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Throughout football history, there have been some absolutely amazing playmakers. Guys who had eyes in the back of their head and vision that makes you wonder just what goes on in their minds - the level of football intelligence, technical skill, and vision is just mindblowing.
But at a young age, there has always been one player that was just better at it than everyone else, and for quite some time, there was a clear difference. But slowly, after a while... he started to fall off. Mesut Ozil was on track to be the best assister we’ve ever seen, so what happened? What went wrong in his career? Let's take a deeper look.
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The streets will never forget Ozil 🫡 Man was truly unplayable and had what it takes to be the all time assist leader. Thank you 🙏
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Please do a video of alexi sanchez
Didn't u already make a video on ozil years ago?
one of my cant never frgt Özil i remember first watching him for my selection Ger in subs when they were climbing up
And me with r10, etoo, zlatan, henry..
The scary part is we probably never got to see the peak of his potential, he was truly amazing.
But he should have left arsenal and played for a better club , he himself is to be blamed for it
@@DJ-mp7ze exactly, I get the nostalgia is real tho
@@DJ-mp7ze personally I think he should've never left Real Madrid, he could've done so much more there with the players he had around him at that time, overall I agree with you, Arsenal was not really a good choice
He should have moved to barca or Bayern
@@vuyo.5841 He didn't want to leave RM. He was forced out to accomodate Bale.
Bale retired, ozil retired, Suarez is gone, Ronaldo is playing in Saudi Arabia, messi is in his twilight years 😢 we are getting old.
End of an era for real 😞😢 💔
@@RaymarFootball Football will never be the same for me now.
@@RaymarFootball i say the best era of football
neymar wont survive for long as well
I feel so old reading this 😅
Ronaldo even said that one of Real Madrids biggest mistakes was to let Mesut Özil go to Arsenal. He had such a huge Impact on Ronaldos effectiveness. Prime Özil was Brilliant.
Since then they won 4 cl titles in 5 years. It was no mistake.
@@vestaris4601ven tho we won 4 ucls we can’t say that we were the best prime. If we played barca on our best day we’d lose to theirs best day. If ozil didn’t leave that story would surely would’ve changed as he and Ronaldo would’ve absolutely FARMED goals and prolly would’ve made memories to remember for years. Stunning goals, beauty team play, friendship would be so much more nostalgic
@@oye2240he was a defensive liability tho and once real really dominated Europe they basically had no defensive weaklings except maybe for Ronaldo’s reluctance to work for the team on Defence but let’s be honest he’s part of a hand full of players who can easily get away with it … having a second player like that in Özil would’ve really weakened their defensive stability
@@davidfebreeze428yup and they have dimaria basically same playstyle as ozil
@@davidfebreeze428 reluctance? ....... Madrid was simply changing at the time and at the end of the day I think with less output modric is a better player.. and di maria had a better Madrid stint or rather more memorable
He legit was a talented player when he first arrived at Arsenal, it's a shame the second half of his career crumbled with the same club.
Cant believe the club didnt back him, I get football and politics shouldnt mix but it’s an issue so many are ignoring
Him and Sanchez were such a good match 🔥
@@RaymarFootball It wasn't about backing at all. after the erdogan photo he still played (we backed him), after he exposed the German fa as racist he still played(we backed him) , even after criticizing china he still played (we backed him ) 3 different managers identified his lack of commitment at arsenal . Emery , arteta and ljunberg all dropped him despite his quality . Wenger was well aware and gave him special treatment (extra days off ect) something that will only ever upset a TEAM dynamic . Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard . He's been kicked out of the fenerbache team aswell , I doubt a Turkish team binned him for his political views and his support of Turkish politicians . It's his lack of commitment off the pitch . Do you think he isn't still capable of starting for fenerbache ? Everyone knows his quality and capabilities but no one will stomach someone not being committed, I would rather have a player that is technically poor but will give me 110 percent everyday and would die for the team than someone world-class for the 2 days a month they can be bothered to try .
