The best-paid player at London's Arsenal Mesut Ozil is struggling to find his game this season.
The German is plagued by frequent health problems, and there is also talk in the media about not the best relationship between the player and the new team strategist Unai Emery.
However, Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos insists that the team supports M. Ozil, who is crucial if the team wants to move forward.
"Mesut is a fantastic player. He is one of the most important players in the team when he is healthy.
Of course, when something goes wrong, everyone rushes to criticize, but we must not forget what Mesut has done for this team in recent years.
The whole team, all the players support him. We need a good version of Mesut if we want to move forward. We understand how important he is," Sokratis said at a press conference.
This season, M. Ozil played 19 matches for Arsenal, scored 4 goals, and made 2 assists.