Arsenal fans question Arteta’s tactics after he subs off ‘best player on the pitch’ Ozil against Bournemouth
ARSENAL fans have questioned new manager Mikel Arteta already after he subbed "best player on the pitch" Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners drew 1-1 at Bournemouth in the Spaniard's first game in charge and Ozil impressed throughout with one fan calling him a "major positive".
Dan Gosling gave Eddie Howe's men the lead on 35 minutes before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rescued a point for the North Londoners just past the hour mark.
Despite an impressive performance, Ozil was replaced by Joe Willock with 15 minutes to go and fans online were not sure why.
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One posted: "Leno is brilliant but Arteta's Ozil sub is a head scratcher. Why? Game was more open."
Another added: "Willock let Arteta and the fans down. He made Ozil substitution looked like a blunder."
Before a fellow fan simply put: "Who knows why Arteta took Ozil off."
Despite the question marks surrounding his decision, Arteta praised the German playmaker after the game but admitted his end product let him down.
He said: "I think he played really well.
"He worked and could have been the difference, we could have scored three or four goals from his balls through.
"The final product wasn’t what we wanted."