Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on midfielder Mesut Ozil following his side’s weekend win over Stoke.
The German international was key in the 3-1 victory, laying on assists for all of the goals.
Ozil has settled well at the Emirates Stadium following his £42.5m deadline day arrival from Real Madrid and earned much applause from fans and pundits.
Wenger is now convinced that the impish playmaker can help his side make a real push for the Premier League title this term and that he will continue to improve over the coming weeks:
“He gave a lift to everyone at the club. He will be the point of our team work, team play,” he told The Mirror.
“He will get better when he fully integrates into the pace of the game. It is not just him, the whole team. We look solid. My job here is to make everyone happy, hopefully they are happy at the moment.
“When you play against Stoke you don’t expect to score from three set-pieces, it shows how important [Ozil’s] delivery is.
“He’s a player, when you look at his numbers, the assists are not a coincidence, they are a reality of his game. He is a great player.
“Football is football, good players make good passes, bad players make bad passes. Same in England. He has good pace as well, he plays a lot focusing on passing but he can create.
“We are in position (at the top) where we can focus on improvement in a stable environment. Mathematically everyone is together in the table.”
Ozil set up goals for Aaron Ramsey, Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna against Stoke, all of which came as the result of set pieces.
The 24-year-old arrived in North London after seeing his role at Real called into question following the arrivals of Isco and Gareth Bale at the Bernabeu.
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