Circulating Issues Mesut Oezil Was Dropped from Arsenal Due To His Political Attitude

DBasia.news – Mesut Oezil must be rested from the Arsenal squad this season. Reportedly, the 32-year-old midfielder was dropped from the Gunners because of his political support for the Uighurs.

Oezil’s name was not included in the Arsenal squad that competed in the Premier League this season. Previously, the German player was also dropped from the list of London Cannon players fighting in the Europa League.

The removal has made Oezil jobless until early next year. In fact, he still has a contract at Arsenal that runs until the summer of 2021.

Various speculations have arisen regarding the reasons for Mesut Oezil’s elimination at Arsenal. Not a few suspect that this is a political consequence of this player of Turkish descent in his support of Uighur Muslims.

As is known, Oezil spoke out in December 2019 about the issue of placing Uighur Muslims in concentration camps in Xinjiang, China. The Muslim footballer loudly asked Muslims worldwide for solidarity to raise the issue.

“[In China] the Quran is burned, mosques are closed, Islamic schools, madrassas are prohibited, religious scholars are being killed one by one. Despite all that, Muslims remain silent. Their voices are not heard,” read the caption in Oezil’s post on Instagram.

Mesut Oezil’s comments were immediately denied by the Chinese state, which considered the former Real Madrid star to be consumed by fake news before speaking out on social media. Arsenal also emphasized that the attitude of his players did not reflect the views of the club.

Arsenal’s Mesut Oezil was dropped not because of his political attitude

Quoting a BBC report, Arsenal denied that the issue of Oezil’s removal was motivated by political problems. The Gunners said the decision was purely for football reasons.

The same thing was also conveyed by European football expert, Guillem Balague. According to him, the news that Oezil was dropped due to his support for the Uighurs was an issue that was deliberately created to cover up Oezil’s shortcomings.

“I found that Oezil’s assumption was pushed aside because his political support was deliberately made and oversimplified. He has played and been summoned since he commented on China and Uighur Muslims,” ​​said Balague as quoted by the BBC.

“You have to look at the big picture [in football terms]. Why did the last two managers have trouble playing him? He’s talented, that’s no doubt, but talent alone is not enough at an elite level,” he continued.

“You have to commit, have great interest, follow instructions on the pitch, work hard in training and in matches, either with the ball or without the ball, then believe in the group and the leader … all of that is absolutely necessary.”

“It’s easy to sway Arsenal fans by pointing out that there is a hidden agenda here, but why did the two previous managers choose to continue doing their best for their team by leaving Ozil? Do they happen to have some standards that Ozil doesn’t match?”

“I think that Oezil must look at himself and be honest with what he sees. Oezil is not able to make an impact in matches regularly, so the manager now feels that it is best for the team to leave him from the Premier League and Europa League squad,” Balague said. Mesut Oezil’s problems at Arsenal.