Arsenal attacker could be on the bench against Tottenham.
Mesut Ozil was unceremoniously dumped from Arsenal’s starting XI against Bournemouth.
Perhaps naively, new Gunners boss Unai Emery told the media the real reason for Ozil being bench.
Emery explained honestly that he felt Ozil could not cope with the demanding physical match up with Bournemouth, The Telegraph reported.
This prompted a backpage headline from The Sun which read ‘You Wimp’, targeting Ozil, in typical over the top fashion.
Emery would have been better off saying Ozil was being rested, and leaving it at that.
Now there is added focus on the German playmaker heading into the North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.
If Ozil was not already a target for some rough tackling from Eric Dier and co, then Emery has put an extra target on the Gunners star with his comments.
Tottenham played with intensity and passion against Chelsea, two traits Ozil has been accused of lacking in his four plus seasons at The Emirates.
The £42.5 million signing from Real Madrid is at very real risk of starting the derby on the bench at home.
That would be real humiliation for a player who is their top earner, with £300,000 per week, cite Sportek.
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