Martin Odegaard makes honest claim about proudest moment of his life – Arsenal fans will love it

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Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard is a crucial player and a fan favourite at the Emirates Stadium.

The Arsenal captain is a vitally important player to Mikel Arteta both on and off the pitch.

The former Real Madrid man is responsible orchestrating and directing the Gunners’ press, making him Arteta’s tactical general on the pitch, and leads by example with his relentless work rate. Martin Odegaard has been labelled a perfect Arsenal captain due to these qualities. 

The 25-year-old also commands respect in the dressing room. Odegaard ensures that squad harmony is maintained, and wields a great deal of influence behind the scenes at the club.

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Martin Odegaard names proudest moment

Odegaard is such an exemplary captain because he takes the role so seriously, and respects what the armband represents. 

This attitude was exemplified by the Norway international’s recent answer when asked by TNT Sports to name the proudest moment of his life so far.

Odegaard replied: “Being captain for Arsenal.”

Arsenal fans will appreciate the pride Odegaard takes in representing the club as a leader, and his attitude will trickle down into the rest of the squad.

Are Arsenal over-reliant on Martin Odegaard?

Whilst Odegaard’s importance to Arsenal can scarcely be overstated, it has also become something of an issue for the club in some senses. 

Arsenal desperately missed Odegaard whilst he was injured recently. Arteta’s side lacked creativity and guile without their talismanic playmaker tying attacking moves together. This lead to a downturn in form which has left the North London club on the back foot as far as the Premier League title race is concerned. 

Arsenal fans know Odegaard is the most important player in the squad, but Arteta needs to find a way for his side to cope, and even thrive, on the occasions that the skipper can’t be called upon.

Odegaard has mentored Ethan Nwaneri at Arsenal, and the 17-year-old wonderkid has shown signs that he may now be ready to offer cover for the captain. The Hale End academy gem opened his Premier League goalscoring account on Saturday, and the time has now come for Arteta to show even more faith in the youngster.