Denis Suarez lifts lid on Emery’s ‘physical’ training sessions that could explain Ozil struggles
Loanee from Barcelona explains how boss likes to work players hard and insists they press fast with dynamism
DENIS SUAREZ has lifted the lid on Unai Emery’s brutal Arsenal training sessions.
And it could go some way towards explaining Mesut Ozil’s woes this season.
The German has struggled to be available for each game since Emery took charge last summer.
Despite signing a lucrative new £350k-a-week deal under Arsene Wenger, Ozil is tipped to be on his way out in the new regime.
And Emery has cited a lack of fitness among other reasons as to why the playmaker is not featuring regularly.
Suarez has now explained that Emery is a hard taskmaster when it comes to preparing for games.
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And Ozil may be struggling to adapt to a new, physical style instead of his usual technique-based game.
Suarez, who joined from Barcelona on loan last month, told : “He wants his team to press hard. He does a lot of work in training, not just tactically and with the ball, but also physically.
“He likes really dynamic players. He takes the tiniest details into account and does a lot of work around video analysis.
“He gives you hours and hours of video footage. In the end, the players realise that it’s good for them
“There are similarities [between Emery as a coach and when he worked with Suarez at Villarreal].
“But he has changed a bit because La Liga is very different to the Premier League.
“Perhaps we don’t focus so much on combination play as we did in Sevilla, but it’s a mix of combination football and counter-attacking.
“That’s the difference. I think he’s changed in order to adapt to the Premier League.”