The Bournemouth game too "demanding" for Ozil, says Emery

LONDON – The relationship between Mesut Ozil and Arsenal boss, Unai Emery, was again examined after the Spaniard appeared to suggest that Sunday's match at Bournemouth was too "demanding" for the team. ;German.

The 30-year-old German World Cup midfielder had competed in the Gunners' previous three games, all of them nil, but Emery decided his style was out of step with Bournemouth's robust approach.

"We thought" how to do better in the match ", a very demanding match with physics and intensity," said Emery after Arsenal's 2-1 win, at the request of the reason for which Ozil had not yet started.

"Every player is important, but today, we tried with three central defenders and that was another possibility for us to improve and find our best performance as a team. "

Ozil, whose place in the team for Sunday's derby with Tottenham in North London could now be questioned, has not even warmed up for the match.

"It depends on how the match unfolds," said Emery, in response to a question about why Ozil had not warmed up.

"I chose another option, we knew it was a tough stadium, a tough team, seventeen matches were not lost, but the last three were eliminated." Is not enough for us. "

Relations between Emery and Ozil are heartbreaking since the Spaniard has replaced Arsene Wenger at the end of last season.

Ozil missed the 3-1 win over West Ham in August when it was reported that Emery and he had played on the training ground, but the Arsenal boss said the player was too sick to train.

Ozil also had a temper tantrum in the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, in which he was captain in the absence of injured Petr Cech in late October.

He pbaded Emery and threw his gloves on the grbad with disgust before sitting on the bench.

Emery, however, did not take public shading, declaring "I like players like him who show the character when we are not playing well."