Martin Odegaard has everything to become the “complete player” according to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who thinks the Norway international can add more goals to his game.
Odegaard has impressed since joining the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid in January and followed his first goal for the club against Olympiacos last week with the equaliser in Sunday’s 2-1 north London derby win over Tottenham.
Ahead of the return clash with Olympiacos, where Arsenal hold a 3-1 advantage, Arteta warmly praised the 22-year-old playmaker.
“He’s getting better and better. I think his understanding of what we want is excellent,” he told the media.
“His work rate has been phenomenal. And then he’s doing something which, in my opinion, he could improve a lot, which is getting in the opponents’ box and being more decisive in the score line.
“He’s doing that. He’s scored two goals, he’s got some really important entrances in the zone and he looks really dangerous all the time.
“It’s something that if he adds that to his game, he becomes a real complete player.”
Odegaard’s two goals in all competitions are more than any other Arsenal midfielder has managed since his debut, with only Bukayo Saka (19) having more than his 11 shots.
He is also the best among his midfield colleagues over the same period in terms of chances created (13), while behind only Mohamed Elneny in terms of passing accuracy (92.9 versus 90.8 per cent), having played 468 more minutes than the Egypt international
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