He's always lived with great expectations, but now Martin Odegaard has started to fulfil his promise.
Nobody doubted the finesse of his left leg, or his vision of the game... but he needed to be more decisive.
"He may be the best in the world," said Ronny Share, president of Stromsgodset after he debuted at 15 years and 117 days old.
Suddenly, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona were immersed in an auction that took him to Real Madrid in January 2015.
Unable to command a regular first-team place, he went on loan to Heerenveen for a year and a half, and currently finds himself at Vitesse.
For Arnhem's team, he has four goals - two in the league and two in the cup - and three assists in 16 games.
The last, in the 92nd minute of that match, qualified Vitesse for the cup quarter-finals.
In just three months he has equalled the goals (four) he scored during his loan at Heerenveen and it's just one less than in the 62 games he played with Castilla.
"I'm 20 years old, but I have a lot of experience," he acknowledged.
"I feel like I have become a better player every year.
"It's important to contribute with goals and assists, as it gives me a lot of self-esteem.
"The main objective is to be able to play gradually at Real Madrid and show that it was the right choice."
Madrid are waiting
Meanwhile, at Real Madrid - with whom he has a contract until 2021- they monitor him weekly and are very happy with his evolution, both in offensive contribution and, this stands out more, in sacrifice.
"He has developed well and we hope he can play for the first team at Real Madrid one day," Florentino Perez recently said.
"We value that his is still only 20 years old."
balele
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take him back to sevilla or betis it will be good for him.
gawwd
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The other day I looked out of curiosity, and this guy is only 6 months younger than dembele, I'm not saying he will not succeed, but many say that he is very young and such, and others with his age are already much higher, so age is not an excuse
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he's a midfielder. tho I do not want to undermine dembele and vinicius and mbappe. But honestly it's much harder for midfielders to make much impact when they are younger compared to attackers. once a young player has the pace to beat defenders he's almost there. Not the same thing for midfielders.
Balancea
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In the Spanish League would not have level or for Getafe. It's reality.
untillove
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Madrid should have given it to a more competitive team and a more powerful league. I do not think that playing the Dutch league will help him.
Pharaohes
3
One thing I say about Odegaard. With how handsome that child was when he arrived ...
smartjuo
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Every year 50 vinicius leaves, it is very difficult for them to reach Craks, it influences the mind and a bit of luck.
Fedora
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because in every news related to Odegaard, the first 2 thirds of the article always relate the biography of the soccer player? A lot of blah blah in this newspaper.
gawwd
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And when he comes to Madrid he will play in the position of vinicius that is the bench or in the position of rodrygo that has not yet come, this came pufo and period, this is not even expected.
he's a midfielder, not attacker
Edithsim
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What they have to do first what is to lower the expectations that you put on this player, neither will be Messi or Christian and that is not to be a failure. The second thing is that he is another type of player very different from Dembele, and his possible potential goes by other directions, there are positions that learn about the field is important, understand it, read it and move it. If he has conditions, that is what he has left, we will see over the years he has the head to do it and execute it, if so it could be useful in Real Madrid.
educatione
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What is clear is that this Norwegian has solved life thanks to Madrid ha ha ha ha ha
happen
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The sooner they stop demanding "goals and assists" from a player that does not come naturally, the better for everyone. He has a tremendous talent, an incredible ball control, a gift to play football, a vision of the game, a pass ... but he is not a "definidor", in the sense that he is not the type of player who solves the meters final. He is the type of player that makes him get there ... when he plays as a winger, he does not play like a striker who enters by band, but like a hitting midfielder who enters by band. When playing as a playmaker, he does not play like an attacker who comes from behind, plays like a means that hooks with the front ... and so on. For me he is a replacement candidate for Modric, or an Iniesta, not a goal / assist player.
poniard
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It is good to try promising players before they are worth 300 million and be late. Many teams wanted the player. If it does not come out, then it is always better than throwing 80 or 100 million. At least I think so.
Lidroids
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You compare this player with dembele, sancho or asensio and it is ridiculous. And that those who name play at the highest level not as oedergard
Loudests
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The odegar this will become famous for not playing in Madrid, it will become famous to talk so much that he does not even get to play in Madrid, a real crack the truth, someday I'll write his name well, total will talk about the without being in Madrid, time I have jejej
buging
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impressive, he has scored a goal for a third Dutch team ... it's the new cruyff
UARTin
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The Golden Ball and nothing not? Being the crack of Vinicius Jr ...... and next year, either, because Rodrigo will come, and everyone who comes with less than 22 years, will be the Golden Ball.
Nicholasly
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That Odegaard is still nobody in the world of football. But this kid wanted all the big teams in Europe like Barsa, Bayern, almost all the English ... Guardiola came to interview him to convince him. So something must have not? Just because he signed for Madrid and many criticize him? Rhetorical question.
west52
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And when he comes to Madrid he will play in the position of vinicius that is the bench or in the position of rodrygo that has not yet come, this came pufo and period, this is not even expected.
reallythe
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Yes, if ..... how to continue with this super projection before the age of 34 is going to end up breaking ... you are done hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha you are tremendous !!!
ready2
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I love Ödegaard, but I do not understand this new Madrid transfer policy. If you bet on Ödegaard you have to make a hole in the template. Madrid has Modric, who by age has one foot out, Kroos and Isco, in addition to young people who are doing well as Ceballos and Fede V. And on top they say they want to sign Palacios? I think to bring another young promise, unless you have to be a striker, how Kasper Dolberg, but no more midfielders. They bring Vinicius and then they sign Rodrygo who plays in the same place and what is really needed are forwards.
LoveRMA
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The other day I looked out of curiosity, and this guy is only 6 months younger than dembele, I'm not saying he will not succeed, but many say that he is very young and such, and others with his age are already much higher, so age is not an excuse
RealMd13
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👌🏾 Odegaard: More work more goals more of everything 💪🏾💪🏾🔥 Me: thats right Odegaard and you still have a chance at Real Madrid keep that in mind and work hard every day HALA
ketkmnop
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come back soon lad