Mesut Ozil takes dig at Germany boss Joachim Low after 6-0 Nations League

On Nov 18, 2020

‘Time to take Jerome Boateng back’: Mesut Ozil aims sly dig at Joachim Low following Germany’s 6-0 Nations League humiliation in Spain – after under-pressure boss axed the pair and Thomas Muller in wake of World Cup exit

Mesut Ozil wasted no time posting a full-time reaction on Twitter after the game
Ex-Germany international suggested an international recall for Jerome Boateng
Defender Boateng was axed by Joachim Low shortly after the 2018 World Cup
Ozil retired from international duty after feeling no support from German set-up

Published: 17:51 EST, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 20:02 EST, 17 November 2020

Mesut Ozil has wasted no time reacting to Germany‘s shock 6-0 defeat by Spain after taking to Twitter to take a thinly veiled swipe at manager Joachim Low.

Germany suffered their worst defeat since 1931 when they were hammered in Seville, ensuring that the home side progressed to the Nations League finals next year at their expense.

Ozil’s international career was ended after the 2018 World Cup when Germany crashed out of the group stage.

Germany were humiliated in the Nations League after a 6-0 defeat by Spain in Seville

Germany boss Joachim Low (left) on with assistant coach Marcus Sorg during the defeat

Former Germany international Mesut Ozil took to Twitter to post his reaction after full-time

Having felt he was made a scapegoat, the Arsenal midfielder announced his retirement from international football shortly after the tournament having felt he had no support from German officials.

Fellow compatriots Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller have also seen their international careers cut short by Joachim Low inside the two years since as he looks to rebuild a new team in his 14th year in charge,

But after Germany put in a woeful performance in Spain on Tuesday night, Ozil suggested a possible recall for one of his former team-mates to help patch up a leaky defence.

Posting just minutes after the full-time whistle, he said: ‘Time to take Jerome Boateng back,’ tagging the Bayern Munich centre-back into his post.

Ozil along with Jerome Boateng have both saw their international careers end under a cloud

Ozil’s international retirement came amid controversy after a meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the World Cup in Russia.

The playmaker, who has currently has been frozen out of Arsenal’s first-team squad until at least January, has Turkish ancestry and felt he had no support from anyone inside the Germany setup.

‘My job is a football player and not a politician, and our meeting was not an endorsement of any policies,’ he said after retiring from international football.

‘The treatment I have received from the DFB (German Football Association) and many others makes me no longer want to wear the German national team shirt.

Ozil felt he was made a scapegoat after Germany crashed out of the 2018 World Cup early on

Jerome Boateng’s (left)…