@@RaymarFootball Was because of his work rate and discipline lol
@dutchRKelly there were a lot of players in those Arsenal teams who didn't give 110% aside from Ozil. He was being asked to play a role he didn't suit. There are countless world class players that aren't expected to track back and receive no backlash for it because of how they play, find space, and what they can do in the opponents half. The board never surrounded him with players good enough. Maybe 1 or 2 at different times with the likes of Santi and Sanchez but it was never consistent and 1 or 2 isn't enough. Regardless of his alleged lack of discipline, you have to learn how to deal with that and cater to the biggest talent in your team. Or else it will end with mediocrity as ever Arsenal fan repeatedly witnessed. This luxury is afforded to the world's creative types and star players but for some reason never was for Ozil
Damn now that I think about it with özil's playmaking and assists and Ronaldo's finishing they were truly unstoppable
Saw it week in and week out and you’re saying it as it was.
but they were not as a matter of fact its when Ozil left that Real madrid started to win the champions league
@Opti they were. They were in fact the only functioning part of Madrids broken attack. A Kaka way past his prime, Benzema and modric who were nowhere near their prime. I mean xabi alonso was doing a better job attacking. This was the reason Madrid weren't winning UCLs
@@ForeskinWillis true, but lets be real, mourinhos real madrid were extremely unlucky not to win the champions league, i still consider 2012 real madrid the best real madrid ive seen
Carlo Ancelotti is a very bad manager, Made both ozil and Cr7 leave.
At his prime,he was at another level.
Never saw him before 2013, but had a great spell for Arsenal
He is still fondly remembered and appreciated in Madrid. He only played 3 years there, but he made AN IMPACT. He was the first 10 since Figo to be worthy of the shirt and we loved him
That period felt a lot longer than 3 years as a Barca fan. One of the few players I could never dislike in Madrid and always enjoyed watching him.
Guti, why guti didn't appreciated as Ozil? His flamboyant playing style is similar, isn't he?
@@jurristiim a barca fan but i always thought özil was the most interesting player on the pitch during clásicos (after messi ofc)
Guti was very inconsistent
Ronaldo and Özil complimented each other so much. What a legendary duo
Just a reminder, Ozil still holds the record of best assist ratio in La liga. Artist of the pitch.
I never knew Özil was this good, he provided 30+ goal contributions for so many seasons, as a midfielder🤯
Lmao give this dude someone that scores like benzema or ronaldo when he was at arsenal he would’ve shattered the assist records.( no disrespect to abuymeyang but he’s not on ronaldo or benzemas level)
Lmaoo he was a fucken beast. His goal in the 2010 World Cup is how I remember him from the first time I saw him play
He had better stats then Xavi and Iniesta combined.
@@Wowvod giroud
@@Wowvod he had Giroud for a long time. He matched the assist record in half a season. He should have smashed it and then some, much like how Haaland is smashing the goal record. If he was in this City team during his prime, boy o boy, that would be incredible.
Fantastic player and a even more amazing person. Mad respect for calling out the injustices in the world at the expense of your own career.
“The man could find space in a crowded Mecca” perfect
One of the best no10's in the history of the sport. Massively underrated and misunderstood. The guy was a genius with the ball. Naturally genius. Thank you for the beautiful moments Nemo🌷
I for one am glad that Ozil was courageous enough to uphold his moral fiber, as a person of influence.
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In a world where Saudi and Qatari human rights abuses are tolerated, Ozil deserves to be celebrated for not playing, not lamented for what could have been. The rest of the world's complacency was the problem. Not his action.
Ever since I saw him, I wanted to play like him , that was his influence on the game
Raymar, you absolutely smashed this video! This is my favorite video from you EVER! Much love here, keep up the good work! And I hope Japan is treating you well 😅
appreciate that my man 😂 Had to make this video a little extra longer! Stay blessed and safe 💯 🙏
@@RaymarFootball Have to show love to my favorite football youtuber 😆
Ozil is one of my fav playmakers to ever play football. He was truely one of the best playmakers in the entire footballing history, but his downfall was extremely saddening. What's worst was that his long absense in the football pitch made many people forgot who he was. Thanks for making this video, atleast now people can know what a great player he was now that he has retired.
He was not a playmaker,, he was chance creator ,can include him in attacking playmaker category.
