Mesut Özil breaks the silence after the elimination of Germany in Russia: we were not good enough



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The midfielder of the national team of Germany expressed his feelings after being eliminated from the Russia World Cup in 2018.

Russia (AFP) –

The German midfielder Mesut Özil criticized in recent weeks for his game and political controversy, ended Saturday with the decision to remain silent publicly, three days after the elimination of Germany in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup Russia.

"Out of the World Cup after the group stage made a lot of trouble, we were not good enough, I will need time to overcome it, "he posted on his Twitter account accompanying the label #SayNoToRacism (Say no to racism)

The player did not make any statements before or during the stay in Russia, the Mannschaft, except for brief messages on social networks.

] Özil who plays since 2013 for Arsenal, was widely criticized in in Germany e for his poor performance on the field, being considered as one of the reasons for the fiasco of the team of Joachim Löw, who finished at the bottom of the group F after his 2-0 defeat against the South Korea on Wednesday.

In addition, Özil ] was immersed since mid-May in a non-sporting controversy, for his photographs, as well as the German international Ilkay Gündogan, with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in the election campaign.

Özil and Gündogan participated in J's entry with Erdogan in London and from the beginning the images generated accusations of not respecting German values. Özil has chosen to remain silent despite the criticisms he has received, even first from the German Football Association (DFB).

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