Martin Ødegaard: El Capitanø

[GoonerJeeves]

Some sloppy passing from our man from Drammen today. Especially bad was playing the ball across straight to a Sp**s player.

 

[DanDare]

Heard it mentioned on the ArsenalVision podcast that some were speculating he was actually concussed from the impact early on in the game.

Some weird uncharacteristic possession giveaways I der no pressure etc. Is a possibility but we'll probs never know

 

[jaystewart]

He wasn't particularly involved before the collision either. We spent most the game defending deep and trying to break and it doesn't suit him. We pinned them in their box briefly in the second half and he looked a bit more himself i.e doing intricate stuff in small spaces alongside Saka.

 

[Hleb's Sirush]

Not a good performance. He had an off day, it can happen. He has been carrying the team for so long, good to see we could still win with him being out of sorts.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

I thought be was effective. Not as easy on the eye but still good.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

We've seen it all now... nothing in this thread can surprise me anymore

You mocked me…. Well well well….

 

[Vibra]

Surely this should have been a ground pass, made it a lot tougher than it could have been for Benjamin

 

[Gooner Zig]

Surely this should have been a ground pass, made it a lot tougher than it could have been for Benjamin

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No offence mate but this is a random post

 

[Vibra]

No offence mate but this is a random post

As accurate as Özil was, he ****ing always put the ball in the air for safety. Cesc was in a league of his own in low killer passes

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Surely this should have been a ground pass, made it a lot tougher than it could have been for Benjamin

That ball had to be in the air given the angle of White's run



I've overlaid the image of Ødegaard's pass and where Cucurella was at the time of the pass with the place White received the ball and Cucurella is directly in the path, the pass would have been intercepted if it was on the ground.

 

[Gooner Zig]

As accurate as Özil was, he ****ing always put the ball in the air for safety. Cesc was in a league of his own in low killer passes

Yeah that's cool but why are you bringing up a random play from a game that was well over a week ago now? It would've made sense if you posted this in the immediate days that followed the Chelsea game but why now? Lol sorry man it's just odd I'm not trying to be rude

 

[blaze_of_glory]

 

[Bagels]

That song brings me back to watching footy comps in the early 2000s

Anyways, Ødegaard is a bonafide baller.

 

[Rasmi]

Fantastic performance by the captain again. Playing his best football

 

[boonthegoon]

Great game. Almost everything goes through him. Just lost his shooting boots recently though.

 

[Ash10]

Should win PL player of the season if we win the title. Another great performance but that's just the standard for him now

 

[samspade]

Yh should be player of the season, absolute mustard

 

[Batman]

Should've had 2-3 assists in the opening 20 minutes. Just a brilliant player fully embracing his ability to dictate matches. Some of what he does is actually jaw dropping. I cannot wait for it to be rewarded with silverware.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

He is the most pivotal player in our team & if he would get injured, our level would drop massively. We need to get someone in the summer who could come in & perform at a similar level & has same qualities as him.

Viera ain't it. ESR I'm not sure either. Not many players like Ode tbh, but we must find someone.

 

[Rasmi]

He is the most pivotal player in our team & if he would get injured, our level would drop massively. We need to get someone in the summer who could come in & perform at a similar level & has same qualities as him.

Viera ain't it. ESR I'm not sure either. Not many players like Ode tbh, but we must find someone.

This is my biggest fear for the summer. Arsenal not realising how dependent we are on him and him getting injured next season and our season just falls away