Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has heaped praise on Arsenal’s newly appointed manager Unai Emery for his ruthless treatment of Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey.
Ramsey started in an advanced no.10 role for Arsenal in their opening game of the season but was dropped to the bench against Chelsea.
Ozil meanwhile was taken off midway through the second half against Chelsea last weekend.
Parlour believes Emery’s willingness to drop and take off star names proves that nobody at the club is untouchable this season.
“One thing I like about Emery, if you are not doing your job, he will take you off,” the ex-Arsenal midfielder was quoted as saying by the Metro.
“You did not see much of that last year, not with Ozil, who more or less played every single 90 minutes even if he was playing poorly.
“But against Chelsea Emery had Ramsey on the bench. It is off you come if you are not doing your job, not doing enough for the team. He is not scared to do that, to change things.
“Ozil is the big question. Can Emery get the best out of him? In training, he will be pushing him, but whether the player wants to adapt to that is another matter.
“I don’t know Ozil or what his mentality is like, whether he will say he is up for the challenge.”
Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil started a combined total of 45 Premier League games under Arsene Wenger last season.
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Arsenal will be hoping to return to winning ways this weekend when they host West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium.
The Hammers are also coming into this weekend’s clash off the back of two defeats in a row.
