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Martin Odegaard - Redux

QuincyAbeyie

banduan wrote:
there seems to be some sort of countering of a socmed backlash on this signing. But I haven't actually seen much backlash and am just wondering where all this is coming from.

Arsenal-Twitter has been hating on this potential for a long time. Under every rumours of Ødegaard there's a ton of "If we sign this guy instead of Maddison Im done with the club" etc.

Rohit

Woohoo well done Arsenal on moving in very quickly once it was clear Ancelotti wasn't going to really give him a go over the established stars.

TambourineMan

Good stuff, most expected he was out of reach at the start of the summer.

Now let's hope Edu/Arteta pull a RB and ST out of the bag. The cunts have 12 days to do it.

Panda

Very happy with this signing. Love his ability to open up defences with through balls. He also already knows the club, his teammates and the league. Just a shame we have a manager who is incapable of coaching any kind of attacking style into our team.

Gazza M

we endlessly crapped on edu and arteta for their moves on this window, but it seems clear they wanted MO ever since the loan deal and were willing to play to play the long game, and have ended up getting him for a decent fee. it's probably the 1st thing they've done this window that I can give them credit for

lorddulaarsenal

Feels much better having him outright rather than on loan

lorddulaarsenal

Gazza M wrote:
we endlessly crapped on edu and arteta for their moves on this window, but it seems clear they wanted MO ever since the loan deal and were willing to play to play the long game, and have ended up getting him for a decent fee. it's probably the 1st thing they've done this window that I can give them credit for

Not everyone crapped on them! I still expect them to carry out more business and the signings of White and Lokonga are top notch whilst Tavares filled a need!

Ricky1985

Yup, Dules, we have added a lot of quality to the squad, for sure.

Ricky1985

Hope and expect to see more performances like this from our new Norweigan. Especially intrigued by the prospect of him playing with Smith Rowe and Partey in an attack-minded midfield.

Clrnc

Respect to the first guy who broke the Odegaard news in July when all the other journos was big on Maddison.

Rohit

His Arsenal compilations doing the rounds are great Ricky. It wasn't just one game, he had great moments in a number of matches. That after coming into a demanding League mid season having barely played for his parent club, and only at 22. He has the potential to be great in my opinion. There's a maturity and intelligence about his play which in today's physical athletic game is under appreciated. We have missed the collective cerebral aspect for a while. Him Saka and ESR take it up a level.

Gazza M

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Gazza M wrote:
we endlessly crapped on edu and arteta for their moves on this window, but it seems clear they wanted MO ever since the loan deal and were willing to play to play the long game, and have ended up getting him for a decent fee. it's probably the 1st thing they've done this window that I can give them credit for

Not everyone crapped on them! I still expect them to carry out more business and the signings of White and Lokonga are top notch whilst Tavares filled a need!

it's a poor window so far considering what's been spent and the gaps that are in the squad. not relitigating why white was a daft use of money, and lokonga wasn't exactly a cheap punt at 20m though I like the snippets I've seen thus far. still time left to make it a passable window, but we've made some moves like the xhaka renewal that will cast an overall pall to the proceedings. laca and bellerin out and a new striker and right back would represent pulling this out of the fire. and no 25m on ramsdale ffs

est

Good signing for a decent price in this climate. Hopefully he can live up to his potential with us.

I'm not sure what the plan is though(if there even is one, with Arteta it's not a given). How can we fit him, ESR, Saka and Pepe into the line-up? Loaded(player-wise) in attacking-mid/winger position while having gaping holes(useful players) in midfield and striking departments? I guess we could try and play him deeper, he works pretty hard, although it's concerning he's so lightweight and weak.

banduan

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Feels much better having him outright rather than on loan

absolutely!

goon

Clrnc wrote:
Respect to the first guy who broke the Odegaard news in July when all the other journos was big on Maddison.

To be fair Romano has always maintained he's our first choice target too even when it seemed like it wasn't going to happen.

naz

Good signing, good price, he's going to be great for us. Now let's bring in a few more signings

banduan

est wrote:
How can we fit him, ESR, Saka and Pepe into the line-up?

we don't, we leave one on the bench which is perfectly fine. All but one are 22 yrs or less.

QuincyAbeyie

Maybe we get to try the overly optimistic 4-3-3 with Øde, ESR and Partey in the middle and Pepe and Saka on the wings some time.

TambourineMan

-ESR-Ode-Saka-

The above should be the play, that would need a killer at 9 though.

goon

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Maybe we get to try the overly optimistic 4-3-3 with Øde, ESR and Partey in the middle and Pepe and Saka on the wings some time.

Basically the Villarreal 2nd leg line up.

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