His dribbling was underrated
Lets not forget though! If it wasnt for him having CR7 with him up top - His prime wouldnt have had those INSANE numbers, they would still be insane, but not like this. But lets also not forget, that Mesut is the reason CR7 was so DEADLY at Madrid, and became CR7 for what we know him as. They were the perfect match made in heaven. Perfect combination. The vision of Mesut, positioning of Cristiano, their boths intellengence in front of goal. PERFECT. So glad I got to watch their primes unfold the way it did
Just because of ronaldo finishing, ozil got this numbers
@@rahulgusain7817 ronaldo wouldnt have got those finishes if it wasnt for ozils playmaking lol, stop undermining him
After Lionel Messi He Was my Favorite What a Player He Was
Je préfère Ozil ❤
It hurt me so much as an Arsenal fan to see how the club treated him. He was priceless to us fans.
But ozil should have left arsenal for a better club , why did he wasted his prime
maybe i have short term memory but i swear ozil gave 0 fucks about arsenal
Didn't you watch the video ? The club had no choice- it was political.
The fans plus the media treated him the same.
@@AaoiAme the fans were asking every week where tf is Ozil. The fans loved him. The board treated him like a criminal.
My first idol, thought the reason was dumb, i liked his long hair and he was my fav player in pes 2013 since he passed so well to ronaldo, i rooted for germany and ozil to win in 2014 and i was ecstatic that day. What a player he was. I loved him so muchhhh. Happy retirement legend
Ozil was really underrated, even by me i'll admit it but he was a genius, saw things no other players could, if he carried he might have been around the 400 assists mark now.
He wasn't hard working enough
@@siam9914 lol..how come someone like ozil not hardworking..are u drunk?
@@Mr.XxxxxxXxxxXxxx209 have you even watched him on arsenal??? He was inconsistent and lazy
@@siam9914 he was legend at arsenal bro.. if ozil still player and the attacker is jesus damn arsenal fly high 💪💪
@@Mr.XxxxxxXxxxXxxx209 no doubt he was a legend. But he was better at madrid
Ozil is so good that he is still manage to be top assist provider with Giroud and bring Arsenal to top 3 on the front while KDB got Aguero.
very good point
as a madrid fan my self he would be great with barca and tiki taka but he choose madrid... his style was classic tnx for all the good memories
Man I wish he'd play again, what a player, hoping the absolute best for him in the days to come, great video mate!
One of those rare elite group of footballers, who on his day, you could say he was the best player in the world - without argument. A true technical / strategic genius.
lol never ever being anywhere near the best player in the world.laughable.
@@paulmichaelrichardson6582 keyboard warrior
@@dhruvmehta666 stop it you clown
The fact that Messi is on this list with the amount of goals that he scored is truly ridiculous. It’s like Messi’s role is CF, FW, LW, RW, CAM all in one. He can legit do anything he wants on offense and be amazing at it
Messi is by far the best offensive Player in football history and he cant Header goals. If Messi had never scored a goal, he would probably go down as the best playmaker of all time.
I mean, he has by far the most assists of all time
He has most playmaker awards aswell it’s impressive imagine Messi as full midfielder to start in his career to end he would be even higher!
Let us make a video about Ozil a shoutout for Messi 😂
Among these crowded Messi fan, Ozil still find spaces to go through
As a Barcelona fan i still regret the fact Ozil and Reus never joined us :( even tho Ozil played for Madrid still loved him
You should regret that Modric and de Bruyne never player for you.
@@hw2508 de bruyne is nothing when you comparing for madrid ozil...
@@doom6144 I have seen them both since their time in the Bundesliga. And Özil was fantastic, but he seem to drift out of games. De Bruyne is the more complete player. More leading, more driven to be successful. Who treats his own career like Özil did for the last couple of years, is not a world class player. Özil had it all and many people protected him for a long time, but he threw it away.
Some things might be bigger than football, but nothing is bigger than being truthful and speaking out about it.
The man who made me support arsenal, forever grateful. Something video didnt touch on, at Arsenal with wenger, those 2 artists created some of the most beautiful football ive ever seen. Sanchez Ozil / Ronaldo ozil duos were lit
Legends are rebels. They see things with a different lens then others. He is no different. We cannot imagine what a monster he would have been if he was at Madrid for the majority of his career. He surely would have been referred to as GOD OF ASSISTS.
