Wenger praises Ozil for Ballon D’Or, but…
Arsene Wenger congratulated Mesut Ozil on his Ballon D’Or nomination. He wasn’t even nominated.
The gaffe from Arsenal’s manager came during his press conference before the trip to Sunderland.
Wenger is not a fan of the Ballon D’Or, but made a point of congratulating Ozil for his nomination.
In fact, Ozil was not nominated and neither was any other Arsenal player.
“Certainly there is a big satisfaction for Ozil and for us as well, but I am against it because I think it gets in the head of players,” Wenger said.
“We have seen many people only thinking about themselves because they are obsessed by Ballon d’Or and not by the team performance.
“I believe football is a collective sport and we live already in a world where everything is individualised.
“We want to respect what football is about, first about the team effort.”
There’s always next year, Arsene.
Amazing – Wenger being asked about Ozil’s nomination for the Ballon d’Or. Spent minutes answering it. Ozil was not nominated.
— arseblog (@arseblog) October 28, 2016