Ozil: Wenger's opinion is the only one that matters

The Germany World Cup winner insists that as long as he
retains the faith of his manager he will have the
confidence to perform well for Arsenal
11 Sep 2014
Mesut Ozil has again defended his
record since joining Arsenal and
insists the opinion of Arsene
Wenger is the only one that counts.
The
Germany World Cup winner
endured a difficult first season in
English football and has started
the current campaign slowly
following his exploits in Brazil this
summer.
The former Real Madrid star,
however, believes the number of
assists he provided last season,
nine in the Premier League, should
have provided enough evidence to
silence his many doubters.
“I’m very proud [of my assist
record],” Ozil told Arsenal Player.
“Often there is a lot of talk or a lot written about goals and not
necessarily about who has given the assist, which is normal.
But you can’t forget that the assists are just as important as
goals,” he told the club’s official website.
“But it doesn’t matter who sets up the goal or who scores it, the
most important thing is that we are successful as a team. I’m a
player who doesn’t score that many goals but gives a lot more
assists.
“Of course my aims this season are to score lots of goals and
provide many assists to help the team. I’m positive that I can
do that because I have the potential and the faith of the coach.”
Arsene Wenger, who smashed the club’s transfer record last
summer by paying £42.5 million for the 25-year-old, recently
praised Ozil, saying “everything he does is intelligent”. And the
former Werder Bremen playmaker revealed that as long as he
retains the faith of his manager he will have the confidence to
perform.
“I’m not so sure about the praise. You always have to deliver
on the pitch,” he added. “I’m so proud to play for a club with so
many fans but my goal is firstly to help the team on the pitch
and I do that.
“What’s most important for me is what the boss thinks of me.
He gives me his trust and he knows the potential I have. I’m
just thankful that he’s given me his faith and I think that if he
says I play intelligently, then he’s probably right!”