ESPN pundit Shaka Hislop has heaped praise on Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard of Arsenal. This is after their performances for Arsenal yesterday against Nottingham forest.
Arsenal picked up a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. This is thanks to a brilliant first-half display from all of their players.
But Mikel Arteta endured a nervy end to yesterday’s clash at the Emirates Stadium. This is after Taiwo Awoniyi grabbed one back. That is for Forest with just eight minutes of the game remaining and with a heap of added time left.
Arsenal survived the late scare. But they will be looking to improve on their display if they wish to push for the title. That is once again this season.
And despite an unconvincing performance in North London. Shaka Hislop was impressed with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.
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The pundit admitted that Odegaard and Rice looked the part for Arsenal yesterday.
“It looked really easy in the first 45 (minutes), they were in total control of the game,” Hislop said.
“The only question marks for me were Arteta using Partey as a kind of hybrid right-back come midfielder, which I didn’t really fully understand.
“But it worked wonderfully well in the first 45. I would say Odegaard and Rice look something special in the middle of the park.”
There’s no doubt that Rice and Odegaard linked up well yesterday. The duo are expected to form a formidable partnership in midfield for Arsenal this season.
Understandably, it’s going to take a bit of time for the trio to settle in. This is to adjust to Arsenal’s system. But Arteta will be delighted to get off the mark with a win yesterday. That is despite an underwhelming second-half display.
