Mesut Ozil: Sergio Ramos' epic show of support after Mourinho bust-up at Madrid

It was announced on Thursday that former Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been ‘excluded’ from the Fenerbahce squad. In a statement announcing the suspension of both Ozil and former Watford loanee Ozan Tufan, the Turkish club declined to give a reason behind their decision.

According to a report from Football.London, though, the 33-year-old is believed to have been disciplined as a result of a bust-up with the Turkish Süper Lig side’s interim manager, Ismail Kartal.

Already understood to be frustrated at his lack of playing time recently, Ozil was said to have been furious over being substituted at half-time during Fenerbahce’s win over Konyaspor last Sunday and vented at Kartal afterwards, leading to his ‘exclusion’ from the squad.

The suspension marks the latest in a long line of clashes that Ozil has had with managers throughout his controversial career.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta clearly wasn’t impressed with Ozil during the final months of the playmaker’s time at the Emirates, dropping him from both the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads.

However, as much of a slight as that must have been to Ozil, it wasn’t as rough as the treatment he received at Real Madrid under the rule of Jose Mourinho.

When the outspoken Portuguese boss decided to substitute Ozil at half-time of a 2012 La Liga clash with Deportivo, Mourinho left his player in absolutely no doubt as to how he felt about his performance.

“‘Do you think that giving two good passes is enough? Do you think that you are so good that you only need to complete 50 per cent of your passes?’,” ranted Jose, per Ozil’s 2017 autobiography (via Marca).

“He stopped and looked at me with his dark brown eyes. I leaned back. It was like the look of two boxers