Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football and gave an extensive interview to the newspaper Marca in which he reviewed his career. He real Madrid was one of the teams he played for and Ozil explained how he came and went.
Ozil remembers being in between Real Madrid and Barcelona and qthat the differential factor is Mourinho. “It’s a decision between Real Madrid and Barcelona. And in the end it’s not a question of money. I don’t know if it’s known, but I visited Madrid and Barcelona at the time and the difference was Jose Mourinho. Mou gave me a VIP visit to Real Madrid. He took me to see the stadium and all the trophies they won. That gave me goosebumps”, said Ozil, to continue saying “the visit to Barcelona was less enthusiastic and the more disappointing is that Pep Guardiola He didn’t even bother to meet me. Before that trip I liked Barcelona’s style of football and could really imagine playing with them, but Madrid went all out. So there is no doubt that José Mourinho was the most important factor in my decision. After my visits, my decision is one hundred percent clear: I want to be a Real Madrid player.”
In the interview, ozil You remembers Classics. “I think I lived through the best era of Clásicos, Madrid-Barça at its peak. Even the semifinals of the Champions League! They were matches that everyone had. It was Mou against Pep, Cristiano against Messi.. . Now El Clásico has lost some intensity and emotion, I would say. Winning against Barcelona at that time was like an orgasm, because they were very strong games”, said Ozil, to acknowledge that “our 5- 0 defeat in the Liga in 2010 was one of my biggest nightmares on a pitch. I’ve played a lot, a lot of derbies, but I don’t think there will be anything like those Clásicos”.
Speaking to Marca, Ozil praised Mourinho, Cristiano, Sergio Ramos and explained his departure from Real Madrid where Florentino Perez had a prominent role. “At the beginning of that season, I didn’t have many minutes to play anymore and there was a conflict between Mr. Florentino Pérez and my father and agent. We had to find a new club. It was difficult for me. It was time to fly the plane and it started to fly, tears fell from my eyes. That’s when I realized it was over”, explained Ozil who admitted that he had not yet returned to the Bernabéu, but was in the last part of Paris. Champions League to encourage Real Madrid.
Source: La Verdad
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