His counselors, his confidants, his adversaries : World of Ozils
Mesut Özil on a business trip with his club FC Arsenal. Photo: dpa / David Wirawan
Düssldorf Mesut Özil trusts his advisers and is one of his opponents. A look at the environment of this 29-year-old man gives clues about Özil's behavior, his behavior.
There is this anecdote about Mesut Özil, who describes quite well that he is by no means one of those footballers who had the right head to wear it. This has come to an appointment for the sports giant Adidas in Berlin. There were three dozen invited journalists, as well as several so-called influencers of Youtube and Instagram. The room was darkened and the light was not enough to take selfies with him. Ozil stood on stage like a squirrel in shock, stuck in a place that he did not want to be like that. After a while, he called a photographer to explain his plan: he asked to draw enough flashlight on the ceiling to provide the necessary brightness. In the end everyone had their picture with Özil.
Özil was born and raised in Germany. But he learned the language only in fragments at the age of four. In Gelsenkirchen, he grew up on a street with Turks and Lebanese. The mother made her possible football career as a housekeeper, her father focused on developing the son. "The Mesut," says the one who knows him very well, "is a good-hearted person, but he simply can not articulate and therefore has a brutal fear of the German public, whom he feels misunderstood for years." [19659020] ->
Özil is now almost 30 years old. Why would it be too easy for one of his advisors to explain why he behaves as he behaves? And yet, it's more than obvious that he's surrounded by people who push him very clearly in one direction. Erkut Sögüt, born in 1980 in Hanover, is the son of Turkish immigrants. He learned first-hand that with his experience of migration, one has to work much harder than others. Sögüt has a doctorate in law and is now based in London. The main customer is Özil. This is not a pure business relationship between the two. Özil trusts the advisor, who plays a central role in his cosmos.
Mesut Özil had a lot of disappointments. One of the greatest through his father, whom he separated years ago as a manager. Mustafa Özil tried to stage himself in his son's flashlight. Maintained a lively lifestyle – the mother, the revered Mesut Özil until today, remained behind. This led to a quarrel in the family.
Sögüt has rearranged everything. It's all about recognition. Özil is a global brand. It has about 71 million followers in social networks – about 80 to 90% of them do not come from Germany. This explains why his home country is of little importance to him from a marketing point of view. And Sögüt did not have much trouble persuading Özil to cut more and more its ties with Germany. In advocacy circles, Sögüt prangere states that the unequal treatment of Muslims. A phone call to Sögüt failed.
Özil is a family man. His cousin Serdar Özil accompanies him to London, his brother Mutlu is involved in various branches of activity. Mesut is surrounded by people who give him a warm nest. Until today, he still has close contacts with his discoverer Norbert Elgert, the creator of the Knappenschmiede of Schalke 04. Özil, as described by a friend, was not a man who would let himself go if he felt unjustly treated. Why can we badume that he was not the initiator of the three-part letter that drove German football to a crisis? Özil surrounds a childish challenge with a good dose of lethargy. His biggest weakness on the field is to have only limited resistance. If he encounters an opponent five times on his feet, he loses his appetite for the game.
When the DFB president, Reinhard Grindel (the 56-year-old is currently on vacation), Özil l 39 Released for not protecting him When racists stormed the field and, most importantly, tried to take over the sovereignty of interpretation on the Internet, they finally made a decision in the camp of 39 Özil: stop being informed of a German company that they thought they did not understand. Councilor Sögüt realized what he wanted: Özil is seen outside of Germany exclusively as a victim. The debate on photos with the Turkish despot Recep Tayyip Erdogan only plays a minor role.
