Arsenal 's Mesut Ozil ranks alongside Chelsea 's Eden Hazard as Europe 's joint-top attacking midfielder in 2015 , a study has found . Ozil 's performances in the Barclays Premier League led to him being labelled a 'flop ' previously , but rankings by CIES Football Observatory suggest the £42.5million player is pulling his weight . The statistical research group compiled rankings for the position based on shooting , chances created , take-ons , distribtuon , recovery and rigour , and gave Ozil and Hazard a score of 100 each . Arsenal 's Mesut Ozil ranks alongside Chelsea 's Eden Hazard as Europe 's joint-top attacking midfielder . Ozil 's performances in the Premier League led to him being labelled a £42.5million 'flop ' previously . =1 . Eden Hazard , Chelsea ( 100 ) =1 . Mesut Ozil , Arsenal ( 100 ) 3 . Jesus Navas , Man City ( 86 ) 4 . Kevin de Bruyne , Wolfsburg ( 85 ) 5 . Shinji Kagawa , Borussia Dortmund ( 84 ) 6 . Marek Hamsik , Napoli ( 79 ) 7 . David Silva , Man City ( 77 ) 8 . Maximilian Meyer , Schalke ( 73 ) =9 . Roberto Pereyra , Juventus ( 72 ) =9 . Javier Pastore , PSG ( 72 ) It follows Ozil revealing he is 'convinced ' he can win the Ballon d'Or within the next few years . The German World Cup winner moved to Arsenal from Real Madrid in September 2013 , and has been trying to adapt to the 'physical test ' of the Premier League . 'If I continue to develop well and stay healthy , I would like , in the next few years , to hold the Ballon d ’ Or in my hands . I am convinced that it can happen , ' Ozil told Sport Bild . ' I ’ m feeling very positive . I ’ m a world champion and I play at a top club in the Premier League . 'There is much more of a physical test here than there is in Spain or in the Bundesliga – I constantly have bruises , but that makes me harder . I feel physically better than ever . ' The 26-year-old , currently on international duty with Germany , made headlines for the wrong reasons previously after being spotted in a Berlin nightclub just hours after missing Arsenal ’ s Premier League win over Newcastle United due to a cold . Ozil has not scored in all competitions since February 7 and has three Premier League goals to his name this season , while Hazard has 11 . Chelsea 's Hazard pictured in action for Belgium during their 5-0 win over Cyprus on Saturday night . Hazard ranks top of the attacking midfielders in Europe but what is more surprising is that he is tied with Ozil . Ozil congratulates Marco Reus ( right ) after he scored against Georgia in a 2-0 win in Euro 2016 qualifying . Arsenal 's Ozil pictured in action for Germany during their 2-2 draw with Australia last week in a friendly . CIES Football Observatory Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) are : .
OzilMesut Ozil and Chelsea ace Eden Hazard are joint-top attacking midfielders . Arsenal star Mesut Ozil had been labelled a 'flop ' previously after £42.5m move . CIES Football Observatory compile the rankings by focussing on shooting , chances created , take-ons , distribution , recovery and rigour .