Sead Kolasinac says Mesut Özil is a bit unhappy with his current situation, but he never lets it show on the training ground.
![Sead Kolasinac: Mesut Özil is a bit unhappy but he never lets it show in training 1 LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal is challenged by Sepp Van Den Berg of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup Round of 16 match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on October 30, 2019 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)](/static/uploads/2019/10/mesut-ozil-v-liverpool.jpg)
Kolasinac and Özil are close on and off the pitch, as we all know from the attempted robbery at the start of the season where the left-back chased off the thieves threatening the two of them.
Özil made just his third appearance of the season on Wednesday, and as well as he played, he’ll want to be involved much more. Speaking this week, Kolasinac confirmed his friend and teammate isn’t too pleased with his current situation, but he doesn’t let it show in training.
“Mesut is a really driven player,” Kolasinac said (via Standard). “He is a bit unhappy at the minute but you would never see that in his training. He is doing everything he can. He is doing extra sessions to make sure he is at the level he needs to be.
“Everyone knows the quality he has, we have seen it. He is one of the top players in Europe and I think he can achieve a lot and really help the team further when he’s back.”
![Sead Kolasinac: Mesut Özil is a bit unhappy but he never lets it show in training 2 LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal looks on during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on September 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)](/static/uploads/2019/10/mesut-ozi.jpg)
The fact that Özil is working hard in training is good to hear, as there were some suggestions his efforts on the training pitches were what was keeping him out of the team.
Clearly he’s done enough to make it back into the side in the League Cup at least, and Unai Emery can’t argue with the performance the German put in against Liverpool.
Whether it’s enough to get him back into the team on the weekend is another matter.