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Published 18:28 17 Jun 2018 BST
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Out of all of Germany's players, Ozil struggled the most against this approach. He flopped to the ground looking for fouls and dropped deeper and deeper to try get on the ball. According to football statistics website Whoscored, of Germany's starters, only Sami Khedira and Timo Werner, who were substituted, registered a lower rating than Ozil. (Khedira & Werner got 5.9/10 and Ozil got 6.3/10). Germany struggled when out of possession, and Ozil was a non-entity when they didn't have the ball.
According to German football journalist Raphael Honigstein, Germany manager Joachim Low contemplated dropping Ozil before the match. The 29-year-old has started every tournament match under Low since making his international debut in 2009, but his place is no longer guaranteed. The Germany manager is said to be unhappy with his decision to meet with Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Ozil also has more competition for places in the German team than in recent years.
Marco Reus, who missed the last two tournaments through injury, came off the bench against Mexico and Julian Draxler, one of Germany's better players on Sunday, has become a favourite of the German manager.
The world champions play Sweden on Saturday, and it's a must-win game. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Ozil drop to the bench and the time has probably come for him to be dropped.The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 137
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