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Jamie Carragher says Mesut Ozil is not the solution to Arsenal’s problems and believes the Gunners will have to go through a difficult period before things get better.
Ozil is unavailable to play for the north London side because coach Mikel Arteta left him out of the 25-man Premier League and Europa League squads for the season.
But Arsenal have had a difficult start to the campaign as they sit 15th in the league with four wins from 11 matches.
The club’s crisis deepened on Sunday when north London rivals Tottenham beat them 2-0. Arteta said after the game that he is happy with the number of chances they are creating but admitted they “need to score goals” to save their season.
Carragher was asked if Ozil would provide the quality Arsenal need, but the former Liverpool defender says their problems lie much deeper than that.
“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. Continue reading