Il est vraiment le meilleur joueur de tout les temps ⌛️ OZIL ❤
Always been a huge fan of his. Here in Germany, he was constantly badmouthed after national team appearances even when to most expert eyes he had once again carried the team. I don't precisely know why, but many people in Germany weren't impressed with him for whatever reason. I always felt Mesut Özil embodied so much play intelligence and elegance, it was a privilege to watch him.
Probably because his style that doesn't really want to be more physical since it doesn't make him really stand out or noticeable on the game. Although of course he compensate that part with his intelligence. Just the same as Sergio Busquets. He was so good technically that you don't seems to see him do anything throughout the game.
Because of his roots obviously. Germans hate Turks
It's sad but a big part was that he was Turkish and liked to be turkisch. Germans don't like that. They always loved him when he carried so obviously that noone could Denie him but as soon as he made one mistake he was the "useless turk"
German racism towards the Turks is why.
@@enjintft This is not the reason he is not liked in germany. He posed on a picture with erdogan and let him be the best man on his wedding, who undermined the turkish democracy. This is a topic many germans felt strongly about, especially at that time. Also he has a tattoo of the "grey wolfs", who are respnsible for hate crimes and murders of kurds in turkey. They also direct theyr hate against jews and christians. fact check before you make such a claim
The streets and the world will never forget Mesut Ozil. His playing style, amazing assists and his courage for standing for oppressed peoples (and his treatment) will always speak for itself.
Loved mesut, so sad he’s retiring so early
Arsenal really disrespected him imo, I know he did the club dirty with the wage dispute but damn
@@RaymarFootball he brought it up on himself with his lazy attitude
@@RaymarFootball its a 2 way thing ig, club was pissed at him for speaking out, even tho its the right thing to do. And he himself was not corporating with the club with wages and his performance dips / lazy work ethic.
@@arithmetic7105 by talking about human rights? ye sure man
Respect to him and you for doing him justice
Thank you for this video man ❤❤❤
"You don't know what you've got until it's gone." Danke Mesut❤
0:16 Look at Messi, the only consistent goal scorer who is effortlessly climbing the assist ladder like its nothing. Truly the GOAT.
Ozil man his technique was so smooth I remember when I first got the ozil bounce 🤧
To be fair other than Messi we havent seen a better assist provider in the last 20 years so shoutout to Ozil!!!
I've always said this ... Ozil is my favorite football player of all times , there is a lot of great players out there but this guy is just an artist truly ❤❤ I wish he never left real Madrid
I loved Ozil.. he was a magician.. he could create chances from nowhere... So underrated... Yet so elegant... Simple yet brilliant ❤
What If Haaland in Arsenal same time with Ozil, just imagine it 😅😅
Damnn maybe halland have 100 of goal at this time and keep counting 🤣🤣
Absolute genius, wherever he played. He might not of reached his full potential, but still a fabulous career.
Moments of brilliance yes. So creative. Makes unthinkable passes. Maybe his eyes gave some sort of vision advantage 😅
Özil in Madrid was the best 10 in that time.
"good guy finish last" ozil is the proof for it. one of the best playmaker even better human being which was probably the reason he was pushed out of germany and arsenal and eventuaally from football
He did support Turkey, who are comiting genoside on the Kurds, so i dont know if he is that good of a human being.
@@stefankatsarov5806 if you are form a country you tend to support them regardless.
@@dibyashwormansingh3837 and that's how we define "good human"! Ladies and gentleman, presenting to you all, the new Buddha
@@dhananjaypathak3374 i said good not enlightened or RIGHT learn the difference
Good guy Özil who openly supports an authoritarian dictator in the middle of an attempted ethnic cleanse. Wow what a great guy
Thank you for everything legend
Thank you for this video! Wow, what a legend Ozil is!
Great video man , Ozil was an outstanding player for sure . It is crazy how dangerous is social media today , anything said can get you into serious trouble.
Yeah completely crazy. All he did was uh...openly support a dictator with numerous human rights violations. Snowflakes these days get so triggered over the most minor things, like tacitly endorsing ethnic cleansing
Prime Ozil was something else🤯
As always @RaymarFootball beautiful video of Ozil ✊😤🎖️
Raymar I love your vids! Could you maybe try to do some more videos on current football/footballers?
His 3rd season at arsenal was insane. He was tied (or one of?f)for the premier league assist record with a lot of games left to play, created the most chances from that point on too, but his teammates didn't finish. Imagine almost having the assist record when your striker was giroud.
