Unai Emery insists Mesut Ozil remains an important player for Arsenal after the German complained that he has been made to feel like a scapegoat at the Emirates.
Ozil took aim at his critics and how he is portrayed.
“If we don't do well in a big game, it's always my fault,” he said. “If that's true, how do you explain our results in the big games when I wasn't involved? There's no real difference.
“I know people expect me to offer more, dictate play and make the difference — I do, too — but it's not that straightforward.
“I’m not the only player in the team and, don't forget, some of our opponents are simply better than us.”
But ahead of Monday’s trip to Sheffield United, Emery is adamant that Ozil remains in his plans.
"We are in our way and we live in the present,” said Emery, when asked if Ozil's assessment that he is often the scapegoat was fair. “In this present we are looking for the best way to be competitive, to play each match with our best quality and best mentality.
"Mesut Ozil, for us, is important. Sometimes one player could be important playing or could be important being on the bench or could be important preparing for the next match.
"This is our mentality and this is the way we want to create with 25 players in the squad.
“Mesut Ozil is in the same way and I told you now for the last three weeks he is working and improving and being better in the training. If we need him we are going use him.”
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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Still proud of him? Still think he is doing a damn gud job? Still think he is the guy to win us important trophies?
hotenopruz
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Emery feel if Ozil go he will be given Ozil money he makes at arsenal, it's a sophisticated lie
hotenopruz
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this squad we can face any teams with,
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this team is Arsenal best eleven that can work and defeat any team in the world
hotenopruz
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this team is 💯%better , with this team we can defeat any team in the world
vidadisy
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Cazaemnuz
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if I was Emery ,,,this could be my first 11
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Toreirra over Ceballos
Cazaemnuz
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Ozil is so important
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Toreirra over Ceballos
Cazaemnuz
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Ozil is so important
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Toreirra over Cabellos
Luodkmortz
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stop telling lies to us, we already know Ozil is no the only player in arsenal why did always said Ozil? can't you compare willok and Nelson above Ozil this is not true Mr. Emary.
Riaabdeikp
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Ozil is so important
Riaabdeikp
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Ozil is one of the King pins.in the Field it Emery I wish be thrown out of the team
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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For me he is not a good manager
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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Viera, Gerrard, allergri, Arteta(even thou he lacks experience)... Any besides this clown man
FaithEvans
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A double no6 or so n give him permission to advance forward when we have the ball. I dnt like him in the starting XI but since ur father insists on playing him then atleast play him to his strengthes
U clearly don't rate Unai, who would you rather have?!
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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A double no6 or so n give him permission to advance forward when we have the ball. I dnt like him in the starting XI but since ur father insists on playing him then atleast play him to his strengthes
cobeklpsty
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I absolutely agree with you, it's just how you've tuned ur mind, as a challenger, I'm just being realistic, we can't challenge with this squad, maybe if Pepe can play like he did last season and we stop pretending Auba is comfortable on the left, but we don't have enough real quality or maybe chemistry in the middle, so yeah, Xhaka shouldn't be in front of the defense as he's not good doing that, Torreira is immense doing that but his deep distribution and long passes suffers, that's the dilemma... we need someone who can defend, get on the ball, ping passes, win duels etc, u see where I'm going... in the continued absence of that player, I think Xhaka is most suited, not the best, but most suitable
Xhaka can never be a holding midfielder. If anything play him on the sides or as one of 2 mids
FaithEvans
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Xhaka is not gud enough if we want to be challengers man. He is not the way to go. Or the position he plays Is not best suited for him. I'd rather he played as a mid on the sides or slightly in front of a torreira and Guendouzi. Since u and ur dad EMERY insist he plays
