Little by little, more details are known about how Martin Ødegaard's decision process went with the treatment of his injury. and its continuity in the Royal Society. The Norwegian refused to leave the Donostia club in July to face until the end of this league season express end. The most recommendable thing for the new treatment he underwent in Barcelona two weeks ago was to stop playing and rest. That way he could arrive in better conditions at the beginning of the next campaign, whether he was in the team he was, either in Real Sociedad or in Real Madrid.
But Ødegaard chose to stay at Real Sociedad. He could have gone home, treated himself, and had more recovery time. But after speaking with Real's doctors, whom he has placed all his confidence to recover, and the realistic coaching staff, he decided to stay to help qualify to play in Europe next season. Lor Imanol Alguacil has revealed in his weekly appearance, when he was asked about the image of the Norwegian fainted with ice on his battered right knee in the stands of the Estadio de la Cerámica, after playing undercover and struggling for an hour against Villarreal. “His commitment is tremendous, but also the rest, There is something deeper in the effort that the players make, which goes beyond fulfilling a goal or not. Ødegaard could have left weeks ago and had the treatment with rest to be prepared and recovered for next year. But he has decided to stay to help the team as much as possible. And that is something that we have to value, take care of and respect, ”says the Real coach.