How Odegaard improves Arsenal

With Arsenal's signing of Martin Odegaard now official, James Benge looks at how Odegaard can make Arsenal better:

“It has been perhaps the great struggle of Arsenal under Arteta, to get players into the central area just outside the penalty area where they can pick a pass or take a shot. Again, this is something that Smith Rowe has shown flashes of doing early on in his career and the same is true of Odegaard, who created a string of opportunities for Real Sociedad teammates last season from areas just outside the penalty box. 

In particular he seems to thrive on the inside right channel, where many of his take ons come as he drives infield on his left foot. That suggests he might not only ease the burden on Smith Rowe but also Saka, though theoretically Arsenal are well stocked in that position with club record signing Nicolas Pepe and the well-remunerated Willian already on the fringes of Arteta's side.”

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