EXCLUSIVE: 'Special' Martin Odegaard shocked everyone at 15 despite rivals wanting to smash him
Anderlecht assistant coach Ian Burchnall says he knew ‘special’ Martin Odegaard was destined for the top after watching the Norway international at the age of 15.was coming through at Strømsgodset and the midfielder ran the show as a teenager when the two sides met.
The Norway international has since evolved into Arsenal’s talisman and is having his best season in front of goal, having found the back of the net 15 times this season. at the start of the season and the Gunners boss hailed his leadership when speaking to the media last week. Burchnall isn’t surprised that Odegaard has now become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and says players in Norway couldn’t get near the Arsenal star as a teenager.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Burchnall said: “Before I was at Viking, I was at Sarpsborg and Martin was coming through at Strømsgodset before he went to Real Madrid and he was only a 15-year-old and he was playing in the first team. “To watch him at 15 was something special because you could just see [his] game intelligence and technically – even though he was really lightweight at 15 – he could cope with the level because of his qualities on the ball.
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