Make him feel like the main man, because Ozil on form is better than anything Arsenal have got
Tim Sherwood
Ozil has suffered two setbacks this season, with niggling back trouble followed by knee problems in recent weeks.
Otherwise, the 30-year-old has started 12 Premier League games, scoring three goals and assisting one, but has generally found it difficult to dovetail his maverick, luxury style with Emery’s high octane approach.
The No 10 signed an improved three-and-a-half-year deal worth £350,000-a-week in January 2018, and for that reason, along with his undoubted talent, former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood believes Ozil should be made crucial to his Spanish coach’s plans.
Arsenal news: Mesut Ozil has returned to training this week after knee troubles (Image: Getty)
“He's one of his best players. You can't burn bridges with a player who is on £350,000-a-week and is sitting there doing nothing.
“You have to get him on side and get him on the pitch and do his best to make the team better.
"Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira are good at what they do, but they cannot see the pass like Ozil.
"Get him on side again, talk to him, get your arm around him, tell him what he needs to be told, even if you mean it or you don’t.
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Arsenal news: Unai Emery has tried to make Mesut Ozil adapt to his methods (Image: Getty)
Arsenal news: Unai Emery's side lacked attacking incision against West Ham last weekend (Image: Getty)
“You tell him and make him feel like he's the main man, because Ozil on form is better than anything Arsenal have got.
"Not only that, he is eating away at that wage bill, it's wasted money if he's not on the pitch.
“Get him on the pitch. It might be against your principles, but if you want to get results you are better with him in the team than without him in the team."