Mesut Oezil is a languid player, not for him the burlesque of muscular moves, which draw attention to oneself. This goal had Oezil stop, measure up, and take a graceful swing of his left leg with his body perfectly balanced like a ballet dancer – and that ball flew like an arrow into the top right hand corner of goal. Perfectly executed, perfectly placed.
There is no one quite comparable to him in the England team. I am sure Capello’s first order of business after the euphoria of today will be to draw up tactics to stop Oezil.