Superstar won game for Arsenal last night
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised his playmaker Mesut Ozil after the German’s wonderful solo goal helped the Gunners to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages with a win against Ludogorets last night.
Wenger’s side found themselves 2 goals down in 15 minutes in Bulgaria, but goals from Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud leveled it before half time.
The second half seemed to be slowing fizzling out until Ozil produced a moment of magic, fooling 3 opposition players before coolly slotting home to win the points for Arsenal.
“I would say great players make the right decisions in the game situations they face,” Wenger said of the man who also scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 home win over Ludogorets a fortnight ago.
“They take the optimum solution. To me, it didn’t look like the optimum solution. You wanted him to take the chance earlier. But he had enough skill to prove he was right.
“When the ball was in the back of the net, it was clear it had been the optimum solution.”
Arsenal now move onto the North-London derby on Sunday, where a clash against Spurs at the Emirates proves to be a big game not only in terms of local rivaly, but also in the race for the Premier League title.
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
