The Quotes From Emery Which Could Explain Ozil Dropping: "You Have To Provoke Friction"

Unai Emery has potentially given the reasoning behind his decision to drop Mesut Ozil from the Arsenal team (via Sky Sports).

It’s clear that not everything is right between Mesut Ozil and Unai Emery with the German playmaker spending less than 160 minutes on the pitch since the start of December.

Now, Emery has given an interview with Sky Sports which could give some explanation as to his management goal with Ozil.

“At certain times, you have to provoke friction with footballers,” Emery said.

“From that friction, you can get something more out of them, something from inside, a greater sense of ambition or maybe even a complaint – a complaint regarding the team can be positive.

“As a manager, you have to be careful because that friction can break a relat...