The situation of Arsenal Mesut Ozil as a comedic skit, says Andrew Cole | Football News

Ozil was left out of the travel group to face BATE Thursday in Europa League

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Mesut Ozil's situation at Arsenal becomes a "comedic sketch", says Andrew Cole

Mesut Ozil's situation at Arsenal is becoming a "comedic skit", says Andrew Cole.

Unai Emery, Arsenal's head coach, let Ozil leave the group of travelers, although he was qualified to face BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday, before losing 1-0 in Belarus.

Shortly after the confirmation of the roving team on Wednesday, Ozil posted a positive tweet apparently confirming his fitness with pictures of the coach who coached him, but also tweeted his support to the club after the result Thursday night.

Ozil was left out of the Arsenal team to deal with BATE

Speak on DebateCole was surprised by the situation and suggested that Emery's reluctance to play it because of his work pace be put aside, that is the quality of the German.

"It's getting a bit of a comedy right now," said Cole. "We know how talented he is.

"The manager decided that he maybe did not want him, that he was not working hard enough, but sometimes, when one has that luxury, I think some of the members of the company have a lot of fun. team would be willing to work a little bit harder to put it on the ball to produce this magic.

"Arsenal in previous years, when Wenger was there, did it.You have to face your best players when you need it, and Ozil is one of the best of Arsenal.

"If you asked Lacazette and Aubameyang:" Do you want Mesut to play? "They said yes all day, all day! It's really, really strange."

Ozil has not been a big part of Unai Emery's plans this season

Also speaking on DebateNeil Lennon admitted that Ozil may be a divisional character, but insists that the big clubs will follow him if he is sold.

"You have a talent like that, and that could come from the management of men," said Lennon, former manager of Celtic and Hibs, in The Debate.

"He has certainly been a divisional character in recent years.He is like Marmite, some like it, others not! For me, I love watching him play.

"He's very criticized for his pace of work or his lack of pace, but his statistics are well connected to the distance traveled by many other players and he will certainly find a place somewhere because he has the game."

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