Giroud won a ucl unlike bog eyes
@@zxcbbnm7552 when did giroud win ucl?
@@blast2686at Chelsea, I believe
Raymar awesome video as always! Can you do a video about Jari Litmanen? A fantastic player from the 90s.
It infuriates me how Arsenal acted like they do not involve themselves in politics when the situation ozil mentioned was a humanitarian issue
he continued to play after those comments. To the detriment of the team. he should have need dropped well before he was
"no politics" said Arsenal, proceeds to never miss a chance to promote ukraine like it's the first war that ever happened to the human race, fifa literally fined whole clubs and individual players for showing support to the palestinian cause.
@@GTari-ob6bj exactly, it's crazy how no one talks about this. the double standards...
Goodbye to the legend.😢 Madrid remembers you!
Ozil will forever be a football legend ❤️
Nice video hJune!
One of my favorite players of all time, he was one of the players that made me fall in love with the art of playmaking and passing instead of goal scoring.
One thing you didn't mention was that he personally met with Erdogan and gave publically gave him a jersey of the German national team with his name on it. That move didn't sit well with the DFB and German fans because Erdogan was deemed an unfavorable state leader at the time because of his politival decisions and because the public presentation of the national teams jersey was done without the consent of the DFB. That also was the final nail in the coffin for his national team carreer.
*An autocrat staging a military coup to then take control of turkish judicial. Fixed it for you. After that, no moral human looked at Özil the same way as before.
He still will be remembered as one the best assisters and playmaker in history
i was waiting for this banger
14:38 funny how Leo manages to top every list :D great content as always!!!
Ozil is still my favorite creative no 10 I have watched . It's breathtaking to watch him syncing up plays 4 passes in advance already . Glad to have seen him play at arsenal , a world class player .
Its just sad how an insane midfeilder of our generation left the game silently he provided us with memories but football provided him a different path that I wish no lengend of a game have to go through
This whole thing is just Unbelievable,insane.We will never forget you boy
Amazing presentation 🏆🏅
Hala Madrid ! I was bummed out when the amazing Ozil left Madrid, but in the end Modric & Kroos turned out to be great. I had high hopes for Ozil At Arsenal, but they never acquired the great strikers that were needed. Arsenal’s failure to deal Ozil away was a tragedy which hindered both club and Ozil. I’m glad I got to watch Ozil’s greatness at both Werder and Real Madrid, what an amazing playmaker he was.
Ozil is a monster. He suffered for his principles but that’s admirable
Not exactly the entire story tho, Ozil had German mindset and Turkish skill, combined the two was the most dangerous thing. But he also took the downsides of being who he is, German high nose and Turkish laziness in his late career. He could just simply run more and train more, he would still be around.
@@emirsuleymantanrkulu709 idk dude was a pretty accomplished footballer. I’m not sure if you’re in any position to call him lazy… unless you’re more accomplished in your own life..
@@stevecelestin6716 he is the one who became twitch streamer in arsenal and then skipped next 3 seasons ahead in other clubs he joined. not me.
@@emirsuleymantanrkulu709 yet somehow is more accomplished than you is my point. So you’re not saying anything. Once someone is worth 10s of millions of dollars some might say they get to be as lazy as they want
@@stevecelestin6716 according to your ill logic only riches of the riches can call someone lazy, you cant complain about your coworkers if they are not working, because you maie the same money. objective truth doesn’t require your paycheck.
Most underrated player ever
Madrid during his days was great and a dream team. Damn the management. I wish we had seen much more of him at Madrid.
“Arsenal doesn’t involve itself in politics.” Thats interesting, I remember them all kneeling at matches, seeing support Ukraine and other dumb things like that. They only support what makes them money.
Arsenal fans and Madrid fans will miss him.. he is a legendary midfielder, the greatest football player. He has my respect...
One of my favorite players of all time and truly out of this world
He never sold his viewpoint for soccer. Recognizing Uigher Muslims and abandoning Nike speaks volumes about his character. Greatest Midfielder to play the game
You are an amazing human being, Raymar. Thank you from the depths of my heart for not staying silent about the disgusting treatment against him and his people. ❤❤
One of the finest midfielders I've ever seen.
