Football fanatics all over have compared players overtime, all in a bid to argue the better one from the other; an act which many has come to see as a priority than the game itself. The obsession for stats can blur the beauty of their game. Ozil, on the other hand, is rather known for his tricky dribbles, amazing passes and best of all, his match deciding assists. He is one of those players who need less time than other players.
His exquisite touch gives him that extra fraction of a second to look up and see the gap and put the ball there for a goal scorer. While speed loving fans of the game would prefer Di Maria to Ozil, fans who are given to grace and beauty of the game would largely pick Ozil as a better player, an even match up in assessment. True, the demands of modern day football includes speed, strength, pace, shot powers and aerial command of the ball; yet, players like Del Pierro have excelled among the many talents in football.
Ozil can be likened to a miniature Del Pierro, a playmaker whose presence is not dictated by speed but by gliding through defences without simulating.
The flying full-back has been PSG's best player through the opening months of this campaign, and his pace down the left flank could have been decisive. Kimpembe has deputised at left-back already this season, and he would more effectively tuck in alongside Thiago Silva and Marquinhos. By compressing his back line, Emery could provide more effective cover against the surging runs that Ozil can produce. Kimpembe brings the added value of being an excellent passer out from the back and would be in place to kick-start PSG counter-attacks from deep.
This would free Marco Verratti from having to drop in every time his side win back possession and instead position himself to provide attacking support to the front line. In Saturday's win over Nantes, he gave perhaps his best performance of the season. He limped off injured and was a doubt for this match but has been handed a clean bill of health and will start at the Emirates.
Di Maria has six assists in all competitions already this season, and he'll need all his creativity to unsettle Arsenal's resilient defence. The presence of Lucas Moura on the other flank and Edinson Cavani through the middle give Paris a front line to rival all but Real Madrid and Barcelona's acronymic attacking trios, but Di Maria is key. Stationed wide on the left, Di Maria has the freedom to carry the ball inside, searching for gaps into which he can slip passes or fire shots.
Seeking the ball more often and making more mature decisions about when to arrive in the box mean he is growing into the potential that he has always possessed. He has seven goals already this season, more than halfway to last season's total in just 17 appearances. Cavani, thriving in the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, responded to his abject display in the reverse fixture against Arsenal by rocketing to the top of Ligue 1's scoring charts.
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