Why Ødegaard is SO IRREPLACEABLE At Arsenal

It’s no secret that Arsenal have struggled without Martin Ødegaard this season. In the 8 games without their captain, Arsenal picked up just 12 points - the same as Manchester United and we all know how bad they’ve been… With Ødegaard in the side, Arsenal score more goals; concede less; and most important of all, they win more games. With Ødegaard, Arsenal are title challengers but why is he so important? In this video, Statman Dave takes a look at his strengths as a player; what he brings to the table; and why Arsenal’s squad building has caused this overreliance on Ødegaard…

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[domagojhrgovic]

Best attacking midfielder in the world.

[Kobble]

He’s so good at being involved in build up, controlling the tempo and creating multiple chances. He doesn’t force things yet still creates many chances. He plays like he has reoccurring patterns in his head which allows him to always make the right decision and hardly give the ball away

[And_Solskaer_Has_Won_It]

I heard on Ste Howsons emotional live show last night that you were at Abdullah's funeral. I didn't know him, but he came across as a true gent, and someone who loved United and knew his stuff! I'm sorry for your loss, man. I love this channel for, as with him, your honest, in-depth analysis. You'll do his memory proud!

[jovuon]

Love the analysis. Keep up the good work. 🎉

[Saylessbro]

Odegaard and wirtz are the best CAM ‘s in the world, there both very similar just odegaard drops a bit deeper to build up play and wirtz is a better natural finisher

[Kobble]

Excellent video explaining the importance and brilliance of Odegaard. I like the comparison on depth between City and Arsenal for the midfielders

[Kaaure]

Class video and great analysis, Martin Ødegaard is in the top 3 best midfielders in the world.

[SilverSurfer]

Fantastic and wonderfully informative as always!

[TheOutrageousTake-kioi]

So happy you covered odegaards contribution out of possession. Yet another reason hes the best number 10 in the world

[basslinejunkie]

Ødegaard is playing like someone spamming UAVs

[AlmostFamous]

Just looking at squad, odegarrd is most important as we really don't have a replacement, Gabriel and saliba are also important but if one gets injured, we have many cbs including white that can decently cover them. But we don't have a CAM that can decently cover odegarrd.

[reyotjs]

When you play such a pivotal role, essentially dictating the play any team would miss you. Every big team will be, and are affected by the absence of a particular player. You can have a plan b but the reality is that many big teams have certain players who are simply the best at their position, there is no direct replacement.The alternative may be an accomplished player but when you are substituting for someone like Odegaard there are very few peers in the world, let alone having one in the same squad.

[qwertyize]

Remember folks. There was a time our fan base thought we didn’t need Odegaard when we won a couple of games without him.

[kanchha]

Ødegaard, the best player in the league along with Salah and Saka

[Maj]

Who do you think we should sign to back up odegaard/saka?

[syfiq]

please make a video on who is suitable to replace odegaard as he is injured or move to other club

[LukieT]

I don’t get why we don’t play Zinchenko in midfield

[FruitAndVeg-tjet]

You should do a video on amads wingback role

[famousdreamz]

We were title contenders evens without him. A lot of pundits like to put teams expectations based on current form, we can’t always play predictions every week. I am an Arsenal fan, weeks ago we were criticised on our form saying we out of the title race, not having faith that a good can bounce back.

[asmbor]

Viera and Smith-Rowe was supposed to be the Ø backups.