The Real Madrid midfielder believes he benefited from the changes his manager made against Greece.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984, Netherlands and Denmark. Their route to the quarter-finals was a relatively difficult one, still they managed to top the group and knock
out the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753, a team fancied by many to lift the trophy on the 1st of July in Kiev.
In the quarter-finals they were up against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908, a team known for its defensive and counter-attacking football. The Hellas eliminated a much fancied Russian side on the final day of the group stages.
In the clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 and Mario Gomez was
given a much needed rest, so Klose was given the nod in his place.
Ozil believes he certainly benefited from the changes his manager made. The players who came in gave him a lot of options and their movement made it much easier for him to find space. He revealed he was relieved to put in an impressive
performance, after a few average displays in group stages.
“I've certainly benefited. We had a lot of open players, and there was a lot of movement, which makes my game easier. That game came as a relief to me. I was able to show what I was capable of," Ozil was quoted as saying in an
interview.
The playmaker also reflected on his side’s performance against, which he believes was stronger than their previous ones. He also highlighted Die Mannschaft's latest achievement of winning fifteen competitive matches in row, which
in his eyes was a massive achievement. The Real Madrid man reckons this achievement will put fear in the hearts’ of their opponents.
“We had confidence earlier, but the way we played against the Greeks certainly makes us feel stronger. Getting a 15th competitive win drives us on. "The other nations will all respect us now,” he added.
Fresh from his exploits from the game against Greece, the 23-year old will be raring to go against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. He will be able to display is attacking skills in the semi-final, which is expected to be a much open game as both sides
have a wealth of attacking talent.
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