See what Paul Merson has to say on whether to choose Ozil or Mkhitarian for Napoli's clash
The former Arsenal midfielder believes Coach Unia Emery ought to be favouring the World Cup Winner ability over Mikhitarian in a the second leg of the Europa League tie with Napoli in Italy.
Mesut Ozil has got to be trusty to steer Arsenal’s Europa League charge, Paul Merson says, as “for all his faults, he's still a match-winner”. The Gunners should ensure at least a point to be true to the next round.
Heading into Thursday’s come leg of that contest, Unai Emery’s Arsenal boast a 2-0 advantage.
They are expected to face additional of a threat from Serie A opponents on Italian soil, with it imperative that they get their team choice right.
Merson believes Mesut Ozil ought to be at the centre of these plans in order to favour the German playmaker and resist the urge to use Henrikh Mkhitaryan aboard him.
The former Gunners midfielder told the Daily Star: “I would play Ozil. they'll ought to score associate away goal. You can’t play him and Henrikh Mkhitaryan along in a very game like this.
“But play Ozil and let him attempt to unpick that Naples defence and build one thing. For all his faults, he's still a match-winner.
“He’s not progressing to score you a goal however he may cause you to one for someone else, in all probability Alex Lacazette.
“Arsenal can’t afford to be too gung-ho, however they may leave Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench simply just in case they have a goal late within the game.”
Merson superimposed on the challenge facing Arsenal against Naples, with a semi-final spot up for grabs: “I thought they required another goal within the 1st leg.
“They in all probability may have won that game 7-2 that they had such a big amount of probabilities and every week later it might be a similar game the opposite means around.
“Arsenal are going to be hanging on as a result of this is often an honest Naples team. I’ve seen them rip metropolis apart.
“But if you can’t defend a two-goal lead aloof from home you don’t should be within the semi-finals anyway, thus i believe they'll undergo.
“I assume they need to urge through the primary twenty minutes and quiet the group and that they ought to be okay, however this is often associate Arsenal team that has hardly unbroken a clean sheet away all season.
“So it may get terribly tense by the tip of the sport and that i will see them having to survive a touch of associate onslaught.”
Arsenal reached the last four of the Europa League last season, before coming back unstuck against Atletico Madrid, and are currently chasing down a primary major honour of Emery’s reign – with the Spaniard having antecedently tasted continental success on 3 occasions with Seville.
Mesut Ozil has got to be trusty to steer Arsenal’s Europa League charge, Paul Merson says, as “for all his faults, he's still a match-winner”. The Gunners should ensure at least a point to be true to the next round.
Heading into Thursday’s come leg of that contest, Unai Emery’s Arsenal boast a 2-0 advantage.
They are expected to face additional of a threat from Serie A opponents on Italian soil, with it imperative that they get their team choice right.
Merson believes Mesut Ozil ought to be at the centre of these plans in order to favour the German playmaker and resist the urge to use Henrikh Mkhitaryan aboard him.
The former Gunners midfielder told the Daily Star: “I would play Ozil. they'll ought to score associate away goal. You can’t play him and Henrikh Mkhitaryan along in a very game like this.
“But play Ozil and let him attempt to unpick that Naples defence and build one thing. For all his faults, he's still a match-winner.
“He’s not progressing to score you a goal however he may cause you to one for someone else, in all probability Alex Lacazette.
“Arsenal can’t afford to be too gung-ho, however they may leave Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench simply just in case they have a goal late within the game.”
Merson superimposed on the challenge facing Arsenal against Naples, with a semi-final spot up for grabs: “I thought they required another goal within the 1st leg.
“They in all probability may have won that game 7-2 that they had such a big amount of probabilities and every week later it might be a similar game the opposite means around.
“Arsenal are going to be hanging on as a result of this is often an honest Naples team. I’ve seen them rip metropolis apart.
“But if you can’t defend a two-goal lead aloof from home you don’t should be within the semi-finals anyway, thus i believe they'll undergo.
“I assume they need to urge through the primary twenty minutes and quiet the group and that they ought to be okay, however this is often associate Arsenal team that has hardly unbroken a clean sheet away all season.
“So it may get terribly tense by the tip of the sport and that i will see them having to survive a touch of associate onslaught.”
Arsenal reached the last four of the Europa League last season, before coming back unstuck against Atletico Madrid, and are currently chasing down a primary major honour of Emery’s reign – with the Spaniard having antecedently tasted continental success on 3 occasions with Seville.
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