Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil has told Sport that he believes he is currently enjoying his best form for the Gunners since his move in the summer of 2013.
The German World Cup winner was criticised at the start of the season, where he admits he was exhausted, but has fought back in the second-half of the season.
Ozil was sidelined through injury from October to early January- but he stated he believes that actually helped his season.
“At the moment I am pleased with the consistency of my game. I feel I am now playing my best football since joining Arsenal.”
“I was exhausted at the start of the season. I started playing professional football at the age of 16 and had never really suffered many serious injuries.”
“I guess 10 years of consistently playing football took its toll. I was also struggling with the physicality of this league.”
“The injury worked in my favour in a way, as it gave me time to recover, to assess and to work on what was required to compete in this league.”
Ozil added that the physicality of the Premier League is something he has had to adapt to but believes he has worked past his initial problems.
“The football here is far more physical, it is played at a faster tempo and you have to adapt to the sheer number of games,”
“I have had to work a lot harder and adjust my game accordingly. I used my time out with injury to work on my strength. I’m continuing to do extra sessions after training now.”