Özil taking the side of the Uyghurs is the bravest thing any football player or celebrity has ever done with their fame and reach. Any other player (especially Beckham) doesn't have the balls to speak up against China. But not this guy. This guy stood up against the injustice that Winnie Poo pursuits. This guy stood up for the weak that have no reach, no rights. Bless Özil, for he was not only a prodigy on the pitch but also a gem for humanity.
been a while since ive watched Raymar's content, always enjoyed it but been busy. maybe it's just me but i think i enjoyed the monotonous Raymar and the epic background music being a bit louder then this peppy Raymar? 😂 maybe the people commenting made you switch the voice up, but the emotions a side i think you could definitely slow down the talking pace right now it does seem a bit too fast 🙏
hahaha 😂 thank you for the feedback brother 🙏 Always appreciate the support and I’ll definitely try to talk slower next time 😅🫡
Yow, i really love your conclusion, though it’s a regret tht we couldnt watch his peak potential, there’s always something more important than football.
Ozil: The prems messi
Definitely should have mentioned the under 21 European championship 2009 where Germany won thanks to Özil (and a historically insane German team)
One of the greatest to ever grace the game (in his prime) He'll forever be the Legend of the Game.
Great player and great person always did what he thought was right and always tries to help people
Please make a Beckenbauer video
Goodbye Özil ❤
So happy you covered how Arsenal treated him since his comments
The Ronaldo - Ozil duo was just amazing
Sadly the classic No.10 player has no future in todays football. Some worldclass No.10 like coutinho, james, mata, payet and also özil cant find place in the top clubs for years and have hard times. A big exception is KDB but only because he learned how to play defensive against the ball. RIP all the worldclass true No.10 playmakers, hopefully your playstil is needed again sometimes in the future.
KDB isn't a classic 10 bro. Only classic 10 that still plays in his preferred position is David Silva for Real Sociedad. Most pure 10 has been phased out or they're playing out wide
@@jonathana6943 KDB definitely is a No.10 but not a classic like the guys i have mentioned. With the ball he is a classic No.10 but what makes him that good is he can play against the ball as well what turns him into a "not classic No.10" lol if that makes sense. Also yeah, david silva is a world classic No.10 but as i said, no room in big clubs. Real sociedad is dogshit compared to the big clubs lol. Coutinho and other guys as well play in their preferred role but all play for dogshit or midclass teams.
The age of that luxury specialist player maker has sadly ended 😢
Legend has it that Ozils career was purposely sabotaged because they wanted Lionel Messi to be the Greatest assister of all time, I thought it was bullshit until I saw Pep sub Haaland before he broke Messi's 5 goal record, but it can be a coincidence.
What ? Özil was good but it was not actual number 1
Who wanted?😂 Wtf are you talking about?
He retired when he wanted to. Like you said. There are things much bigger than football. The ability to live with yourself is one of them.
first so pin pls raymar
Hehe no pin but you’ll get this award and a heart 🥇🏆 ❤️😂 appreciate you 🙏
@@RaymarFootball omg you replied to meeeeeeeeee bro im a big fan❤
Messi, Xavi and Iniesta.. All 3 are way better Playmakers than Özil ever was..
Man said way better. In terms of playmaking I am only taking Messi from your list
@@jonathana6943 Xavi won the IFFHS Playmaker award 4 times, only Messi has more.. Özil has 0 😂 If you are too young to have seen Xavi play…that ain’t my fault 🤷🏻♂️
@@vb2388 Even if he has more awards you can't watch ozil, messi,xavi and iniesta playmaking and say there is a huge difference between them
@@jonathana6943 I can as Özil lacked consistency and Longevity in terms of playmaking as well.. Mate, any version of Özil doesn’t even close to prime Xavi
Depends ,when it comes to assits ozil prime is better then the three of them
Cruise @3:14 bit got me rofling :D
özil in this years Man City Team.. He would smash the assist record. So sad that he left Madrid so early
Racist Germans did not treat him well😢
He betrayed Germany and didn't apologize.
Man was their 5 TIME GERMAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR and helped them win a word cup. Crazy 🤦♂️
The man played for Real Madrid and Arsenal. Among many of his trophies, he has 1 La Liga title, 4 FA Cups and 1 World Cup. Doesn't seem a failed career compared with most players.