Odegaard closes in on a Cesc Fabregas record

Martin Odegaard scored twice as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the Premier League last night and has now scored 14 times in the league this campaign.

It is now his best-scoring season in the league and the Norwegian is leading by example.

When he was made Arsenal’s captain, some people questioned the decision, but the former Real Madrid star has been a model professional.

Since prime Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal has not had a goal-scoring midfielder in their ranks, so it is refreshing to see Odegaard score for them this season.

The Daily Mail reveals the midfielder’s 14 goals for the term means he is just one shy of Cesc Fabregas’ top-scoring season.

The Spaniard remains Arsenal’s highest-scoring midfielder in a single season after netting 15 times in one campaign.

Just Arsenal Opinion

It has been great to see Odegaard chip in with some goals because we need it from the midfield.

We have some fine attackers in our squad, but relying on them alone for goals might not be smart for us as a club.

It makes us predictable, but when a midfielder can also score, it becomes tough for opponents to stop us from scoring.

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6 Comments

  1. Fabregas also had 15 direct assists that season, though I suspect he scored a few penalties?
    I like odegaard but fabregas was better than he is currently – CF played killer passes more frequently and they were often completely unexpected. I think MO is still improving, though, so we’ll see..

  2. Bobby Pires scored 14 goals in three consecutive seasons, now he was a joy to watch

  3. Well, if we’re speaking of Odegaard in comparison with Pires & Fab, then he’s in good company and a worthy choice.

  4. Ødegaard is coming along fine but in my book Cesc was the best all round player in the Prem (in his time with us) as KDB is at present.

  5. I believe whoever finishes the season strongest between Saka and Odegaard will be our player of the season. Martinelli still has an outside chance and so would Saliba had he not fallen to injury. Those are great numbers for a midfielder, I hope these lads continue this into next season, they’re still all on similar numbers since the beginning

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