Odegaard begins to add followers to his cause. As the encounters go by, the more compliments he receives. The Europa League match played this Thursday by Arsenal against Benfica was the best of the Madrid player on loan to the English club. The Norwegian hit 92% of his passes, in addition to generating three scoring chances. He was omnipresent in attack and did not stop offering to give solutions to his teammates. For all this, in England they already see him “capable of taking the place of the former king of assists, Mesut Ozil”.
First on Odegaard's fan list is his coach, Mikel Arteta. The Arsenal manager was full of praise for the Norwegian after the game against Benfica. “I followed him very closely during his time at Real Sociedad and the truth is that he was impressive during many parts of the season. He was very successful there and that is one of the reasons why I was sure that he was a player who loved us. it was going to come in handy. He is a player that I really like, and he has the potential to be even better in the future ”.
Odegaard arrived at Arsenal in the winter market and it took him four games to start winning the hearts of the English club's fans. His good performance on 14 February in the victory against Leeds has been reinforced with an even better game this Thursday against Benfica. The Norwegian has caught the pulse of his new team and that is beginning to be reflected on the pitch. “He is a fantastic boy, everyone, both players and club workers, loves him, and he is also very easy to deal with. That does not mean that he is a born worker and that I was surprised by his leadership skills ”, Arteta stated Thursday.