Also, he doesn't turn pink at the end of games
Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal player
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Fantastic player, and is getting better and better.
Taking out every bit of potential Real Madrid bought him for when he was 15. Player of the season in the Premier League so far.
I actually agree. Haaland and Casemiro obviously have a shout too, though.
Not sure if you aware, but we have a certain striker who is breaking records left, right and centre in his first season in the league.
Scored a hat-trick today by the way.
Ødegaard is having a much bigger effect on his team
Haaland can score 97 against Craggy Island United but is he deciding matches that which are tight? Is he pulling City over the line when they need it?
Damn, Craggy Island United catching strays..
Take away his goals City have 19 points less. Same for Ødegaard and the number is 14. (For our sake Rashford would be worth 13).
In fairness to Bruno, whist they play similar positions they are very different kinds of players.
I can't imagine a non united fan putting him in top 3 of the league. A really long stretch
Iniesta reborn. Can't tackle him.
More poor recruitment in the past not to see this opportunity. Endless list.
Partey has a stronger argument ATM. Both have been brilliant though.
Rodri has been our best player all year. Not saying he should be POTY but hard to make a case for another CDM. Bruno at Newcastle has been superb every time I have watched him as well. A
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He's arguably the best player on the 4th best team so I don't find it that crazy.
I think a lot of neutrals who watch United would put Casemiro on Team Of The Season(so far).
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Correct. Really good.
The best 10 in the league this season.
They are probably more similar than different so I can understand the comparisons. Same position, same size, hardworking, versatile and a killer pass.
But when Bruno plays out of position he's typically put on the wings whereas Ødegaard has played CM a lot for Norway and Real Sociedad if I remember correctly. That probably tells you what you need to know about their differences. Ødegaard is more comfortable under pressure and makes far fewer mistakes and Bruno is generally a bigger goal threat.
Now that Ødegaard scores and assists a lot he's not only better than Bruno but arguably De Bruyne too. At least this season. He needs to keep it up of course, but having just turned 24 the future looks really bright for him.
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Easily.
My poty
Pope
Trippier - Saliba - Botman - Zinchenko
Partey/Casemiro
Odegaard - KDB
Saka - Haaland - Rashford
Something like that. Partey and Casemiro are 50/50 tbh.
Trippier - Saliba - Botman - Zinchenko
Partey/Casemiro
Odegaard - KDB
Saka - Haaland - Rashford
Something like that. Partey and Casemiro are 50/50 tbh.
He’s looking like being everything the early promise suggested. Arsenal have got themselves the sort of player who can make a ridiculous difference long term.
Hope Real try and sign him back.
Hope Real try and sign him back.
Who is better between Odegaard and KDB at the same age ?
With players like this at Arsenal now, maybe it's time for City to resume using them as a feeder club.
KDB at the same age had that monsterseason at Wolfsburg, where he scored 16 and assisted 28 while carrying them to 2nd in the league and a DFB-pokal. The form Odegaard's had since just before the WC is up there and there is no doubt he's having a massive impact on Arsenal this season.
Will he become a consistant 25+ goals/assists per season midfielder in a trophy-winning team? Too early to tell, but if he does then he'll be up there with the very best.
That elastico pass to Xhaka was something else...
These comparison is really not necessary. Also if i remember correctly Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta even Modric all didn't have impressive G/A.
For me he's comfortably overtaken Steffen Iversen as one of the best Norwegian players of all time
He still doesn't come close to John Arne Riise, let's be real.
Hopefully he sends them a "no thankyou" letter in perfect Spanish
See, I was clearly being silly but that's a real argument you could actually make so now I'm confused whether you're being equally silly or not.
He got some way to go before eclipsing Gøran Sørloth to be fair
In an honest discussion, Martin is definitely individually better. John Arne is by far the most accomplished of the two though.
Yeah, I was trying to be silly, but Riise actually did win that CL with Liverpool and a few domestic cups. You can swap in Brede Hangeland instead - that should leave no room for confusion.
Did anybody caught his slick dragback pass to Xhaka in the 2nd half? Like how do you even do that? Just a talented, talented footballer. Him in our side would be pure magic.
Daniel Braaten and Trond Erik Bertelsen guided my QPR, Palermo, Nurnberg AND Nottingham Forest sides all to multiple titles in CM03/04.
Erik the Red himself can't touch that kind of all-conquering record.
Neither can touch Tore Andre Flo just yet though.
The skill in itself isn't hard but thinking of doing it at the precise moment is what made so fecking brilliant
World class, but in addition I really like his leadership, without screaming, without blaming his team mates, without wavinf his hands in the air.. very likeable player.
Do Madrid have a buy back clause? Maybe he's Modric/Kroos replacement in the near future