Martin Ødegaard: El Capitanø

[UpTheGunnerz]

He's Özil lite who also works his socks off.

Nothing lite about it, he is Özil who works his socks off

 

[razörist]

Selling Joe Willock for 25m and buying Ødegaard for 35m looking like an amazing piece of business. #noteveryacademyplayermakesit

Man was scoring on loan for Newcastle last season like he was prime Lampard, as soon as they signed him he went to Isaac Hayden Light. You gotta love it.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Nothing lite about it, he is Özil who works his socks off

I don't think he's on Özil's level technically but has a similar style and as mentioned works miles harder. Also not afraid of dropping deeper and assist in build up, so in the modern game he's probably a more useful player.

 

[Squillaci]

Slowly turning out to be a great signing.

 

[Red London]

He's in fantastic form right now. Getting goals, assists and really knitting everything together.

He was majestic against Norwich, but the real challenge is in our tougher games coming up against City Wolves and Sp**s.

 

[MartiSaka]

My only concern is can he keep it up consistently? I thought I was sold after the purple patch last yeat culminating with the West Ham game but then dropped off. Love how he is going at the moment but would love to see it continue for prolonged periods. I think this will have a fairly large impact on our top 4 hopes also.

 

[Rattata]

My only concern is can he keep it up consistently? I thought I was sold after the purple patch last yeat culminating with the West Ham game but then dropped off. Love how he is going at the moment but would love to see it continue for prolonged periods. I think this will have a fairly large impact on our top 4 hopes also.

So far his form always went downhill after the int. break. Probably because he plays 3 games in 7 days each 90 minutes.

 

[Kav]

It's amazing how he became when he was on loan last season a player we couldn't drop, to a player now we couldn't stand seeing on the pitch. All this in like less than a year?

Some insight this…

Waste of money. He lacks physical strength and any pace which makes it really hard for him to beat anyone. This really limits his chances of creating anything

He’s creating despite all of these limitations

He isnt for this league period. He is a tidy player and im sure in france or spain he would do very well. Lets not kid ourselves, every team we play will look at Ødegaard and say to the team hit him early and he will crumble.

This aged quite well

People can dress it up as they like, he hasnt lit up anything thus far. Knew this would happen!!

Spoke too soon?

 

[Barry]

I don't think he's on Özil's level technically but has a similar style and as mentioned works miles harder. Also not afraid of dropping deeper and assist in build up, so in the modern game he's probably a more useful player.

It's way too early to start the comparisons with prime Özil who was getting ridiculous numbers of assists for us in his best seasons. What Özil had over Fabregas even was real pace - he was damn quick which along with his technique and vision set him apart.

I'm not sure that Ødegaard ever reaches that level to be honest, which is no slight on him. He's already on track to surpass his numbers with Real Sociedad and that's playing in a harder league. What he needs to do better is avoid getting caught on the ball. It happens one or two times every match - obviously it's more costly when he's playing deeper, but he seems to forget about the press from behind. I think it's something he can work on with experience.

 

[Barry]

 

[Sanchez11]

Some insight this…

He’s creating despite all of these limitations

This aged quite well

Spoke too soon?

Purple patch, nothing more!

 

[RunTheTrap]

My only concern is can he keep it up consistently? I thought I was sold after the purple patch last yeat culminating with the West Ham game but then dropped off. Love how he is going at the moment but would love to see it continue for prolonged periods. I think this will have a fairly large impact on our top 4 hopes also.

Tbf he picked up a knock and lost some confidence.

 

[RunTheTrap]

He’s proving me wrong. Happy for him, but I wonder what has gotten into him. Maybe having two runners either side of him means more space for him. I’m not sure but his touch and composure is back in full throttle.

 

[berric]

He's a star in the making. My only concern is that he sometimes keeps the ball for too long looking for a perfect opening, leading to dispossession as he still can't outmuscle players. He needs to be quicker to release the ball, to avoid transitions.

 

[bingobob]

Him and Maddison balling at the same time

 

[drippin]

Him and Maddison balling at the same time

Yeah, the other one would have just cost half more and is two years older.

 

[samspade]

Not on the same planet as Özil in terms of talent but much better attitude and application. Can't see him ever being disruptive.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Not on the same planet as Özil in terms of talent but much better attitude and application. Can't see him ever being disruptive.

Not on the same planet as Özil in terms of talent but much better attitude and application. Can't see him ever being disruptive.

How come you think there is a gulf in class in talent between the two? Personally I don’t see it

 

[samspade]

How come you think there is a gulf in class in talent between the two? Personally I don’t see it

Only way to get into that would be watch games together and discuss play by play what the players options were, what threats to the ball they've managed to avert. Maybe there's a statistical conversation to be had but I'm not as versed in that regard.

I think Özil's vision was much superior, he was able to process more options quicker and calculate the best one, when a through option was on he'd often play the pass so as to perfectly leverage the advantage the team has. I'm afraid I just don't think Øde is as potent in these areas.

In terms of protecting the ball I think Özil was similarly superior, he was aware of where challenges were coming from and how to evade and pierce the press with his dribbling to a level Øde is not. Øde has gotten robbed regularly his whole time at arsenal.

Özil was comfortable in more ares of the pitch (on both wings, outside fb's, runs beyond the striker, converting breaks) and physically superior as well, Øde loses almost every type of 50/50 he gets involved in.

Øde's been very good recently and he seems to suit us but I still believe he's a limited player who's better against set defences when we have plenty of the ball.

I want to be positive though, we don't have another traditionally creative 10 in the squad and he's got a talent for unexpected timings we've been able to leverage of late. I like that his passing's been more ambitious, he's got great application and I hope he keeps doing well.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

In a way I feel for Ødegaard.

It's fine being a wonderkid and getting your dream move as a Real Madrid player on paper but when you're being shunted around Europe to a new club most seasons you don't have the stability you need to really develop and settle as a player.

If this form is ball park his level going forward we've got him at a bargain price.

Has the feel of a Wenger type player.