Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that new signing Mesut Ozil will need time to adjust to life in England after making his mega-money move from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day.
Despite having a positive debut, where he set up Olivier Giroud’s goal just 11-minutes into his debut, Ozil and Wenger both know that more challenges will await the German international, but the manager is confident that the 24-year-old will be a real hit at the Emirates Stadium.
Ozil came under a lot of scrutiny from the French media in particular after Arsenal’s 2-1 win against Marseille and a newspaper gave him a dismal 4 out of 10 for his performance.
However, Wenger knows that he will only get better in time.
“He has integrated well, and been well accepted,” said Wenger.
“I think he is not at the top physically yet. Overall we are very pleased to have him with us, but he will demand a bit of time to adjust to the vigorous body challenges he will face here in the Premier League.
“Once he has done that, he will be even stronger.”
He continued: “He is 24, he has over 50 caps for Germany, and when you play for Germany, you are under a lot of pressure. He won the championship with Real Madrid, and that is a club where there is a lot of pressure.”
