DBasia.news – Two goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min ended Arsenal’s journey in the League Cup. Arsenal got defeated 0-2 against Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium during the quarter-final of League Cup, Thursday (20/12).
Besides The Gunners’ failure, there were many interesting things happened in that match. One of them is the absence of Mesut Ozil within the squad neither in the starting eleven nor the bench.
This raised the question, considering the urgency of this match and he doesn’t injure at all. Emery confirmed that Ozil’s absence was purely for his strategy.
“Every player is important. One I decided would not play, but it was a tactical decision. I thought the players with us were the best for this match,” Emery said cited by Evening Standard.
Even though he emphasized that Ozil’s absence is part of the strategy, Emery also dropped a major hint that it’s possible to release the former Real Madrid player.
“I am thinking of the match, I am not thinking about another situation. My focus now is analyzing this match and also Saturday against Burnley is very important,” he concluded.