OnlyOne
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He’s got it in him, but it’s very inconsistent.
I don’t know, feel he puts one on a plate every game.
He’s got it in him, but it’s very inconsistent.
Funny people wanted to get rid of him and give the captaincy to Rice. We needed more rices and less odegaards they said.
Lack of football knowledge & an unconscious bias thing going on honestlyQuality player. Still some piss on his performances, as if he should deliver 4 assists every game.
I love him and wanted him when most on here wanted Maddison. However, he’s not the creative force people are building him up to be, certainly in terms of final pass, or decision making, he’s not Cesc or Özil there.Lack of football knowledge & an unconscious bias thing going on honestly
certainly in terms of final pass, or decision making, he’s not Cesc or Özil there.
he’s not Cesc or Özil there.
It matters because people are throwing stats around about how much he creates, when, if you watch our games, it’s not entirely true. He’s capable for sure, but at the moment, his final pass and decision making could be a fair bit better.You can be a force without being equal to two of the best playmakers in football history.
Saying he's not Özil or Cesc is like a saying Saka isn't Robben. It's true, but why does it matter? Robben doesn't play anymore.
The problem is he's only delivered 4 assists all season.Quality player. Still some piss on his performances, as if he should deliver 4 assists every game.
It matters because people are throwing stats around about how much he creates, when, if you watch our games, it’s not entirely true. He’s capable for sure, but at the moment, his final pass and decision making could be a fair bit better.
Watching Ødegaard made me realise I took Özil for granted.He’s got it in him, but it’s very inconsistent.
It’s because the striker he plays with averages 8 goals per season, his backup being a championship level striker or Havertz... well we all know what he isThe problem is he's only delivered 4 assists all season.
don't forget Saka and Martinelli, both missing a lot of chances also, not just Jesus, Eddie and Kai.It’s because the striker he plays with averages 8 goals per season, his backup being a championship level striker or Havertz... well we all know what he is
People are comparing 90 minutes of Ødegaard with compilations of Cesc and Øzil. I was a huge fan of both of them, but the things they could do better than Ødegaard were quite specific. I think just saying that they were "far superiour playmakers" is a broad statement anyone can make without analysing anything.You can be a force without being equal to two of the best playmakers in football history.
Saying he's not Özil or Cesc is like a saying Saka isn't Robben. It's true, but why does it matter? Robben doesn't play anymore.
People said the same thing about Özil's chance creation as they say about Ødegaard's though, in that the chances were dismissed as meaningless if they didn't become assists. Özil went through periods of the assists drying up but his chance creation remained pretty consistent if I recall. And people hated him for it.Watching Ødegaard made me realise I took Özil for granted.
Not even a slight on Ødegaard but Özil made me think accurately playing and weighting the final pass was something any decent no10 should be able to do. The fact someone as talented as Ode struggles with it at times shows how good Özil was.
I don’t think Ødegaard is particularly creative though, he creates chances but if you know what I mean, you know what I mean.
Assists require someone to finish the chance. Ødegaard is playing more through balls and creating more chances than anyone (in addition to his pressing, etc). The rest is up to the player receiving the ball, and we all know we have struggled to finish chances this season no matter who is creating them. Hell, Ødegaard has been missing a bunch himself!The problem is he's only delivered 4 assists all season.