ARSENAL fans trolled misfit midfielder Mesut Ozil with a picture of Kieran Tierney looking utterly baffled in training. German playmaker Ozil has been frozen out the Gunners squad this season, making just two appearances. His lack of urgency to prove himself this term has led to fans calling on manager Unai Emery to cut his […]
ARSENAL fans trolled misfit midfielder Mesut Ozil with a picture of Kieran Tierney looking utterly baffled in training.
German playmaker Ozil has been frozen out the Gunners squad this season, making just two appearances.
His lack of urgency to prove himself this term has led to fans calling on manager Unai Emery to cut his losses on the £350,000 a week star.
And Ozil was again in the firing line from supporters on Reddit, who posted a picture of a confused Tierney in training, with the caption: “When you see Özil sprinting in training.”
Another said: “When you see Ozil defending in training*.”
One said: “This one got me more than it should’ve.”
Despite a lack of game time so far this season, Arsenal’s highest earner Ozil insisted he wants to at least see out his contract, which expires in 2021.
But boss Emery has challenged the 31-year-old to prove he is worthy of becoming a starter in the Gunners midfield.
He said: “He has had a difficult start to the season. He worked well in pre-season and he was playing in the games, but then the problem he had along with Sead Kolasinac stopped him.
“After that he was sick for one week and then he lost a lot of training to keep his fitness.
“When I said the other week that others players deserved it more to be in the team, maybe it was because at the moment they were in front of Mesut physically and with more rhythm.
“But in the last two to three weeks, Mesut has improved with us in training and now I am feeling better with him every day.
“He has very big skills and a quality we will need in the next matches. I am really happy now and my idea is to use every player. He is one player more in our squad.”
