‘Ozil has actually outdone Zidane’s legacy’ – Arsenal fans react to Newcastle winner & compare star man to Real Madrid boss

Arsenal defeated Newcastle United 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday thanks to a sensational volley from Mesut Ozil.

Stunning volley from Özil to give Arsenal the lead against Newcastle pic.twitter.com/4bUXWfK0RD

— Terje (@xArsenalTerje) December 16, 2017

The playmaker of Turkish origin now has three goals and five assists in all competitions for the Gunners this season.

Ozil has won over a large section of the fan base and silenced his critics over recent weeks.

The 29-year-old will however, be a free agent at the end of the season unless he signs a new contract deal.

Arsenal fans reacted to Ozil’s goal, display and ongoing contract situation on social media after the game – they even compared him with Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.

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The goal went down a treat with the Arsenal faithful.

Ozil has actually outdone Zidane’s legacy. His goal today was way better than the bald Algerian’s hit and hope in CL final

— Olly (@GiroudesqueZ) December 16, 2017

Most impressive aspect of that Ozil goal was the technique. Didn’t try to hit it too hard and made a superb connection. Cue cup of tea gif.

— James Olley (@JamesOlley) December 16, 2017

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech hails Mesut Ozil’s strike against Newcastle, claiming that it reminded him of Zinedine Zidane’s greatest moments.

“It was a fantastic goal. It made me think of Zidane goal in #UCL final in Glaslow against Leverkusen.”

— SBOBET (@SBOBET) December 18, 2017

This Ozil’s goal looks like that Zidane champions league goal ?

— P A P I (@PapiChulo_Chuly) December 16, 2017

Poor Liverpool fans, we compare Ozil to Zidane, they compare Coutinho to Ozil ? levels

— rvre_flvcko (@mvnlikehenry) December 18, 2017

So did his general performance.

For me the highlight of the game wasn’t Ozil’s goal but what he did somewhere around the 85th minute. Steals the ball from the opposition before dancing past his man and sprinting forward to bring the ball to his final third. Laziness my left testicle.

— Wilshere’s Tongue (@Arsbiswas) December 16, 2017

He just can’t win can he…

Ozil’s goal was the kind that deserves to win a game, but it was the highlight in what was another really average performance. Nice to get the three points though.

— arseblog (@arseblog) December 16, 2017

Let me hit you with a stat attack!

With today’s goal, Mesut Özil has scored 101 goals – adds this tally to his 216 assists and he has contributed to 317 goals in 570 appearances in his career.

One of the greatest number 10’s of all-time.

— MÖ (@OzilStatsTalk) December 16, 2017

Mesut Ozil’s performance v Newcastle:

123 touches
106 passes
90% pass accuracy
8 chances created
8 crosses
2 shots
1 goal

Make sure you catch his stunning goal on #MOTD at 22.20 on @BBCOne ? pic.twitter.com/N4LmtPTHzO

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) December 16, 2017

Well Arsenal fans seem to think Ozil is staying after his latest display, tweets from the Gunners official account and going by what Arsene Wenger said.

Could Ozil be set to renew his contract? could Alexis Sanchez follow? both players are entering the last six months of their contract.

Just got online since yesterday. So Wenger confirmed he is confident Ozil is signing new deal. I was right after all. He is signed till 2021. Goretzka is also very very very very likely to become a Gooner. Talks positive between he and the club.

— The Bottom Corner (@TheBottomCorner) December 17, 2017

Ozil has renewed. Contract runs until 2021.

— Chris (@LondonGoona) December 17, 2017

The Arsenal account is clearly hyping Ozil to announce a new contract before the end of this month so they can sell Alexis in January. All about managing the PR around it.

— S (@wood10_) December 18, 2017

Arsenal Account highlighting Ozil’s career and goals since he joined us is a good indication something big is brewing up. An Announcement? ? Otherwise why would they only focus on Ozil? Let’s hope it’s happening. He is our best player and deserves a new contract. #YagunnersYa

— Abubakar Hussein (@awesomehabibi) December 18, 2017

Wenger had the right intentions I guess.

That would make Ozil worth approx £2.3m based on the current value of gold. Damning assessment by Wenger. //t.co/S313lN35wN

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) December 17, 2017