Emery quiet on Ozil fate after ‘tactical’ omission

By Daily Sports on December 21, 2018

Unai Emery confirmed that his decision to leave Mesut Ozil out of Arsenal’s squad against Tottenham on Wednesday was “only tactical” but refused to answer a direct question about whether their Germany playmaker has a future at the club.

Ozil wasn’t even on the bench for the Carabao Cup quarterfinal, which Spurs won 2-0 at the Emirates, with Emery making it clear that he thought he could get better performances from players like academy teenagers Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah, who were on the bench. “It was only a tactical decision,” Emery told a news conference. “I thought the players today that are with us were for us the best for this match.”

The decision will undoubtedly be questioned after Arsenal lacked cutting edge against a clinical Spurs side, who scored a goal in either half from two long balls over the top of the Gunners' makeshift defence. But Emery refused to elaborate on why he didn't want to include Ozil, or whether he would be open to selling the midfielder in January.

“I am thinking about the match on Saturday [against Burnley] and not thinking about another situation,” he said. “I am thinking about every player, we have 24, 25 players.

“And when they are playing in one [game], and they are not playing in another, it’s a decision for me, and today it’s tactical. Tomorrow we are going to train with every player [and see] how they can be for the match against Burnley.” (ESPN)

•Photo shows Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 21, 2018


 

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