Premier League 2019-20: 3 mistakes Unai Emery has made at Arsenal this season

#3 Completely freezing out Mesut Ozil

Freezing out Mesut Ozil has not worked out for Emery.

Despite Mesut Ozil's horrible performance for Arsenal last season which saw the German score just six goals and assist three from 35 appearances, there is no denying that he is one of the most creative playmakers in the world. Ozil missed several games last season through injuries but many times it felt like the German was just not interested in play, as he used to be ruled of games without any reports of him being injured.

To some extent Emery was right to bench him last season, but Ozil did put in some impressive performances for Arsenal during pre-season. As a result, a lot of fans expected him to play a key role for the Gunners this season; Arsenal's strike force looked dangerous with the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Ozil pulling the strings behind them.

However, Arsenal fans never got to see the four of them play together as Emery decided to completely freeze out Ozil. The German's omission would have been understandable if Arsenal were playing free-flowing attacking football, but Arsenal's performances have been exactly the opposite this season.

Ozil might not be in the best form of his career at the moment, but the German still has a lot to offer. And with Arsenal lacking creativity, having a player like Ozil on the bench at least would come in handy.

Emery needs to gradually get Ozil back into the Arsenal first-team or at least have him on the bench, or else Arsenal's lack of creativity will continue for the rest of the season.