Arsene Wenger Comments on Mesut Ozil After Arsenal Beat Ludogorets

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised Mesut Ozil’s fresh appetite for scoring goals in the aftermath of his wonderful hat-trick against Ludogorets Razgrad in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

The German playmaker netted a trio of brilliant strikes in the 6-0 win over the Bulgarian champions at the Emirates Stadium, continuing the Gunners’ excellent recent form. Wenger is delighted to see the former Real Madrid man making the decisive touch in the final third, per James Benge of the Evening Standard.

“He looks like he has got a taste for scoring goals,” said the Frenchman. “He goes more behind. Before he liked only to come to the ball and provide. We want him to be a provider and a scorer; it looks like he is slowly moving to that better balance.”

Ozil has undoubtedly made strides in this area, having netted six goals in all competitions for Arsenal in 2016-17; the most he’s mustered in a whole season since moving to the Emirates in 2013 is eight.

As noted by BT Sport’s Archie Rhind-Tutt, it’s been a long time since the German netted three goals in one game:

…the last time Mesut Özil scored a hat-trick, he looked like this… pic.twitter.com/3qn0VaBHmD

— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) October 19, …

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