Mesut Özil and the resignation: As argued by the national player

Mesut Özil announced his resignation Sunday from the German National Football Team in three parts – 12:52, then 15:03 Clock, finely orchestrated and with enough resonance space before the final at 20:04. Özil did not convene a press conference, he joined his audience directly through social media. 31 million Facebook subscribers, 23 million followers on Twitter, 17.3 million on Instagram, across the planet. Questions of understanding are not planned.

The three-part explanation of the national player 92 times can approach the reader about a clbadic text interpretation. What exactly does Özil say? How clean and credible is it? Which of his claims are defensible? An Analysis

Part I / III: Meeting with President Erdogan

Özil begins the meeting with the Turkish President on May 13th. The main line of argumentation is two homelands Özil has "a German heart and a Turkish". With the meeting, he had no political intention, he had engaged out of respect for "the highest function of the country of my family", a "reaffirmation" of the content policy of Recep Tayyip Erdogan n & rsquo; Was not related.

What does Özil say? He's aware that it's a point of criticism to meet President Erdogan. His argument that he did not meet Turkish President Erdogan but only with the Turkish President is thin. Özil himself admits how fragile his argument is, that the person and the content can be completely decoupled in the political context: he is aware that this idea does not work in most cultures.

Intermediate Conclusion: From Özil's point of view separate submissions to Erdogan's photo of his resignation announcement. Different positions, seven hours difference. Özil clearly describes his conflict of loyalty, but this part of the content is nevertheless vulnerable.

Part II / III: Media and Sponsors

Özil suggests that he has enough experience to cope with criticism. His dual heredity would be instrumentalised, he alone would be held responsible for the German World Cup, at least by "some German newspapers" – he should notably mean the "Bild newspaper" – who abused his meeting with Erdogan to their political goals reach . Between athletic performance and its descent intentionally not to be separated.

Özil accuses the standard double press, Lothar Matthäus' visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin had a much weaker media response. He also criticizes the DFB for having set up double standards, as it did not claim to be able to explain the fraudulent software used by one of its sponsors – Özil says Mercedes-Benz and Özil after meeting with the Turkish president.

The different behavior of his godfathers – those who have been loyal to him – is mentioned by name – of a canceled visit to his old school and refers to his own social participation, which is under-represented in the cover.

Interim finding: It is arguable how Özil, at the end of his second statement, turns his commitment to needy children against his picture with Erdogan. His old school also denies his allegations that he was "out of fear of the media" again unloaded. Mercedes-Benz DFB sponsor is not named by Özil, but she felt obvious: she will "review Mesut Özil's allegations to the media, the DFB and the sponsors at rest, evaluate and decide then, "said the group.

His allegations concerning the dual standard of the badociation are understandable. Judging Matthew in his role as Honorary Chief DFB and not as a private citizen is legitimate. The belief in a targeted campaign of the "Bild newspaper", the "Özil the day" after his confusing billing "(original quote" image ") even accused his smile upon his arrival in Singapore, can be understood.

Part III / III: DFB

In the third part, Özil attacks in particular the president of the DFB Reinhard Grindel: he has degraded the defense of Özil from the beginning and has " sponsored "- there was finally a truce The hope of all who were involved was that sports success can heal everything.

When Özil describes Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as "professional", interested and open-minded, he actually talks about it. He had always pursued his own political agenda and was even annoyed that Bellevue (seat of the federal president) was in charge. This meeting was – and not Otto Fleck-Schneise (DFB headquarters).

In the third part of his statement Özil goes looking for the unique variable that is able to explain unequal treatment in his case. Why are "his friend Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose" not reduced to their descendants? Because they are not Muslims? Even the widely used term "German-Turkish" is revealing. Before Ozil finally declares his resignation from the DFB team with a heavy heart and after much hesitation, he describes personal experiences of racism and puts Grindel's views into the same tradition. The president of the DFB represents "a Germany of the past", a Germany, Ozil is not proud.

Conclusion: that Özil for his frontal attack against Grindel a quote from a parliamentary debate in 2004 strives – Özil was only 16 years old at that time is another sign that the three texts are anything but a personal and spontaneous rage of a wounded and injured footballer. They seem rather to be the result of several rounds of polls of several PR professionals who deliberately moved the weakest part of the argument – the alleged separation of the office and the person in the case of Erdogan – in an upstream declaration (I / III). The text looks for auxiliary arguments that appear as additional additions: the reference to the Erdogan event charity, the parallel to the Queen of England and Theresa May, the burrs to the cheat software or the 39, parliamentary attitude Grindels to parliamentary corruption. Some pbadages read as a personal statement, others as edited strategically. The result is not always authentic.

The nucleus is however clear and weighs heavily: Özil feels – understandably – unfairly treated. So his conclusion, which could be the trigger for this unequal treatment, is understandable. Özil tries to withdraw from the defense and instead transfers the responsibility to the president of the DFB. Before he leaves the field himself.