I absolutely agree with you, it's just how you've tuned ur mind, as a challenger, I'm just being realistic, we can't challenge with this squad, maybe if Pepe can play like he did last season and we stop pretending Auba is comfortable on the left, but we don't have enough real quality or maybe chemistry in the middle, so yeah, Xhaka shouldn't be in front of the defense as he's not good doing that, Torreira is immense doing that but his deep distribution and long passes suffers, that's the dilemma... we need someone who can defend, get on the ball, ping passes, win duels etc, u see where I'm going... in the continued absence of that player, I think Xhaka is most suited, not the best, but most suitable
cobeklpsty
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Its funny! some didn't play enough, like Fred, same category Özil is... and others are being crucified for a few mistakes, which is where Xhaka, Otamendi and Lloris fall into... Some new guys lack confidence, Kean and Pepe comes to mind, most of others are plain shitty, talk Lingard... but in a month we're 3rd in the league, unbeaten in the Europa, I think calling our midfielder who played most minutes a flop is harsh! very harsh
Xhaka is not gud enough if we want to be challengers man. He is not the way to go. Or the position he plays Is not best suited for him. I'd rather he played as a mid on the sides or slightly in front of a torreira and Guendouzi. Since u and ur dad EMERY insist he plays
FaithEvans
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Okay u win and I'm the clown . Faith Evans is it? I'll be in touch through the season. It shud be fun this
Its not about winning or losing, we're just sharing ideas and observations... C'mon, I don't get a cookie for this
FaithEvans
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I'm sure to you Xhaka 'the great captain' is here by mistake... 🤣🤣😂
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Its funny! some didn't play enough, like Fred, same category Özil is... and others are being crucified for a few mistakes, which is where Xhaka, Otamendi and Lloris fall into... Some new guys lack confidence, Kean and Pepe comes to mind, most of others are plain shitty, talk Lingard... but in a month we're 3rd in the league, unbeaten in the Europa, I think calling our midfielder who played most minutes a flop is harsh! very harsh
Pobactuz
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Clueless Emery. Player on the bench is important. Yes when Emery ultimate aim is to.make Ozil frustrated and want out of Arsenal. Then nobody will blame Emery
Nibbdil
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Sasaeipsuz
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Saka ,willock , Nelson and martnelli maz be given chances to show their capabilities......also!
Sasaeipsuz
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if I was Emery ,,,this could be my first 11
Wisacdmu
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ozil wage is Emery problem, because ozil makes more than him.
Soyabdorty
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Please arsenal management we need emery to be sack 👏👏
vukbeimops
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I think Emery come to destroy arsenal sack him out. why he is trying to letting Özil out u'r really disaster to arsenal place Out Out
vukbeimops
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this squad we can face any teams with,
vukbeimops
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vukbeimops
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Unai is our problems now, because he didn't know how to make a good squad or making a good substitute. In our team we need a play maker like "özil" but because of the selfies of Unai Emery he used to dropped a player like Özil and used Willock and Nelson. Emery out from emirate
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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I'm interested in what u have to say Faith... U always find ways to amuse me
cobeklpsty
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Arsenal fans are crying out for the old world class Ozil , I'll admit I'm a critic of Ozil but only because i want to see him back to his best in an Arsenal shirt. I hope we get to see the real Ozil again and not the one we've seen since Sanchez left!!!
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I'm sure to you Xhaka 'the great captain' is here by mistake... 🤣🤣😂
cobeklpsty
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Özil mostly gets subbed out, not subbed in, when he's not starting, he rarely enters... which means when he plays, he plays more than the 25-30mins u stated... but who's comparing Özil with Xhaka? Wenger used to play them together, each cannot replace the other, there are 1000 reasons Özil might not be playing but Xhaka isn't one of them, his replacement was Guendouzi, as he's normally the most advance of the midfield, but fans knew Özil is not going to win ur little internet turf war against Guendouzi, so why not pick on Granit Xhaka? How many mistakes this season? how many red cards in his Arsenal career? why do we have to repeat the same long gone thing over and over again till it becomes annoyingly boring?!... who's the clown now?
Okay u win and I'm the clown . Faith Evans is it? I'll be in touch through the season. It shud be fun this
lenclmy
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ÖZIIIIIILL GENIUS .
Aminuola
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Ozil doesn't deserve to play cz he doesn't neither help in the defense nor try to get back the ball as soon as he lost it. Sorry to his fans! Well done Emery with Moustaphi and Ozil benched...
next will be Xhaka on the bench plz!
