Thursday, July 01, 2010

Ozil the German

"Ozil the German
By ROGER COHEN

JOHANNESBURG — No player has fascinated me more at the World Cup than Mesut Ozil. He has the languid self-assurance on the ball that comes only to the greatest footballers. Where others are hurried, he has time. He conjures space with a shrug. His left foot can, with equal ease, caress a pass or unleash a shot."

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