Mesut Ozil celebration: Why does the Arsenal playmaker suck his thumb and make a hand gesture each time he scores?
The origin behind the German ace's trademark celebration is explained here, and he does it for a very sweet reason
MESUT OZIL'S trademark thumb sucking, hand gesture celebration has a very sweet reason behind it.
The Arsenal playmaker netted a stunning late winner at Ludogorets last night, with many wondering the origin behind his celebration. Well, here it is.
Did you notice the letter that Ozil is making with his hand?
It's an 'M'.
The 'M' is not for Mesut.
Ozil does the sign for his little niece, Mira.
Explaining the celebration, Ozil had said: "It's for my brother’s daughter Mira, her name starts with an ‘M’ and she’s the first child from my brother and my first niece so she brought a lot of happiness to the family.
"I love her so much and I want to show her how much I love her so when I score a goal, I do this ‘M’."
After the the Ludogorets smashing, Wenger said about Ozil: "He looks like he has got a taste for scoring goals.
“He goes more behind, before he liked only to come to the ball and provide.
We want him to be a provider and a scorer; it looks like he is slowly moving to that better balance.”