Soccer pundit Mark Lawrenson has heaped reward on Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard, however believes that the membership might promote the Norwegian sooner or later.
Chatting with Football Focus, Lawrenson singled out Odegaard for his efficiency in Arsenal’s 3-1 win towards Manchester United on the weekend and praised the midfielder for the standard he has proven this season. He mentioned:
“The wonderful thing about him, was it at 16, he went to Madrid? The issue is all of the lazy journalists are saying ‘he’s going to be a wonderkid’ and all that sort of stuff. And he has bought by means of all of that. Additionally the truth that he has had so many loans. As he mentioned, he has learnt one thing from in every single place he has gone. Plus, he’s solely 22 (23). He’s already a high, high participant. They could even promote him on, would possibly’n they, Arsenal?”
Odegaard has been one in all Arsenal’s standout gamers this season. The Norwegian has scored solely six objectives and offered 4 assists in 31 league appearances this season. Nonetheless, the midfielder has created probably the most probabilities within the league since November. The 23-year outdated has been the artistic hub of Mikel Arteta’s facet and has usually been on the coronary heart of the Gunners’ attacking play.
“I take that as a giant praise” – Odegaard on captaining Arsenal
Odegaard has been handed the captain’s armband within the Gunners’ final three video games following Alexandre Lacazette and Kieran Tierney’s absence from the squad. Earlier this week, the Norwegian was requested whether or not being captain brings added strain to carry out. He advised tv2sport, as reported by Football London:
“It is huge, after all, however it doesn’t change a lot. I really feel like I am doing the identical issues. There are extra individuals round who give it some thought. However it’s a nice recognition and an incredible declaration of belief. I take that as a giant praise, however past that I do the identical as all the time.”
The midfielder was additionally requested whether or not he anticipated to be captaining the facet this early in his tenure on the membership. He mentioned:
“No, I didn’t suppose so. I’ve solely been right here a bit over a yr, so I didn’t suppose so. However every little thing has gone very nicely from the beginning, I shortly bought into it and slipped into the setting, the group and the staff. Every thing has gone quicker than I anticipated.”
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