Despite fans' fierce criticism of Mesut Ozil, Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger said he has never doubted the potentials of the Germany which is the reason why he didn't leave him out of the starting team against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Ozil grabbed the opener while he also set up new comer Danny Welbeck in the match that ended 3-0 in favour of the Gunners.
''Özil was at the point where you have to show him the confidence was there and he showed he can respond well under scrutiny,'' Wenger said.
''You never know how people will respond. Did I ever consider dropping him? Not really, no.
''His best position is playing in the middle [as he did at Villa] but I can find you ten more players in the squad who want to play in that position.
''This was the response we needed after Tuesday night. We scored three goals in three minutes and in the second half it was a possession game because Villa didn’t come on to us much.”
Wenger also praised Welbeck, who opened his account for the club, following his £16m move from Manchester United.
''Knowing the media, it was good for him to score early! He scored a similar goal to the one in Switzerland [for England] and the timing of his runs and ball retention was very good,” he said.
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