“I’ll put rivalry aside and praise him because he deserves it, I watched him for the first time in a while yesterday and he really amazed me”- Chelsea legend Didier Drogba praises ‘really good’ Arsenal star for an iconic moment in the game against Burnley yesterday
“I’ll put rivalry aside and praise him because he deserves it, I watched him for the first time in a while yesterday and he really amazed me”- Chelsea legend Didier Drogba praises ‘really good’ Arsenal star for an iconic moment in the game against Burnley yesterday
‘HE WAS EXCEPTIONAL’: DIDIER DROGBA PRAISES ‘REALLY GOOD’ MARTIN ODEGAARD
CHELSEA legend Didier Drogba heaped praise on Martin Odegaard following his exceptional performance against Burnley in the Premier League.
The Gunners continued their rich vein of form with a fifth successive league win. They cruised to a comfortable 5-0 victory at Turf Moor.
Odegaard started the scoring after just four minutes on the clock and also provided the assist for Bukayo Saka’s second goal of the encounter.
The Norwegian ended the game with 88 touches and 61 passes. He created three chances and won 100 per cent of his take-ons and aerial duels.
Speaking after the 5-0 rout, Drogba was delighted for the club captain. He said that Odegaard is in a ‘really good’ moment and ‘hitting form’ at the right time.
He told Arsenal.com: “I think confidence-wise he’s in a really good moment, and physically as well with the way he applies himself; defending, attacking, the connection, the movement that he gave us on the right-hand side, it’s really good. He’s hitting form.”
Odegaard placed his hands over his ears after his goal at Turf Moor amid recent criticism of Arsenal over celebrating. When asked about it, Arteta added: “I don’t know, I didn’t notice that he made that gesture.”
“But he was really happy in the dressing room. The way he played again today, he was exceptional. I don’t think he needs to send any message, he needs to be himself.”
Arsenal have now registered five successive league wins since the start of the calendar year. This is the first time in their history that they have managed to achieve the feat.
The club have been in sparkling scoring form with 21 goals in those victories. The Dubai camp has done wonders, having scored just four goals in the five games prior to the trip.
Arteta will be hoping that his side can continue the excellent run when they face Porto in the Champions League. They travel to the Estadio do Dragao for the round of 16 first leg on Wednesday.
The Gunners are winless in their last three away trips to Porto with one draw and two defeats. They have the opportunity to end the streak and secure a handy advantage for the second leg.
Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com
