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Arsenal: Carragher Kicks Against Ozil’s Return
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher believes Mesut Ozil is not the solution to Arsenal’s current woes and has noted that the Gunners will have to go through a rough patch before restoring the club’s lost fortune.
The German is yet to play a single minute for the Gunners this season after being frozen out of the team by Spanish gaffer, Mikel Arteta.
But Arsenal have endured a difficult start to the season this term as they sit 15th in the league with four wins from 11 matches, their worst start to a season in almost four decades.
Arsenal’s crisis took another dive on Sunday after the Gunner were defeated 2-0 by Spurs in the North London Derby, with the manager lamenting lack of goals as the club’s biggest challenge.
Carragher was asked if Ozil would make the desired difference for Arsenal in the final third, but the former Liverpool defender thinks the answer to Arsenal’s problems runs deeper than the German playmaker.
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“I don’t think the answer is bringing Ozil in,” he said while discussing the Germany international with former Arsenal star and caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg on Sky Sports.
“When three managers decide not to fully back him, I know you [Ljungberg] used him more than those managers did, but I think you had a situation where he came off and threw his gloves. Mikel Arteta doesn’t use him, two managers, maybe three with [Ljungberg], are they all wrong, really?
“There’s no doubt he’s got quality, but we’ve spoken about Ozil so often over the last few years and I don’t think he’s the answer to fix Arsenal’s problem. Why don’t people pick him? There must be something.
“There might be talk about [Arteta] being under pressure now, or the situation he’s in, I wouldn’t even think about Mikel Arteta’s position. I really like Arteta.
“There’s a lot of nonsense around the cub. I think some of the signings have been a joke, in terms of bringing Willian in, [David] Luiz in, Cedric [Soares] in. There’s Kia Joorabchian making signings at the club.
“Mikel Arteta brought in [Thomas] Partey and Gabriel, they look like Arsenal’s two best players at this moment.
“They’ve had four managers and three CEOs since 2018, just stick with Arteta, but there’s going to be a lot of pain for Arsenal.”
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