Martin Odegaard believes Arsenal have turn out to be a extra well-rounded workforce this season and is hopeful his aspect can kick on and win the Premier League this season.
After a robust begin to the season, the Gunners have fallen behind league leaders Liverpool following disappointing defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle.
Revitalised by the return of captain Odegaard from an ankle damage, although, Mikel Arteta’s aspect now look again their finest after successive wins over Nottingham Forest and Sporting Lisbon.
At factors throughout their poor run, Arsenal’s type of play got here in for questioning, with Jamie Carragher suggesting that Arteta was ‘slowly morphing into Jose Mourinho’.
However Odegaard appeared to dismiss such a notion and mentioned his aspect’s evolution over the previous months has really made them extra versatile and able to profitable video games in a way of various methods.
‘Perhaps the distinction now from final season or a few years in the past is that now we now have so many alternative methods to play and win and we are able to handle numerous various kinds of video games,’ he informed Sky Sports activities.
‘I feel we really feel assured going into any sort of recreation and that’s what you need. We’ve an excellent squad and gamers getting back from damage now so that you see it each time somebody comes on the pitch they make a distinction in order that’s an ideal energy.
‘Hopefully, this may be our season.’
Arsenal will look to make it three wins on the spin in opposition to West Ham away from house on Saturday and shut the hole to Liverpool on the high of the desk.
And whereas Odegaard’s return has come at he good time for the Gunners, the Norwegian worldwide was eager to shine a light-weight on different members of his squad, together with the vastly gifted teenager Ethan Nwaneri.
‘I attempt to assist him, I feel that’s the principle factor. He deserves all of the reward, all the eye and every little thing he will get now,’ Odegaard mentioned of his fellow attacking midfielder.
‘He’s unbelievable. He scored the opposite day and it’s not simply that, it’s simply the way in which he performs, the way in which he trains with a lot confidence.
‘You see it each time he comes on the pitch, the followers get excited and he’s so up for it, he’s so prepared, he at all times takes the initiative. He’s not scared. I like to play with him, prepare with him.’
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