Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Mesut Ozil's retirement from international duty could benefit the Gunners by making him more focused on his club duties.
Per Riath Al-Samarrai of the Daily Mail, former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger recently expressed concern over Ozil's motivation now that he no longer has to fight for a place in the Germany squad, but Emery has taken an opposing view.
"I explain with the players who are playing with the national teams, it is not easy as they are playing two matches," he said. "When the players stop these games maybe it can [mean] the focus is more for us, with training and improving on things.