It came from a counter attack and when the ball was crossed into the box with
the perfect amount of weight behind it, he knew he had a chance.
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of the centre-back, met the ball in the air, and powerfully headed his team into
an unassailable 4-2 lead. Jurgen Klinsmann had arrived in the Premier League.
What happened next would become one of the most iconic moments in the Premier
Leagues history as the German international, along with his Tottenham teammates,
celebrated the goal by diving onto the floor, as a way of mocking the stories
about the striker being a notorious diver. Klinsmanns performance at Sheffield
Wednesday, in the sunshine, on the opening day of the 1994-95 season is still
today known as one of the leagues all-time great debuts. This past Saturday in
the Premier League wasnt the opening day of the season but it certainly felt
like it with many new players making their debuts, fresh off an international
break, after the transfer window finally closed. Much like Klinsmanns signing in
the mid 90s, the arrival of Mesut Ozil in England has similarly captured the
attention of the entire country. Arsenal fans are not alone in the excitement of
having this player in the Premier League. On August 20th, 1994, while Klinsmann
was diving for fun, Ozil was a shy 5-year-old kid living in a relatively poor
suburb of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Nineteen years later, his debut drew parallels
to the man who now coaches the United States. A number of great players have
arrived in the Premier League when they are past their best, while others have
reached elite level while playing in England. Very few have been at a world
class standard when they arrived, generating a real buzz about their debut.
Klinsmann was one and Ozil is another. Like his countryman, Ozil opened his
Premier League career away from North London when he travelled to Sunderland on
Saturday and, like Klinsmann, Ozil ended his day with a very good performance
and a standout moment for everyone to remember. With Tomas Rosicky and Santi
Cazorla missing through injury, Ozil was placed in the side with Jack Wilshere,
Aaron Ramsey, Mathieu Flamini and Theo Walcott as the five to play behind
striker Olivier Giroud. Arsenal are very much a 4-3-3 side, with an attacking
member of the midfield three often pushing further up to make it a 4-2-3-1
hybrid. However, with the intelligent Ozil in the side, along with a real lack
of pressing from Sunderlands 4-4-2, Arsenal played a different shape than we are
used to seeing from them (more on that shortly). To understand Arsenals
different identity on Saturday, you just had to watch Ozil for the opening 10
minutes of the game, as he put on a clinic on just how to play as a creator
behind a striker. Everything Ozil does well was on show in the first 10 minutes.
His first two touches of the ball came in the opponents half but deep towards
the right wing and immediately his ability to drift deep had an effect on
Sunderlands positioning as a back four, with them slowly moving higher up the
pitch. Already Arsenal had them where they wanted them and Ozils movement
towards the right flank was on show again in the seventh minute when Walcott,
after connecting well with right back Carl Jenkinson, needed an outlet as he
drove into Sunderlands final third. There was Ozil, moving across the pitch as
he does so splendidly, to receive the ball in space and continue the attack.
Keeping the ball and finding space was the theme of Arsenals early attacks and
with Ozil again drifting deep centrally, Wilshere picked up the ball on the left
and used the German to play a quick one-two that opened up an alley that allowed
him to drive deep into Sunderland territory. Much of Arsenals success this
season has come from counter attacks deep in their own half. Their third goal at
Fulham was a perfect example of this when all eleven players were in their half
before an attack, led by Giroud, and finished by Lukas Podolski, exploded into
the opponents half. In the eighth minute at Sunderland, Giroud again came deep
to win a header that he sent towards Ozil, who allowed the ball to come across
him before running across the halfway line and starting another attack.
Sunderlands back four, petrified of the space between them and their midfield,
again played high and almost got found out. Two minutes later they were exposed
again. Ozil, in the centre circle, facing his own goal, received the ball and
immediately centre-back Mobido Diakite charged into his back to pressure him.
Ozil calmly slotted the ball back to Kieran Gibbs, and before the left back even
received the ball, charged into space on the left behind Sunderlands right back
Ondrej Celustka. Gibbs saw Ozils run and had time to set the ball up for his
left foot before swinging it towards a sprinting Ozil, who now had the
Sunderland defence in trouble. With Diakite out of position, Valentin Roberge
was forced to close down the German, leaving space in the middle for Giroud to
run into. Ozil took a brilliant touch, bringing the ball down on to the ground,
had a quick glance across to see his strikers positioning, and then sent a
perfect cross over for Giroud to finish it off. 1-0 Arsenal. Ossist number one
of many for the 42 million pound man. Watch the match highlights here. It had
taken just 10 minutes and Ozil had done damage on the right, in the centre and
over on the left. With Sunderland playing with ineffective wingers, Arsenal went
on to dominate possession in a 3-1 win and simply using their full backs, with
Walcott on the right, to provide width. Flamini played as a solo pivot once
Arsenal attacked, playing more passes to Ozil than any other player, giving
Ramsey, Wilshere and Ozil the freedom to play very close to Giroud centrally.
They were far from narrow, though, and actually had much more fluency in attack
with the constant interchanging between the trio. (photo: fourfourtwo.com -
Click For Larger Image) A true treasurer of the ball, you can see just how
effective Ozil is with his vertical and lateral movement, putting together an
outstanding passing efficiency from left to right in the two attacking areas for
Arsenal. It was only one game, admittedly against an average side, but already
it is clear that Ozil is exactly what Arsene Wenger needs as his side evolve
into an impressive team on counter attacks from their own half and quick
transitions. (photo: fourfourtwo.com - Click For Larger Image) Ozil is the
ultimate space invader who will terrify defenders with his movement, finding
space for himself like no other, and creating space for teammates to benefit
from. Klinsmanns header and dive to celebrate made him an instant box office
superstar in England, someone the public wanted to go and watch live. The
ultimate space invader is going down the same path. Fitting, in 2013, its no
longer about seeing just a pure goal scorer. It appears the IQ levels might just
be rising off the field; Ozils arrival in the Premier League certainly
guarantees it is rising on it.
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