August 30th Emery said
"This week he is training well, he is progressing physically better and doing normal work for us," he stated when asked about Ozil's fitness. "He is going to be closer for us and available for Sunday I think."
Now he is saying this
“He can play how I want, but now we have a lot of players being competitive in each position on the pitch, and they deserve to be able to help and to play,” the Spaniard said. “Now every player is the same and I want to train, I want them to be pushing to achieve one position in the squad, in the first XI.“If we continue being competitive and getting better, it is the best for our present and future.”
Fitness isnt the problem