For the first time since 31 August, Martin Ødegaard played a club match from the start. In the famous international match against Austria in September, the Drammensen got a bang in the knee which has kept him off the football pitch for just over two months. Against city rivals Chelsea on Sunday evening, Ødegaard was suddenly to be found in the starting line-up. There he showed himself in good, old style. He controlled most of the midfield, and after the hour played he was responsible for a beautiful goal-scoring pass to Gabriel Martinelli – That’s great by Martin Ødegaard. He has three good involvements in that attack, comments Nils Johan Semb on Viaplay’s broadcast. – He comes up with a wonderful moment that no one else in that team gets to, says former Arsenal stopper Matthew Upson to the BBC. There was no dear mother from Moses Caicedo despite Martin Ødegaard’s injury layoff. Photo: Reuters Against Inter in the Champions League in midweek, Ødegaard got one extra minute as a substitute. Not including the Før Ødegaard assist, Arsenal had played 265 minutes of football without net knowledge, according to the BBC. Nevertheless, the national team captain has not been selected for Ståle Solbakken’s squad to face Kazakhstan and Slovenia. Now news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp demands that Ødegaard will nevertheless be found among the selected. – Of course he will join the squad now that he plays for Arsenal! It is quite clear that he has to do a job for Norway now, so this is good news, he says. Martin Ødegaard had to leave the field after a collision against Austria at Ullevaal. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – The only uncertainty is as long as he doesn’t relapse or have a bad reaction to playing for so long, adds Torp. When asked if this means that Ødegaard is healthy, national team doctor Ola Sand replies the following via SMS: “Looks like that ;)” National team coach Ståle Solbakken has not responded to news’s inquiries. news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp has no doubt that Ødegaard must be included in Ståle Solbakken’s squad. Photo: Birk Pessl-Kleiven / news Can be taken out later Against Chelsea there was little to indicate that the 25-year-old had been injured long-term. He was allowed to play the full 90 minutes plus extras. Ødegaard was not part of the previous national team meeting, which ended with a win over Slovenia and a loss against Austria. Although the Arsenal player has not been selected for the upcoming squad, Solbakken did not rule out that he could be selected at a later date. Martin Ødegaard was a regular in the starting eleven before the injury in September. Photo: NTB – If you look at this from a club perspective, they are usually not too keen on letting players go on national team assignments. Is it “stupid” of Mikel Arteta to let him play for so long now? – They have not had the flow together while he was away. I think it says a lot about his position as captain that when he’s back, they use him. I don’t think Arsenal are thinking tactically by sparing him, I think he is ready, says Torp. Distribution of points The national team captain was still unable to prevent a point loss against Chelsea on Sunday. Ten minutes after Martinelli’s goal, Chelsea’s Pedro Neto scored a dream goal from around 20 metres. The ball bounced along the grass in the corner, and the score was 1–1. That was also the end result. Pedro Neto celebrates his equalizing goal against Arsenal. Photo: AP Now two very important National League matches for Norway await, respectively on Thursday and Sunday. The Premier League is only back on Saturday in two weeks. Published 10.11.2024, at 19.26 Updated 10.11.2024, at 19.47
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