13:43  ,  July 26, 2018

Mkhitaryan: I don’t understand those who criticize Mesut Özil

Armenia national football squad captain and Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan commented on his Arsenal teammate and Germany midfielder Mesut Özil, who was severely criticized in his country for posting his photo that was taken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

As is known, Özil, who is of Turkish descent, recently announced about his retiring from the German national squad—and due to these criticisms. According to HaytersTV, Mkhitaryan said that, on the one hand, he was sad to hear about it, and on the other hand, he believed that they need to support Özil and respect his decision. As per the Armenia international, Mesut Özil is a wonderful footballer who knows very well what he is doing and what he wants to do. Mkhitaryan added that even though he does not want to criticize anyone, he does not understand those who criticize Özil, since not one, but eleven players play football, and it is teamwork.

Also, Henrikh Mkhitaryan expressed a view that nobody has the right to criticize Mesut Özil, and that they will support him. 

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