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Publication date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:25 AM
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has responded to Mesut Ozil’s claim that “loyalty is hard to come by nowadays.”
Ozil said he was “deeply disappointed” with Arteta’s decision to exclude him from Arsenal’s 25-man Premier League squad, after being left out of his Europa League squad.
The German suggested that his “loyalty and fidelity” to Arsenal “has not been reciprocated” but Arteta insisted that he had acted with the best of intentions.
“My conscience is very clear because I have been very fair to him,” he said.
“I have to try to look everyone in the eye and feel comfortable with that. I have this feeling with Mesut.
“Honestly, I take full responsibility. I have to be the one who brings out the best in the players. It is my responsibility “.
Arteta also denied the suggestion that Ozil’s refusal to accept a pay cut along with most of the rest of the team played a role in his disappearance.
“It has nothing to do with behavior or pay cuts. Is not true. It’s my decision, ”he said.
“You remember the atmosphere around him when I joined, it was quite difficult. I asked myself, our fans, to support it and create a much better atmosphere. You remember and you remember, you could see the difference at the Emirates Stadium in two or three weeks and that was in my opinion a way of supporting that player but pursuing the interests of the football club as much as possible. But then I basically have to see the contribution, the performance and what each player brings to the team on a daily basis ”.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Arteta has removed Ozil from the team because “his defensive side is not his strength” and the World Cup winner “is not very efficient.”
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