How Mesut Ozil’s absence can hurt Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s performances

Ex-Arsenal player Jeremie Aliadiere believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette will soon be judged for not touching the ball or finding the net due to Mesut Ozil’s absence. The German international has had only a few performances recently under the guidance of Unai Emery. Ozil was dropped against Bournemouth in November and has only featured in four games since the win at the Vitality Stadium with a back injury forcing him to miss some matches in December. Amid links from abroad Aliadiere has stated that nobody else can carve out chances for the team's strikers like the ex-Real Madrid man. "It depends what kind of system you want to play," he told Love Sport Radio. "I understand the system with three at the back but if he wants to play three centre-backs… "I think what he is trying to do is give everyone their best positions and to try to help everyone, and I know playing three at the back, you give [Hector] Bellerin and [Sead] Kolasinac less defensive worries and more offensive jobs to do. "They obviously enjoy that but at the same time you miss having a No 10 and having Mesut Ozil in the team. It's very difficult. In my opinion, obviously I would have Mesut Ozil in the team all day long and I would have [Lucas] Torreira as well." "There is a big hole in the middle of the park, like a No 10, and that position is the best for Mesut Ozil," added the Frenchman. "I can't understand why he can't see that. That is just so obvious. We've been missing him a lot. "There is no-one in that team that can find a pass, that can see something that he can, that can see [Alexandre] Lacazette and [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang. "We're going to judge them for not touching the ball or not scoring, but if you haven't got the service, it is very difficult. "We don't have anyone on the pitch that can do what he can, so why he's not playing, I don't know."

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