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"Casper has excercised so hard, he has turned into a super ghost!"
I see it a different way. He made a bad call as a youngster going to a club that almost never develop young players and let them into the first team. I think he is Madrid’s level eventually if he keeps developing, remember their midfield 3 is old and broken up. He just made a mistake going there too soon. I don’t think he would want a horizontal move up in club, unless we fail real disastrously on the field and I don’t see that happening with the level of investment. I think being a Madrid exile; with no home for 3 years than coming to a smaller, but not by that much smaller club and finding a home will be a big deal for him. If anything I think as long as the individual and team performances are reasonable; I see him staying and being Captain for awhile because of the Madrid experience.Really happy for him, he has needed this stability for a long long time. Now he has the environment and opportunity to become a really top player.
Something still nags at me when it comes to Ødegaard. That he would leave for Madrid if he realises his potential with us.
By the way Jeeves, how do you pronounce his surname? If seen some different ways its been said.
There's no worry about him leaving for a while like you say. But he must also keep improving and getting more solid in performances. I have always said he has the potential to be a more complete Özil.I see it a different way. He made a bad call as a youngster going to a club that almost never develop young players and let them into the first team. I think he is Madrid’s level eventually if he keeps developing, remember their midfield 3 is old and broken up. He just made a mistake going there too soon. I don’t think he would want a horizontal move up in club, unless we fail real disastrously on the field and I don’t see that happening with the level of investment. I think being a Madrid exile; with no home for 3 years than coming to a smaller, but not by that much smaller club and finding a home will be a big deal for him. If anything I think as long as the individual and team performances are reasonable; I see him staying and being Captain for awhile because of the Madrid experience.
That is the big unknowable as it still has to produce something this partnership for the club and player but with the level of investment and Arteta improving I don’t foresee either his level or the clubs dropping so much as to jeopardize what both sides have.There's no worry about him leaving for a while like you say. But he must also keep improving and getting more solid in performances. I have always said he has the potential to be a more complete Özil.
Pretty sure I have seen him say being a Liverpool fan earlier. But surely player like him has loved all the AMF's and ballers Wenger had and played beautiful football with.
Can see him being happy at Arsenal for a long time, especially because of what you say, his experience at Real and now being loved and starting at a top club. Why risk it again, unless later in career if Arsenal doesn't rise to competing for top trophies.
Only in your head though.Glad to see you do a complete 180 on Ode here.
You've gone pathological now.Only in your head though.
And you've gone mythological.You've gone pathological now.
Tbf it's harder to dictate the play away from home but I think as the team improves he will get better.I wish he would play like this during away games more often.
The good thing about that is that it's much easier to develop the strength to deal with an aggressive press than the technical ability and foot speed which he already has in abundance. He'll figure it out. He should watch videos of Fabregas. I have never seen a more press resistant player than Prime Cesc. He was unreal in that respect.Still cannot handle being pressed hard, but other than that has the skills needed.
Will grow though, Im confident Arteta will help him remove the final weaknesses in his game.
When we signed him you claimed we spent a premium on him and that our summer window was a 3 then you downgraded to a 2 after thinking more about it as you claimed we've only signed backups. Like I said, I am glad you've done a complete 180 on your attitude towards him going from an unexciting backup to an important player with another level to go up.And you've gone mythological.
3 max. Little improvement on what we had already. Just back up and replacements. Nothing new and exciting like when we bought marquee players eg Özil, Sanchez etc. Mind you there's not much to attract players like that any more, can't even make Europa league.
Downgraded my vote to a 2 this morning. Had a chance to sleep on it.
I watched an interview when he first joined and (i think) he claimed to be an arsenal fan growing up, think it was the one on arsenal.com?Really happy for him, he has needed this stability for a long long time. Now he has the environment and opportunity to become a really top player.
Something still nags at me when it comes to Ødegaard. That he would leave for Madrid if he realises his potential with us.
By the way Jeeves, how do you pronounce his surname? If seen some different ways its been said.
He supported Liverpool. Iirc he said as much in the arsenal.com interview as well, of course followed up with Arsenal are a great team etc etc etcI watched an interview when he first joined and he claimed to be an arsenal fan growing up, think it was the one on arsenal.com?
He supported Liverpool. Iirc he said as much in the arsenal.com interview as well, of course followed up with Arsenal are a great team etc etc etc
Klopp didn't want him, pretty sure he would have gone there otherwise. Liverpool was also somewhat stacked, while at Arsenal Ødegaard knew he would start a lot.Oh wow I really hope that isn't true edit: https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/...ack-to-become-norways-first-global-superstar/ looks like you were right
Pretty sure I have seen him say being a Liverpool fan earlier. But surely player like him has loved all the AMF's and ballers Wenger had and played beautiful football with.
He’ll repent after he’s done leading us to a couple of prem titlesOh wow I really hope that isn't true edit:
https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/...ack-to-become-norways-first-global-superstar/
looks like you were right
There are worse examples. And AMF like Ødegaard for certain loves all similar midfielders in some way, like Fabregas, Rosicky, Cazorla or Özil etc.He’ll repent after he’s done leading us to a couple of prem titles
Yeah, you've scoured my posts and can see that I've had nothing but praise for Ødegaard, so you're flanneling as usual.When we signed him you claimed we spent a premium on him and that our summer window was a 3 then you downgraded to a 2 after thinking more about it as you claimed we've only signed backups. Like I said, I am glad you've done a complete 180 on your attitude towards him going from an unexciting backup to an important player with another level to go up.
I just woke up and appreciate a nice waffle in the morning. Thank you.Yeah, you've scoured my posts and can see that I've had nothing but praise for Ødegaard, so you're flanneling as usual.