Arsenal Board Took Decision To Drop Ozil – Unai Emery
Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has revealed that he has the backing of the Arsenal hierarchy in Mesut Ozil’s continued omission from the team.
Ozil has not featured in Arsenal’s last five matchday squads, with Emery offering little explanation as to his decision to ostracize the highest-paid player in the club’s history.
The German midfielder has posted a number of cryptic social media messages and insisted recently that he wants to stay at the club and will work hard to regain his place.
There has also been support for the 31-year-old from Gunners fans who have grown weary with a perceived lack of creativity within the team.
But Emery has revealed talks with those high up in the club saw an agreement reached that dropping Ozil was the right move.
“Here, we have one agreed strategy as a club and as a team,” he said, when asked if there was any pressure from above to put Ozil back into the team.
“Because the most important thing is the club, the team and finding a performance. Previously we were all speaking between us to take that decision.
“I know all the supporters want to know something but now is not the moment. I think it is not the moment to speak about him.
“We are going to play on Sunday and in the next matches and we are going to decide, and when we can speak about him something differently we will look.”
