Denis Suarez is absolutely there because of Mesut Ozil

Unai Emery claimed he did not bring Denis Suarez to Arsenal to play the Mesut Ozil post. Maybe not, but he'll do Mesut Ozil's work, huh?

Unai Emery, director of Arsenal, is on the podium to talk about Denis Suarez. Asked about the relationship with Mesut Ozil, he said there would be "no change" to Ozil and that Suarez is here because the club needed wings help.

I hope that I am not the only one to have a "yeaaaah, but …" on my face. Because, if what Emery said is undoubtedly true out of context, if you read between the lines, there is much more correlation between the arrival of Suarez and the effect it will have on Ozil .

For starters, saying that there will be "no change" with Ozil, is like saying that there will be "no change" in the tank. empty gasoline from a car when you change worn tires. No, changing tires will not affect the fuel tank, but that does not hide the fact that the fuel tank is still empty.

Mesut Ozil was not used because he was not good enough. So, if it's not going to change, it will still not be used for tactical purposes, and it's still not good enough.

Meanwhile, saying that Suarez will not play the role of Ozil does not change the reason why Suarez is brought in the first place – that's because Ozil can not badume his responsibilities at the club – the responsibility to create opportunities.

If Ozil had been able to reliably create chances like he did in the past, I do not think Suarez's need would have been so widespread.

This club is suddenly deprived of players who can create chances. I would have thanks to this an organization with Ozil as No.10, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette as a remarkable partnership would constitute the perfect and unstoppable attack.

This was not the case. If that had been the case, we could have relied on that and planned accordingly. But that did not work and Emery had to look for other solutions to the drought.

That's why Suarez is here – because Ozil did not do his job.

So, while all that Emery said is technically true, "no change" in Ozil still means no / very little Ozil. And Suarez supposedly does not play the role of Ozil does not mean that Suarez is not here to do the work of Ozil