O Arsenal won again in English Championship last Monday and coach Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Odegaard. After the 3-1 comeback victory against West Hamthe Spaniard gave interviews in which he commented on the great performance of the midfielder and the rumors surrounding the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk.
When asked about Martin Odegaard, Arteta did not hide his satisfaction. The 24-year-old midfielder, who had captained Arsenal in every Premier League game until the last game, has been instrumental in the team’s strong performances this season. In the duel against West Ham, the Norwegian was responsible for giving the passes to the first and third goals of the Gunners.
“A great performance. You will see everything he did with the ball and also what he did without it. The way he guided the team in many moments, the presence he had in the way we played today. He had an impact real about it,” said Arteta.
What a performance from Odegaard 👏
🎯 93% pass accuracy
👌 81 touches
👀 5 key passes
🅰️ 2 assists pic.twitter.com/wU17hEDiYF— Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 27, 2022
On the rumors surrounding the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk, a left winger who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk, from Ukraine, the Spanish coach was more restrained. Arteta did not deny the possibility of signing the 21-year-old Ukrainian, but recalled that the club’s objective is “to find the right players”.
“You know I never talk to other players who aren’t with us. And you might have to ask me this question, but we said we’re going to try to find ways to strengthen the team. We’re going to find the right players and that’s all I can say,” he explained.
“It’s a good thing for England that you don’t have many matches in other countries. We’re the only ones playing at Christmas so we hope a lot of people watched our game and we gave them a good show,” said the Arsenal boss. when asked about the fact that Mudryk attended last Tuesday’s match.
With the victory against West Ham, Arsenal maintained the leadership of the Premier League and reached 40 points. The Gunners extended the advantage for the vice-leader to seven, but it depends on a defeat of the manchester city against Leeds to finish the round with this distance. The team’s next match will be on Saturday, at 2:30 pm (Brasília time), against Brighton.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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