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#1 Arsenal’s only source of creativity
If Arsenal sell Mesut Ozil, who else will create chances? Arsenal’s squad depth is already poor in several departments, but none so more than at CAM.
Currently, there’s no one at the club of the required standard to replace the German in that position. If Arteta wants an attacking midfielder, the club will have to go out and buy one and in this market, such a scarce resource would cost in excess of £40m.
Right now, Arsenal’s main source of chance creation is to give the ball to Ozil and hope he quickly finds an attacking player. Under Emery the style of play was to create chances through cutbacks from the full-backs, but Arteta is not so dependent on that tactic.
Although the German has not had the best of seasons in terms of goals and assists, he has still created 15 chances in the past 7 games under Arteta. The 31-year-old has averaged 2.1 chances a game this season, almost double that of the next player Nicolas Pepe (1.2).
Since arriving in England, Ozil has directly contributed to 85 goals in 180 apps, whilst averaging 61 passes a game. Where else will Arsenal find such creativity?
