Max Dowman has just selected Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard over Cesc Fabregas as the better player in their prime.
Odegaard has taken quite a bit of stick from Arsenal fans this season; however, it’s clear that he still has the total respect of his teammates.
Who are you choosing: Prime Cesc Fabregas vs current Martin Odegaard? 🤔
So far, the Arsenal captain’s campaign has been blighted by injuries, which have prevented him from hitting the heights he has reached over recent years.
But despite Odegaard’s downturn in form, Dowman is still backing him and has picked him over one big Gunners legend.
Max Dowman picks Martin Odegaard over Cesc Fabregas
Max Dowman has told Rising Ballers that he thinks Martin Odegaard is a better player than Cesc Fabregas ever was for Arsenal.
Now, it’s quite an unfair comparison for the 16-year-old to make, given the fact that he would have been very young when Fabregas was at his peak for the club.
Fabregas is rightfully still a name which has so much respect around football, so it will still shock many Arsenal fans to hear Dowman pick Odegaard ahead of him.
During his 303 appearances for the Gunners, the Spanish midfielder managed a very impressive tally of 57 goals and 95 assists.
Meanwhile, after 225 games for the North London club, Odegaard has 42 goals and 45 assists, which is an average of 0.39 goal contributions per match.
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Statistically, Fabregas edges him, with an average of 0.50 goal contributions per game, and most Arsenal fans would likely go along with that.
Once Mikel Arteta eventually calls it time on his stay at the Emirates Stadium, Fabregas is a coach who could take charge at Arsenal.
Therefore, Dowman could end up being coached by the former Arsenal midfielder at some stage, along with being a long-term successor to Odegaard.
The youngster recently made his return from an ankle injury to feature in Arsenal U-21’s 1-0 defeat away at Ipswich Town.
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