Paul Merson has given an incredibly passionate interview about Arsenal and the exclusion of Ozil from the squad. He repeatedly talks about the lack of creation in Arsenal’s midfield right now even though they’re paying Ozil to sit at home on match days.
What are Arsenal really lacking that has them currently in the bottom half of the table and miles behind the rest of the top 6?
🗣"Ozil has to play, don't worry about his wages or running around, if you ask Mourinho tomorrow he would rather Ozil not play than play if he saw him on the team-sheet that would wreck everything"
Paul Merson's passionate rant about Mesut Ozil at Arsenal pic.twitter.com/NrRnY4ACkY
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 5, 2020
Can they get out of this slump or is Merse right, are they a bottom half team now?
If you think Özil shouldn’t be playing then football is not the sport for you. pic.twitter.com/4LzRhStJQK
— William (fan account) (@OzilThings) December 5, 2020
This stat shows that Ozil when he does play is miles ahead of other players when it comes to creativity but Arteta is not a fan of players who don’t put a shift in, should that really be a reason to drop one of your best players?