Arsenal are facing a lot of problems due to injuries. In addition, they are also set to miss Declan Rice in the next game. The coming matches are very important for the club. They will play three straight away games. Mikel Merino is already sidelined until mid October. In addition, Calafiori faced an injury while playing for Italy. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was also subbed off against Brighton due to injury. However, the latest news about Odegaard will provide some amount of relief to Mikel Arteta and Gunners.
Odegaard picked injury in the match against Brighton. Gunners drew the match 1-1 as they played most of the second half with 10 men. Odegaard face a blow to ankle and was substituted in the 73rd minute. However, he went on to play for Norway in the Nations League. He played full time against Kazakhstan which is a good news for Arsenal fans.
Norway manager Stale Solbakken spoke about Odegaard’s injury. He was asked if Odegaard is carrying an injury from Brighton match. Solbakken said that he thinks its another bang than that of Brighton knock. He added that it is something other than a bang.
Solbakken thinks Arsenal helped Odegaard to reach new levels
Solbakken said that Odegaard has developed a lot both on and off the field. He added that becoming the captain has helped Odegaard to improve as a player as well as a person. Solbakken also said that Odegaard has now finally found a permanent club which is very good for his development. Solbakken also thinks that Odegaard is one of the highest profile players in the Premier League.
How was Odegaard against Kazakhstan
Odegaard was superb against Kazakhstan and as a result the Arsenal captain got voted as the player of the match. He was able to play the full match. Odegaard had a 89% passing accuracy. He completed 62% of his dribbles. Odegaard won 72% of the ground duels and 100% of the ariel duels. He will be now hoping to guide Gunners to victory against Tottenham on Sunday. All of the stats as per FOTMOB.
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