Everyone has to fight for his place ! So Good Emery
coz they are Muslims?
FaithEvans
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He is slow and he makes mistakes... Tht is more than enough reason for a bench to me. We lose points because of him. Is Ozil doing the same when he plays the 25 or 35 minutes he gets? Is he getting needless red cards n leave the team a man down? Stop being a clown please. Xhaka is slow and is mistake prone. He is another Mustafi in my book. A fancier Mustafi but a Mustafi nonetheless
Özil mostly gets subbed out, not subbed in, when he's not starting, he rarely enters... which means when he plays, he plays more than the 25-30mins u stated... but who's comparing Özil with Xhaka? Wenger used to play them together, each cannot replace the other, there are 1000 reasons Özil might not be playing but Xhaka isn't one of them, his replacement was Guendouzi, as he's normally the most advance of the midfield, but fans knew Özil is not going to win ur little internet turf war against Guendouzi, so why not pick on Granit Xhaka? How many mistakes this season? how many red cards in his Arsenal career? why do we have to repeat the same long gone thing over and over again till it becomes annoyingly boring?!... who's the clown now?
dukdiry
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He couldn’t lace Brady’s boots
cobeklpsty
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Do you that those Emery plays instead of Ozil are capable of starting regularly for European top teams?
Ceballos is struggling for game time at RM thou... Hence the loan
cobeklpsty
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Xhaka has completed most passes in our midfield (with Guendouzi), he's played more accurate long passes, he's played more forward passes to the fullbacks and wingers, he committed more fouls and won more fouls than anyone, he helps connect the defense with the playmakers, and he covers for the overlapping fullbacks creating width in our game (reason he commits most fouls when we face counters), his long passes beats the congestion in the midfield and put the fullbacks in good crossing positions?... what else do u want from him? he's a central midfielder for God's sake, his last costly error was against Spurs more than a month ago, but we want to keep talking about it like players don't make errors leading to goals e-v-e-r-y week in every team... don't worry, he'll soon score a long ranger to keep y'all quiet soon! He's slow, he doesn't cover enough ground and he makes mistakes, but I appreciate Granit Xhaka nonetheless!
He is slow and he makes mistakes... Tht is more than enough reason for a bench to me. We lose points because of him. Is Ozil doing the same when he plays the 25 or 35 minutes he gets? Is he getting needless red cards n leave the team a man down? Stop being a clown please. Xhaka is slow and is mistake prone. He is another Mustafi in my book. A fancier Mustafi but a Mustafi nonetheless
FranCesc05
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as long as the young lads fully respect their seniors in their own way. watch, learn and improve. #COYG
liwaeilry
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Emery is a big floop because he cannot match the bigger clubs.
Taediktuy
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When Emery show his teeth it's mean Arsenal will concede.
pasabemnot
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Emery should just okay Özil if he is bad as he thinks the whole world will see for its self if he does well tge whole team and Emery will benefit ...
Emery does not deserve to be arsenal as a coach
pasabemnot
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it's about time you realize that shit coach
Do u know quality ? u playing xhaka, sacka,willock, Nelson and u left ozil out
pasabemnot
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Emery need to be sack
MrMeeeeeee
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Even my neighbor can see that Özil is not value for money and my neighbor is legally blind in one eye
Funny 😂🤣
MrMeeeeeee
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He has talked, its time to walk the talk now
Exactly, Ozil is usually very quiet maybe now he'll come out fighting and performing consistently.
erulind
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this is the ideal moment to play Mesut in his natural number 10 role. there is no one better when he is up there with the strikers providing those laser passes. Unfortunately for us there is Unai, the man who wants by all costs Mesut to depart. Unai, get your straps right or you could be the one leaving. We know Mesut's quality. don't fool us Sir. Regards, #COYG
FaithEvans
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Hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel for Ozil, Arsenal and our fans ✊
He has talked, its time to walk the talk now
FaithEvans
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Ozil is an important scapegoat for Emery
Even my neighbor can see that Özil is not value for money and my neighbor is legally blind in one eye