If Mikel Arteta‘s Arsenal has suffered something, it is the absence of its captain, Martin Odegaard, who injured his ankle during the September FIFA match wearing the Norway shirt.but it seems that the good news has finally appeared, since the brain in the Spanish strategist’s scheme is already training normally, so it is expected that he will have minutes against Inter in the UEFA Champions League.
“Odegaard has been on the pitch for a few weeks and I hope he returns before the international break”were Arteta’s words to the media just a week ago, so the return of the captain is imminent, who will have the tough task of helping the club get out of the slump in which they have been in the Premier League.
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Martin Odegaard has not played for Arsenal since the draw against Brighton on August 31 at the Emirates Stadium and, since then, there have already been 12 games in which the Gunners have not been able to count on their captainwith seven victories, three draws and two losses, however, Within the Premier League, since their absence, they have only been able to add eight points in seven games.
The calendar for Arsenal is ideal to have the return of Odegaard, as they visit Inter Milan in the Champions League this Wednesday, November 6 and visit Chelsea as part of matchday 11 of the Premier League next Sunday, November 10, in duels that are key to their aspirations.
Mikel Arteta can smile, because within all the hurricane they have experienced, he will be able to line up his most creative man in the attack after just over two monthswhere they have suffered against their rivals, letting go at least in a couple of weeks, the opportunity to continue climbing positions within the English championship that Arne Slot’s Liverpool currently dominates.
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