Arsenal fans owe ‘phenomenal’ star an apology as he proves everyone wrong again

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Arsenal were back to their free-flowing best in the Champions League once again, despite a close scoreline against Olympiacos.

Mikel Arteta made a few changes for the European encounter, changing out his full-backs, some of his midfield options and the forward ranks.

Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka sealed a win, as Arsenal beat Olympiacos to earn another three points in the Champions League group phase.

There was some pressure from the Greek outfit at times, but overall, the Gunners were impressive and just missed that final touch to score plenty more.

The match showed that some Arsenal stars were back to their best, including one star who has been in the firing line of some fans.

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Arsenal fans have been proven wrong on Martin Odegaard as he impresses again

Arsenal star Martin Odegaard has come under fire plenty over the past season, with questions arising over his performances and place in the team.

Some have suggested Odegaard’s captaincy is up for debate, as difficult displays followed during a time of need.

However, as he so often does, the playmaker has done all the talking on the pitch.

In Arsenal’s win against Olympiacos, Odegaard showed his true quality and creative flair in the moments that mattered.

Several stunning through balls, moments of technical brilliance and sparks of quality helped knit together a display from the home side that was worthy of more goals.

Speaking after the game, Arteta sang his praises as he claimed: “He’s got all the licence in the world to go forward, Martin, and to play with that freedom and to play with that level of threat especially, not only with the passes, but the way he was taking the ball, carrying the ball, making runs, and arriving in really dangerous areas.

“I think he put three people through today to score a goal; he should have scored a goal as well.

“So great to have him back, he played some very good minutes in Newcastle to help us to win the game, and I think today he was phenomenal.”

Odegaard continues to prove people wrong, and perhaps the supporters owe him an apology as he shows exactly what he is capable of.

Now fresh again from his shoulder injury, the club captain will be looking to push on and put in plenty more impressive performances.

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Martin Odegaard’s statistics in Arsenal’s win over Olympiacos

Martin Odegaard’s display was top quality, and it didn’t just pass the eye test, but the statistics back it up as well.

The playmaker picked up an assist, but he provided four key passes (passes leading to shots) with two big chances created.

Seven of his nine long passes were accurate, while his 88 touches were the most of anyone in the Arsenal team.

He simply ran the show and may feel aggrieved not to have a goal of his own, after two incredible saves from Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis.

Now that Odegaard looks back to his best, along with competition from Eberechi Eze and Ethan Nwaneri, it’s clear that the Arsenal captain is set to prove people wrong yet again.