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Arsenal legend Adams questions Arteta over Ozil treament

Arsenal legend Tony Adams is not happy about the treatment of Mesut Ozil by manager Mikel Arteta.

Ozil has not played for the Gunners since the Premier League restart.

He is still the highest paid player at the club and has a year left on his contract.

Adams believes the lack of explanation from Arteta about Ozil's absence is disrespectful.

Astro SuperSport, Adams said: "I think I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's a very laid-back kind of guy, he doesn't get too flustered with anything to be honest with you.

"He just goes a little bit – what we would call in our day – going through the motions. But players are very different today, they're not questioned in training.

"There was an article that came out recently about Kieran Tierney being questioned because Tierney was getting a few tackles in in training and he was asked to take things a little bit easier. And I kind of went, "Hold on a minute, no, no, no, you test them, you rattle them, you get involved".

"I think Ozil, he's a very calm, sweet man, so don't judge him too quickly. He is a talent, and half the job of a head coach is getting the best out of that talent.

"So you could swing it on Arteta. The minute you don't get results, this is going to be more of an issue. If we lose in the FA Cup final, I think people will start then going, "Actually, how Arteta are you dealing with this situation? What are you going to do?"

"And then all the questions you've fired at me, are the ones the public are going to be saying, "Come on then Ozil, what you posting on your social media? Are you applying yourself? What are you doing?"

"Is there anybody at the club saying that to him? Why are you doing your clothing range, what's that about Ozil?

"Is there was anyone at the club, around Mesut Ozil, passing on the message of, "Come on, what's going on here? What are you doing?"

"But there's too many outside influences and that's where I think the Ozil brand comes into it, and the people on the periphery, and the agents get involved.

"Actually, if you look underneath all that, there's a really sweet human being in there, really shy boy, that has enormous talent, but he's surrounded by a lot of mess."

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