Özil breaks the silence after critics on the elimination of Germany: "We were not good"

One of the most criticized players during the German World Cup campaign, Mesut Özil demonstrated for the first time after the surprising elimination of his country in the first round of the tournament. Through their social networks, the Arsenal player has shown his disappointment with the results well below expectations.

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"Having to leave the World Cup after the group stage is very bad, we were not good enough." Özil writes:

Wearing the German jersey 10 this year, the midfielder was one of the big hopes of the national team in 2018. World champion for four years in Brazil, Özil, however, has not managed to repeat the good performances and had to face many critics even from other important names in the history of German football.

Lothar Matthäus, world champion with Germany in 1990, at the World Cup in Italy, He happened to write that Mesut Özil seemed to play without pbadion in his column in the newspaper Bild, one of the leading of his country.

Before even the ball in Cup of the world, Özil had already been criticized by many of his country. The land, son of Turkish parents, posed for a photo alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was on the campaign trail to take up his 15-year post. The politician does not have friendly diplomatic relations with Germany because he governs the Eurasian country in a rather repressive manner, even imprisoning his opponents.

The photo quickly generated a strong debate in Germany about immigrants living in the country. After defeat in South Korea, goalkeeper coach Andres Köpke revealed that Özil had been insulted by a fan on the edge of the field.

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