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Ex-Arsenal boss Graham convinced Ozil can fight back: If he...

Former Arsenal boss George Graham is adamant Mesut Ozil can still work his way back into manager Mikel Arteta's plans.

Graham feels key will be up to Ozil changing his ways.

He told talkSPORT: "He's got to be in a team that's dominating games and he's got to be on the ball as much as possible. Without the ball… just no. He is definitely lacking, not even at the top level. Without the ball he's not good enough.

"With the ball he can be good enough, but he has to be in a good team. He was up and down like a yo-yo under Arsene Wenger. He obviously isn't playing into the new manager's style.

"You play when you've got the ball but you also play when you haven't got possession. He's just not up to the standard that Arteta wants."

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