– It is of course a disappointing figure. That’s what news expert Kristoffer Løkberg says about Ødegaard’s goal capture in the national team. Last season, Ødegaard scored 15 goals in 37 league games for Arsenal. That gives an average of a solid 0.4 goals per match. This season, the Norwegian has started in the same impressive way and scored two goals in the four Premier League games he has played. – Shouldn’t look blind But in the Norwegian national team, things have not yet resolved for the Arsenal and Norway captain. In the 52 games he has played so far, Ødegaard has scored just two goals. – I would like to score more goals for Norway. One should not be completely blind to goals and goal-setters either. You have to find a balance, but I won’t hide the fact that I would like to score more for Norway. There is no doubt about that, and I hope I can achieve that, says Ødegaard to news. Goal average in the national team Erling Braut Haaland: 24 goals in 25 international games: 0.96 in average Alexander Sørloth: 16 goals in 49 international games: 0.32 in average Kristian Thorstvedt: 4 goals in 21 international games: 0.19 in average Mohamed Elyounoussi: 9 goals in 52 international matches: 0.17 in average Fredrik Bjørkan: 1 goal in 10 international matches: 0.10 in average Leo Østigård: 1 goal in 14 international matches: 0.07 in average Mats Møller Dæhli: 2 goals in 36 international matches: 0, 05 on average. average Jens Petter Hauge: 0 goals in 10 international matches: 0 in average Andreas Hanche-Olsen: 0 goals in 14 international matches: 0 in average Fredrik Aursnes: 0 goals in 15 international matches: 0 in average Morten Thorsby: 0 goals in 17 international matches: 0 in average Patrick Berg: 0 goals in 18 international matches: 0 in average Marcus Holmgren Pedersen: 0 goals in 19 international matches: 0 in average Julian Ryerson: 0 goals in 19 international matches: 0 in average Birger Meling: 0 goals in 37 international matches: 0 in average * The list only includes players with 10 or more international matches and who have been in the squad during the EC qualifiers. The two national team goals he has scored came against Slovakia in 2022 and Romania in 2019 and give a scoring average of a poor 0.03 for Norway. In the 6-0 win against Jordan, the Arsenal star had several good scoring opportunities, but his finishes were either saved or blocked. – The most important thing is the team, that we do well and that we play well. I feel that we have taken huge steps in recent times. We play a completely different football, we create more, control most of the games we play. It is as important to me as scoring. The team is most important, and you have to look at it a little bigger, replies the captain. Solbakken: – Suddenly it loosens up in Arsenal, even he with seven goals in 35 games in the first season before it loosened up completely in front of goals last season. Ståle Solbakken thinks it is a coincidence that Ødegaard has still not cracked the code on the national team. – He creates even more chances for us than for Arsenal and is behind a lot of what we do. He has had shots blocked, had a bit of “bad luck”, but he is getting into the right positions more and more often, says Solbakken to news. According to the national team manager, Ødegaard is the player who creates the most scoring chances for Norway in the European Championship qualifiers and the previous edition of the National League. – I think that (lack of goals) is a coincidence and a bit out of place. Suddenly it loosens up and he scores in four or five games in a row, says the national team manager. BELIEVE IT’S LOZNAR: Both Ståle Solbakken and Martin Ødegaard think it’s a coincidence that the latter hasn’t found the goal shape with the flag on his chest yet. Photo: BILDBYRÅN – Confident that it will come, Ødegaard has had several good scoring opportunities in the EC qualifiers. The biggest chance he got was perhaps towards the end of the 1-1 match away to Georgia in March, when he missed a gigantic chance from close range and threw away a chance to win the match for Norway. – What will it take for the national team to work out? – You shouldn’t focus too much on it, but there is a bit of flow and lack of flow. I have created a lot in the national team, but it has been a bit difficult. That’s exactly what I don’t stress too much about, I’m sure that will come, says Ødegaard to news. Kristoffer Løkberg is crystal clear that one must expect more goals from a player in Ødegaard’s position, but believes it is important to also look behind the scenes. – He has lacked a little in terms of effectiveness in the national team. But he must have it that he only plays good matches for the Norwegian national team and is behind a great deal of what Norway creates. I would have been more worried if he wasn’t more involved in that part of the game, says Løkberg. 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