments in which he failed to mention how Mesut Ozil was forced out of the national team.

Shaka Hislop takes aim at Uli Hoeness’ ‘misdirected’ criticism of Mesut Ozil and the Bayern president’s ‘lack of understanding’ of the situation. Mesut Ozil’s agent Erkut Sogut has hit out at Germany internationals Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos, calling their response to the Arsenal star’s withdrawal from the national team “either naive or scheming.”
The Germany internationals had commented on Ozil’s decision to retire from international football in the wake of the controversy surrounding a photo taken with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.
Citing racism at the top of the German FA and in parts of the German society,…

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