Arsene Wenger has insisted Mesut Ozil will improve his finishing in matches in the second half of the season, revealing that the German is a lot better in training.
The Gunners midfielder has managed five league goals thus far this season, while he only managed six in England's top flight in the entire 2015-16 campaign.
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Indeed, with nine shots on target from his total of 19 efforts at goal in the current league season, Ozil's shooting accuracy of 47.4 per cent is lower than the likes of Philippe Coutinho (53.1%), Dele Alli (54.3%) and Eden Hazard (60%).
Wenger is convinced that the former Real Madrid star will soon start finding the net with more regularity, however, telling reporters: "In training he finishes much better than in the games.
"I am convinced that his percentage of finishing will go up in the coming months and he can have a huge contribution to the team, not only through his passing but as well through his finishing."
The Frenchman went further to defend the midfielder after recent criticism of his performances, with Ian Wright having suggested the playmaker needs to "buck his ideas up".
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Wenger added: "He is of course a huge player. I always defended him here in press conferences, because I believe that he has improved his commitment.
"Physically he works much harder than people think he does. As well, I believe this season he has scored more goals and personally I believe as well he creates more chances for himself than ever before.
"He runs more behind and I still think there is a gap between his potential finishing and the way he finishes."