"You need the right balance" – Mourinho explains to Arsenal how to get the most out of Ozil

Jose Mourinho revealed how to make the most of the incredible Arsenal star, Mesut Ozil, claiming that neither a hard line nor a soft approach would work with the playmaker.

Ozil has made an unfortunate appearance at the Emirates Stadium in recent months, missing several key games as rumors have it that he will leave him.

Unai manager Emery once again neglected his responsibilities on Saturday, leaving him on the bench while Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0 in a vital victory in the Premier League.

Mourinho knows the ex-German international better than anyone after taking him under his wing during his stay at Real Madrid.

And he thinks he has the answer to the mystery of how to annoy Ozil, enigmatic, on and off the pitch.

"Honestly, I do not know what's going on, whether he has a physical problem or not," said Mourinho. be in sports.

"I know there was a problem with his contract, he's going on a free base, he's not going on a free base, I think he finally signed a contract and decided to stay.

"So there is no problem in the contract, so I think there is something physical or confrontation of ideas with Unai, I think the nature of football is exactly that."

"With me, Ozil played very well, but maybe not with Unai, and maybe a player I do not remember was phenomenal with Unai but does not work as well with me. the nature of empathy.

"I just think that Ozil is the kind of player who needs both sides.On one side, if you are kind to him, you lose his natural aggression because he does not have to. is not naturally a very strong player when it comes to aggression.

"If you are too strong with him and forget that he also needs a little care, a little love, you do not find the right balance, so I think it's about finding the right balance with him."

Another man who made the headlines this week is Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa, who upset his Derby County counterpart Frank Lampard when he appeared to have sent a "spy" to observe a Rams training session.

Mourinho worked alongside Lampard for years at Chelsea and admitted that he was not left out using stealthy methods to give his team the advantage, especially in hiding in a laundry basket to avoid bans.

"I need to be with my players and I've done it yes," he added.

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"I go to the cloakroom during the day, so I was there from noon and the match is at 7 am I just want to be in the locker room when the players come in. I went there and nobody I've seen.

"The problem was to leave after, and the man in the kit put me in the basket, he was a little open so I could breathe.

"But when he took her outside the locker room, the guys from UEFA were following us and desperately trying to find me, so he closed the box and I could not breathe anymore. When he opened the box, I was dying. "