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Arsenal legend Mesut Ozil trolls rivals over blue card as he names team that ‘will have to play with six players’


ARSENAL icon Mesut Ozil trolled Atletico Madrid with a cheeky comment about football’s new blue card.

It was revealed on Thursday that blue cards could be brought into the game.

Mesut Ozil has trolled Atletico Madrid with a comment about blue cardsCredit: Getty
The midfielder played against Atletico eight times during his time at Real MadridCredit: Getty

Players on the receiving end will have to spend 10 minutes of the match on the sidelines.

If implemented, they will be given for cynical fouls or dissent towards an official.

The prospect of the rule change has not been well-received by fans and pundits, with Paul Merson fearing that it will have a negative effect.

Meanwhile, former Arsenal star Ozil responded to the announcement by poking fun at Atletico Madrid.

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He tweeted: “So Atletico Madrid will only play with 6 players then?”

The 35-year-old’s comment left fans in stitches, with one person responding: “Thought it was a parody lol, Ozil doesn’t miss 😭.”

Another wrote: “Common Ozil W.”

While a third commented: “Ozil skills off pitch 😂.”

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Ozil came up against Atletico on eight occasions during his time at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013.

He left the Santiago Bernabeu to join Arsenal in 2013 and went on to make 254 appearances for the Gunners.

Ray Parlour names recent Arsenal kit the worst ever as he claims even the infamous ‘bruised banana’ shirt wasn’t as bad


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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