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Adrian Durham criticized Mikel Arteta for snubbing Mesut Ozil at Arsenal.
The Gunners midfielder, who earns £ 350,000 a week, has not played since March and has yet to be part of the team for this season’s matchday.
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Ozil is not in Arteta’s long-term plans
Despite his exile at Arsenal, Ozil is convinced that he will fulfill his contract, which runs until next summer.
In the new book, “Arsene Wenger: My Life in Red and White,” the former Gunners boss describes Ozil as a player who “needs to be constantly encouraged, feel close to his coach and have a trusting relationship with him.”
Reading an excerpt from Wenger’s book, talkSPORT host Durham said: “Ozil is an artist who feels football through every pore of his skin and soul.
“He needs to be constantly encouraged and needs to feel close to his coach and have a trusting relationship with him. Being harsh on him doesn’t work.
“Like all artists, you need to feel supported in your creativity. He has a sense for passing and an exceptional sense of timing when passing.
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Wenger signed Ozil for a club record fee of £ 42.5 million from Real Madrid in 2013
“There is something magical and simple about his style of play.
“The Premier League is a train that passes at 200 km per hour, Ozil does not always go at this speed but you will always have great affection for his art.”
Durham responded to Wenger’s words by accusing current Arsenal boss Arteta of “not doing his job properly” regarding his decision to fire Ozil.
He told talkSPORT: “So I’m going to post this, I don’t necessarily agree with what Arsene Wenger says, although I do agree that Mesut Ozil is incredibly talented.
“But by paying a player so much and Mikel Arteta basically just giving up Mesut Ozil, even though they are paying him an absolute fortune, Mikel Arteta is failing.
“He is not doing his job properly. Arsene Wenger has given him a set of tools by which he can bring out the best in Mesut Ozil, who is clearly a very talented player, I think we can all agree on that.
“But Mikel Arteta is failing, miserably, when it comes to Mesut Ozil.”
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