Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil has been backed to succeed in a more advanced role, if given the opportunity.Ozil has not been included in Arsenal’s Premier League squad with the former Real Madrid star tipped to leave the club potentially as early as January.Ozil has not featured for the Gunners since March having been left out by boss Mikel Arteta.Though former Arsenal star Gilberto Silva believes the World Cup winner would succeed in a role behind the strikers as he begins to think about his future.Speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Tottenham v Arsenal, Silva said: “I’d love to see him play in that Dennis Bergkamp role just off the striker.“Let him be the guy who gets the ball last before passing it on to.
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