An Ode to Ozil – He came from Real Madrid for over 40 million quid

Mesut Ozil of Arsenal

So 15th October Nineteen Eighty eight,

A legend is born so remember the date,

He began his career with Schalke 04,

But after 30 games they showed him the door.

A playmaker at 17 with the same on his shirt,

To lose him to Bremen must seriously have hurt,

So why sell Mesut Ozil to a rival at all you say?

He fell out with the management and had not wanted to stay.

To Werder for Ozil then in January ’08,

Within 4 months a trophy chalked on his slate,

Cup Final victory over Leverkusen by one goal to nil,

No guess’s who scored it, Mesut Ozil.

From joy in one Cup to UEFA cup pain,

A final defeat to Shakhtar of Ukraine,

A poor second season by the club in 08/09,

But on a personal level Ozil continued to shine.

Fifteen assists in a struggling side,

A first German call up accepted with pride,

Germany was recognizing the talent on show,

But 2010 was the year the whole world got to know.

Third place for Bremen the following season,

In reality the success down to one reason,

With 9 goals and 17 assists Ozil had come of age,

The World Cup in Africa the beckoning stage.

An assist and a goal in winning the group,

Mesut the creator in this talented troop,

The destruction of England next for his team,

Would Ozil wake up from living this dream?

A semi-final defeat was the bitterest of pain,

Going out to the eventual champions Spain,

A personal triumph and nomination for the Golden Ball,

Now a world star, Real Madrid and Mourinho would call.

Wenger had wanted him at Arsenal,

Barcelona and United too I heard tell,

But the pull of Madrid was hard to resist,

A new Galactico Ozil, the king of the assist.

A new playmaker welcomed by Los Blancos with glee,

Not Van der Vaart not Beckham but Ozil number 23,

His first season saw Barcelona the dominant team,

But Madrid’s 23 was the goal maker supreme.

With vision, with skill and to his team mates delight,

He made 24 goals for his colleagues in white,

The summer of 2011 was the moment when,

The ‘Special One’ decided Mesut was his number 10.

Jose set the team up to play through Ozil,

Together La Liga winning an ambition to fulfill,

With 17 assists, the magic he weaved,

Los Blanco’s 32nd title and Ozil’s first was achieved.

100 points amassed and in football recognition,

That Ronaldo was indebted to a German magician,

The Euros that summer, next in the story,

10 wins, 5 goals, 7 assists in qualifying glory.

Two man of the match highlights for Ozil en route to the semis,

Then disappointment, defeat to the Old Italian enemies.

Technically superb with vision to burn,

The deftest of touches, the quickest of turn,

Called the German Messi or the German Zidane,

But why make comparisons even if you can.

Described as unique by Mourinho, not one inclined to be soppy,

“There is no copy of him, not even a bad copy”,

“Technically perfect, with total control of the ball”,

Said Ruud Gullit, not bad himself after all.

35 goals laid on for club and country in 2012/13,

Such consistency of assisting has rarely been seen,

The world’s best No. 10 to secure a place in Real’s history,

Any other outcome surely a mystery.

But with Jose departed and Pezez wanting Bale,

Surely not foolish enough to sanction Mesut’s sale?

Yes, £85 million spent on the one season Welsh wonder,

Could yet be seen as Madrid’s biggest blunder.

With days left in the window Ozil wanted out,

Many will want him but who has the clout?

Would he follow the cash to Paris or United,

Or to follow a dream that Wenger ignited?

Magic hat back on his head, a new dream alive,

Arsene has Ozil convinced, it is London N5.

So we waited all summer and hoped for action sooner,

But on deadline day, we say proudly, Ozil became a Gooner,

Not since the arrival of the Iceman in ’95,

Has the expectancy and excitement felt so alive.

Can the Premiership muster a more creative trio,

than Santi, Mesut and of course our own Theo?

Who knows where Ozil can take us or what lies in store,

But one thing is certain we won’t struggle to score,

Is this the catalyst to end the 8 year drought?

With the addition of Ozil I feel there’s no doubt.

Ozil. Ozil – He came from Real Madrid,

For over £40 million quid.