Martin Odegaard is about to become a new Arsenal player on an official basis, since he is already one officially. For this reason, his landing in the Emirates is the most talked about in the football talks of the moment in the United Kingdom and Rio Ferdinand He has wanted to be a participant in them. The former player, now a regular television commentator, He is convinced of the talent of the footballer on loan from Real Madrid, but he cannot help showing his concern for the consequences that his fit in the eleven of Arteta could entail. And is that the Norwegian shares a position, a priori, with Emile Smith Rowe, one of the most exciting notes from Arsenal in recent months.
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“I’ve been hearing about this boy for a long time. He has potential and it is Mikel Arteta who must unlock it,” Rio began in ‘Five‘, his YouTube channel. “I think he has talent, there is no doubt about it, but he must find a (football) home. I hope it is at Arsenal. I want you to do well. Arteta had a reputation from his time at City and now at Arsenal that he manages to bring out the best in young players. Hopefully this is the case with this player, “he continued.
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However, there is always a but, and Ferdinand’s comes next: “The only thing that worries me is that his arrival will remove someone like Emile Smith Rowe from the team. It would be devastating. Because he has managed to do incredible things.. The way he has played has been a breath of fresh air for Arsenal. He has brought assists to the team and calms Arsenal’s way of playing. He is the type of footballer who can play for Arsenal for a long time. I hope that the arrival of Odegaard does not cut his growth in the team, because he has been really good in recent weeks, “concluded Ferdinand.
Explosion, streak and doubt
Smith Rowe, born in London 20 years ago, has become the new illusion of the long-suffering parish gunner. Since his irruption in the eleven last ‘Boxing Day’, the ’32’ has not left Mikel Arteta’s eleven and those five games have turned into four wins and a draw, changing the face of Arsenal completely. Three assists in those five games that shed statistical light on his explosion. Midfielder with a ’10’ soul, like Odegaard, there comes the fear of Rio Ferdinand. Will Arteta be able to fit both players into his starting team?
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