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After criticizing Arsenal’s lack of ‘loyalty’ on Wednesday, Mesut Ozil continued to support the club during Thursday night’s Europa League win over Rapid Vienna.
Arsenal rallied to beat their opponents 2-1 on Thursday in their first European game with David Luiz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring for the Gunners.
And throughout the match, Ozil, who was watching from home after being sent off from Arsenal’s Europa League and Premier League teams, tweeted the game live.
“When I can’t support on the field tonight, I’ll support in front of television in London,” Ozil said as he began his series of tweets, before continuing with the message: “Come on Gunners !!!”
He then uploaded an animated video of him wearing an Arsenal jersey while typing on a computer in an office on Twitter.
He then made a joke by referring to his former Arsenal teammate Petr Cech after he was surprisingly named to Chelsea’s Premier League squad for the upcoming season before tweeting during a boring first half: ‘0- 0 so far, but come on guys let’s give it a try and make sure we get a win home! I’m cheering you on. ‘
But his live blogs didn’t stop there. After Bernd Leno gifted Rapid Vienna with a surprise first punch, Ozil jumped to his defense: Chin up Bro @Bernd_Leno! We still have enough time to change this, guys! Come on Gunners !!
Then when Arsenal drew through Luiz, Ozil wrote on social media: Yeah guys! 1-1 !!! ‘, before posting a GIF of Aubameyang celebrating after scoring the winning goal.
And to round things off, Ozil then asked Arsenal fans to cast their Man of the Match votes, nominating Aubameyang, Luiz, Mohamed Elneny and the new Thomas Partey as the featured candidates.
After the final whistle, Mikel Arteta found out about Ozil’s activity on Twitter and the Gunners coach admitted that he was satisfied with the German’s interest.
“It’s great,” Arteta said. ‘It’s what I want from all the players that are in our squad. I’m not expecting anything different, so it’s great to hear it. ‘
Ozil has been active on social media after coach Mikel Arteta banned him from the Europa League and Arsenal’s Premier League, prompting the German to lash out at the club.
The £ 350,000-a-week star spoke on social media, saying he is ‘saddened’ to be left out of the team and saying his ‘loyalty and loyalty’ to the club has not been rewarded.
He said his relationship with fans remained strong and that he would continue to fight for the club he ‘loves’, although he is unlikely to play competitive football until at least January, with his contract until next summer.
Ozil is convinced that Arsenal’s business interests in China influenced the club’s decision to exclude him from their teams.
Ozil’s incendiary statement on Wednesday is understood to be a reference to his infamous Instagram post last December in which he condemned China’s alleged mistreatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, which despite being quickly repudiated by the Arsenal, still had damaging business consequences for the club.
China’s state broadcaster CCTV responded by dropping coverage of Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester City the next day, while Ozil’s comments were condemned by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Football Association. .
He was removed from the Chinese editions of the Pro Evolution Soccer video game and his profile was deleted from the social media platform Weibo, where he had four million followers.
Arsenal maintains a significant commercial presence in China, where the club owns a restaurant chain and has an official lottery partner and vehicle supplier, which has strengthened Ozil’s conviction that he has been singled out.
The £ 42m transfer kicked off Arteta’s first 10 Premier League games in charge last season, but he hasn’t played since May 7 and will now train with the Under-23s after being omitted from the first squads. Arsenal team. “I will continue to train as best I can and whenever possible I will use my voice against inhumanity and for justice,” he added.
On Thursday, Ozil sent a birthday message to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, praising him for being “always respectful, fair and honest.”
Later on Thursday, before Arsenal’s European game, Ozil said he would continue to support the team and even predicted a 4-1 victory for the Gunners, with Sead Kolasinac, Mohamed Elneny, Alexandre Lacazette and Pepe on the score sheet.
He followed up with a gif of an animated version of himself in an Arsenal kit typing on a computer, along with the message: ‘Well then, come on Gunners !!!’
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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