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Arsenal boss Emery defends hooked Ozil: But he must...

Arsenal boss Unai Emery was happy with Mesut Ozil after defeat at Chelsea on Saturday.

Emery, however, insists Ozil can still work more after his substitution.

He explained: "We need him. He helps us with his quality and also I want to push him to be competitive in every match. I am happy with Mesut because he worked hard. I decided to change it because I think we needed a little more of a push in the middle, so that we couldn't let Chelsea progress easily with the ball.

"We were defending too deep and we needed a push, so for that I brought on Aaron to push up more and recover the ball to continue attacking. I am happy with Mesut. With him I am going to do the same work, help him and demand also that he works every day. At the moment he is doing that and I am happy. In the process, he is one player that I am sure is going to have a good season."

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