I don't like how Odegaard takes the volume touches in middle and final third, and then also has to do the final ball. Final ball players are usually absolved of high touch responsibilities—KDB, Bruno, Trent, Palmer, all these guys.
It's so inefficient. Not only this, he also leads and organizes the press, this might in itself is probably not a huge burden, but it just adds up. What's worse is that Arsenal have a better final ball player in Saka, but it's Odegaard who is put in these positions most often
@1_2spaces Ødegaard doesn’t have the final ball we need in the final third. Too conservative, but not enough to be a metronome. Redundant with Zubi down there. We need a different player at the RCM. Eze is the guy. Carrying, final ball, shooting creation, dynamism (Saka badly needs…).
@1_2spaces The introduction of Zubimendi should have reduced this but Odegaard is not the final ball player.
@1_2spaces But that's his game, Odegaard is a player who needs lots of touches to grow into a match. Most of his best games are directly related to a high number of touches. The moment he gets absolved from these "middle third responsibilities" he becomes a mere bystander
@1_2spaces That will changed now Eze is supporting him of the left
@1_2spaces You can cry whatever you want but it won't happen
