The Art of the Number 10 is Dying, and Martin Odegaard might be the one to save it

[@Brian-dc2km]

I believe Odegaard has evolved himself from quite literally the traditional no.10

[@OT-FUTBOL]

I think so too!

[@e-naa4118]

I don't know. He's always had elite pressing and running numbers. He's developed physically and def-technically/tactically but he's never been "lazy" as the 10s of old were.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

You're totally right.

[@mirrors23]

Absolutely LOVE Martin Ødegaard. He is such a talented footballer!!

[@mrmcoc6461]

Arteta saw himself in Ødegaard that’s why he trained him so much notice his shooting is similar to artetas? Passing and pinging is like arteta? I’m can’t be the only one who notices

[@OT-FUTBOL]

I just realized that. Thats a very good observation.

[@Keysofit24]

Odegaard is better than Arteta

[@cyprianovv]

Great video! You definetly deserve more views

[@OT-FUTBOL]

Thank you! I appreicate it!

[@AppreciateMnisi]

I think Odegaard has been dropped deeper this season, he no longer plays like a classic 10, he's more of an 8 but more aggressive

[@OT-FUTBOL]

But I feel hes the creative mind of Arsenal's attack. Would that make him a 10 in your opinion?

[@bongs26]

@@OT-FUTBOL for me I think you’re right. He is a still a 10, but he has the required work rate of modern football, which is why people confuse him for an 8. Players like him, Guler, Paquetta, Macallister, Buendia etc do work hard off the ball, but they’re still primary creative hubs for their respective teams..just my 2 cents lol

[@yourdearmirror]

What was Arteta before he bought Ødegaard? The day Ødegaard came Arsenal was a mediocre club. Arsenals progress started just after Ødegaard came. After only a few months there, he became the youngest captain in England.

[@TheKh65]

Mediocre club? Don't do that 😂 Arsenal have been performing mediocre for a while but it has never been mediocre club.

[@yourdearmirror]

@4 CZNZ Arsanal is a top club, who played mediocre football for some time.

[@TheKh65]

@@yourdearmirror I agree

[@cameronkahn6470]

I hope u meant Norway

[@robertkabanza3210]

Arteta was about to be sacked until he introduced Emile Smith Rowe who saved Arteta's career. Then came Odegaard. Arteta is about to become a legend.

[@jjtop20]

The difference between Odegaard and traditional no 10 is the work rate. Modern 10 need to be able to defend and press

[@OT-FUTBOL]

This is a more modern way of playing the game, so yes.

[@vocheseleon]

GOAT

[@OT-FUTBOL]

MY GOAT

[@pain_real]

Guys these type of No 10s don’t exist anymore in football. With evolution and change, most teams don’t want to leave the creation of chances in this hands of just one player. On their off days the team will crumble. Some coaches want to have that balance in the midfield so they use two creative B2B midfielders and a Defensive Deep lying playmaker to control the game. It affected players like Dybala, Isco, Ozil, James, Coutinho. But could we see the evolution of the classic No 10 role with the coming of talented youngsters like Foden, Musiala, Guler, Pedri, Wirtz, Cherki? Let me know what you think in the comment section guys.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

great comment man!

[@Eritrea_Bella]

No way! Ødegaard is good but not yet reach to his potential.

[@fredrikjulsenandersen]

New York City FC as “one of the top clubs in Europe” 😄 You probably meant Manchester City?

[@OT-FUTBOL]

Where did I say that?? Give me the timestamp

[@fredrikjulsenandersen]

You did not say it. But you showed a photo of them on 00:51

[@Glundberg84]

Do be given the trust to be captain both for Arsenal and the Norwegian national team is not nothing for a guy just 24 years old.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

He's literally so young.

[@TheGivemethattaco]

0:50 lol NYCFC

[@melvinasogu1315]

Ødegaard is a half 8 now.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

You think so?

[@dandeleon7383]

He joined in January 2021

[@OT-FUTBOL]

Correct!

[@kayembamvula5495]

Ummmm de Bruyne?…

[@visianwatson1047]

10 my ass

[@OT-FUTBOL]

I don't think De Bruyne is a traditional number 10

[@jacobalexander4167]

De bruyne is not a traditional n0 10

[@kayembamvula5495]

Bruno Fernandes?

[@its_cedrick105]

Yeah,not even close to similar

[@OT-FUTBOL]

Bruno is a close one, but he typically also runs back into the defense.

[@its_cedrick105]

@@OT-FUTBOL your where talking about the classic number, the silky touch and body feints number 10, Bruno is none of that, he's the modern number 10

[@jowelwilliam8895]

Odegaard plays has 8 for arsenal not a 10

[@denniswaweru9340]

Yeah, but his role is very different from other number 8s. He might be moved to the right side of the midfield, but he is very much a "playmaker", a role that is very rare in most clubs. Even teams like Man City and Liverpool don't play with "playmakers". Odegaard is part of a dying breed.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

Love how you described it!

[@No-Stack-Developer]

​@@denniswaweru9340 what can you say about de bruyne then?? Isn't he the no10 for city along with gundo and rodri as the 8 and 6

[@denniswaweru9340]

@@No-Stack-Developer Gundogan and Debruyne play as no.8s with Gundogan playing further forward to make runs into the box, similar to Xhaka this season. But unlike Odegaard, Debruyne is a pure 8. Its rare to see Odegaard moving box to box the way Debruyne does.

[@sydneyswans4ssr608]

Odegaard also has variety playing as a no.10, he can play as a mezzala to support saka whilst tracking back to help the defence out especially when oppositions try to make swift counter-attacks

[@srykextraodinairecreation9962]

Rice will help him to thrive more.

[@OT-FUTBOL]

That is going to be a great partnership for next season.

[@chukobenga_2585]

What about Bruno Fernandes?

[@pattevargas7688]

Talking about a great #10 and naming Mesut Özil🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OT-FUTBOL]

He did win a World Cup with Germany. Doesn't that make him great?

[@pattevargas7688]

@@OT-FUTBOL Germany won that with him, but definitly not bcs of him😂 he and Löw just has been lucky, that player like Schweinsteiger, Klose, Khedira, Mertesacker, Gündogan, Müller and Kroos where on the pitch🤷🏽‍♂️ Germanys golden Generation and he was more like a side piece than a important piece of this puzzle, same goes for Löw like i said

[@pattevargas7688]

Btw, he left Madrid and after that they won the UECL like what 3 Times in a Row? He was talented but lazy and that is the reason, why he never will be 1 of the best, imagine he would work on himself like Ronaldo....

[@kombayogaigbakima3942]

Definitely u don't know who Ozil was 💔....u need more tutoring young lad

[@yxngahmed3]

Ozil was one of the greatest number 10s in the history of the sort definitely top 5. I find it so disrespectful to say such a thing about one of the greatest players to ever play the game the disrespect is astonishing. Your either extremely young and started watching football after he left Arsenal in 2021 or your just downright stupid.