Who was Ozil's competition in 2010? Kaka, Pedro Leon, Di Maria and Canales? Not even close to Isco, Modric, Di Maria and Bale.
What I meant was you always face competition and pressure playing for Real Madrid, especially if you're a youngster and you're new. If he was "afraid", he would have preferred a safer path (such as Arsenal).
Not just Özil though, I believe there are few football players who are "afraid" of competition, otherwise they wouldn't perform in competitive sports.
And Modric arrived last season, so...
Your theory has a major flaw: Thiago didn't leave when Cesc came(like happend with Ozil and Isco), he left when he realized that the coach didn't trusted him. Ozil didn't even waited for that to happend.
But that's exactly what he said: "I didn't feel the trust anymore", and frankly, Özil is not the mastermind to come up with stories. He decided to stay AFTER Isco had played his first few games and decided to leave only on the weekend before the transfer window ended, so I don't think it was the Isco arrival that made him leave - Bale, perhaps. I don't know. But I certainly believe him when he says it has to do with trust. The thing is: Özil is a proven playmaker for Real Madrid. The fact that he has to compete for a spot with a newcomer (or make place to him) shows that the management/coach did not trust him as much as his role in the past years would suggest. Would they expect Ronaldo to fight for his spot? No, they wouldn't. They even give him more money. Now I know Ronaldo is their most important player etc, but still. It's not as if Özil was some nobody who had yet to prove his worth to the coach. And why would he? He has shown he is a class player and one of the best playmakers in the world. He is too good to be on the bench, and if that's what is in for him at Real Madrid, he shouldn't stay.
I don't understand what you are trying to say with this..is Hoeness to proud to admit that Bayern needs/wants Ozil? Or that them having Kroos doesn't mean that Ozil isn't the better player(because that's debatable and if I would choose a player between the 2 of them for Barca, I would definitelly choase Kroos)?
Either way, I only said that Bayern doesn't want/need Ozil and I think that if you look at their squad you will see that I'm right.
Your first question: No, not too proud, but too arrogant to admit there are players that are better than his beloved Bayern players. It's just Hoeneß, it doesn't mean anything. He's always been like that.
That's why he constantly diminishes any player that is currently being talked about, even if he has nothing to do with them whatsoever. Whenever a club lands a great deal or whenever a player is being praised in the press, Hoeneß is quick to brag how Bayern doesn't need them. A few examples:
Messi: "Messi? We have Müller, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Alaba"; "That certain South-American player", "Messi hasn't achieved anything"
Neymar: "Barca got Neymar? Guardiola wanted him too, but young Brazilians don't fare well here"
Ronaldo: "Ribery is better than him"
Özil: "We wouldn't have bought him even if he had been offered to us" ; "Honestly: I think Kroos is the better player. [...] He shows good performances for the national team too" (as if Özil hadn't)
What I keep wondering when I hear him say those things is, "Thanks for the information, Hoeneß, but who was talking about Bayern?"
As for your second question: Yes, that was what I said - and in terms of talent, skill, vision etc, I don't think many would consider Kroos a better player. Maybe Hoeneß sincerely does, but him saying that doesn't mean much. He would say that about any Bayern player.
Either way, I only said that Bayern doesn't want/need Ozil and I think that if you look at their squad you will see that I'm right.
Yeah, wasn't arguing that.
Feared competition? Özil is not stupid. Madrid bought a Spanish youngstar for his prefered position and a € 100M signing for his second position (which he doesn't like anyway). What do people think would have happened if he stayed and "fought for his place"? Madrid didn't spend € 130M on Isco and Bale to sit them on the bench. The best that Özil could have hoped for would have been a rotation role like the Benzema / Higuain situation under Mourinho (that didn't last long either). Which isn't something a 24 year old will accept for the rest of his career.
+1000
And to continue that last sentence, it isn't something which a player of Özil's potential SHOULD accept for the rest of his career. He is too good to be a benchwarmer and was right to leave.
