Unai Emery told about defensive duties of players

Arsenal lost its first game of EPL 2018/19 season against current champion Manchester City. Before Saturday's London derby Emery has called for full commitment and insists Ozil will be expected to give his all when defending for the team. When Emery was asked about the defensive duties placed on Ozil during the defeat to Manchester City, coach replied:"Every player needs to [defend] in the true moment of a match. "There are defensive moments and attacking moments. Every player each needs this commitment. For me, we need to start together, whether we are attacking or defending. I want that from every player. "The position, [Ozil] is playing all his career like a number 10-player, like a right-winger going inside to receive the ball. "It's clear he needs the ball more to give more options in the attacking moments. He needs to do [it] in each match, be demanding for us but defensive moments are for each and every player." Emery chose a 4-2-3-1 formation against City but has hinted, that the system he preferred could change as the season progresses. "It depends on the performance and if the performance is good," said the Spaniard. "I want to give them the chances in each match and maybe we need a lot of matches for the chances for every player but we started with the pre-season and every player is playing for chances and minutes and with all the competitions. "We only play Sunday, Sunday, Sunday but in September we will start playing Sunday and Thursday and also we are going to play more matches and I think every player will get chances to show us his performance for the team."

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