Defensively he always poor he not 8 and i hope we never play him there but because it's urgent we forced to do itI thought he was poor until we changed to a mf two, ESR and öde not suited to two 8’s system atm, nothing up the right for the majority of the game.
Stats eh. He did ok compared to his Arsenal team mates but Fabinho absolutely dominated his area of the pitch today. He’s not a CM yet.
He is 10 and should stay there we just forced to play him CM because our experience players can't stop acting stupid and the DOF lazy against Burnley if gone ahead hell play as CM tooYou'll need a very good defensive midfielder if you want to play Ødegaard as an 8. We' don't really have that.
If you play a midfield trio with someone like Ndidi or Kante behind Ødegaard, it might work. In a central midfield with just two, he'll be too light no matter who you pair him with.
For now, he's a 10.