{"id":36643,"date":"2025-02-24T08:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=36643"},"modified":"2025-02-24T08:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:47:12","slug":"i-have-faced-cole-palmer-many-times-but-this-arsenal-player-did-something-ive-never-seen-in-my-whole-career-hes-definitely-the-best-player-in-premierleague-now-west-ham-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=36643","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI have faced Cole Palmer many times but this Arsenal player did something I\u2019ve never seen in my whole career, he\u2019s definitely the best player in PremierLeague now: West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has named ONE Arsenal player as the most difficult opponent he has ever faced in his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Martin \u00d8degaard has spoken ahead of Arsenal\u2019s crucial clash with Manchester City, praising Ethan Nwaneri\u2019s incredible rise and reflecting on the team\u2019s Champions League success.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Martin \u00d8degaard has highlighted Ethan Nwaneri\u2019s rapid progress and the significance of Arsenal\u2019s showdown with Manchester City in his latest captain\u2019s notes.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the Champions League, \u00d8degaard praised the team\u2019s consistency, finishing third in the League Phase with six wins in eight matches to secure direct qualification to the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were really pleased with how we finished off in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with another very good win. I think during the league phase overall we were very solid throughout the whole programme,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went into it wanting to finish in the top eight, but of course you don\u2019t really know how many points you will need because it was completely new for everyone. So our approach was just to go into every game looking to win. We managed to finish third, winning six out of our eight matches and qualify directly into the round of 16, so that\u2019s brilliant for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also singled out Nwaneri, calling him a \u201cgreat player\u201d rather than just a promising talent. The 17-year-old impressed again midweek, scoring a brilliant goal and displaying his strength, technique, and finishing ability. \u201cIt was a really good night for Ethan, he had another great performance,\u201d Odegaard continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said before that we don\u2019t look at him as an emerging talent, we just see him as a great player. That says it all really for someone who\u2019s 17. He\u2019s just a natural part of our squad and the team, and you can see the talent he brings. It was another great goal from him, we\u2019re all really pleased for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone can see what he can do with the ball, his touch and technique, but he\u2019s also really physical. He\u2019s not the biggest guy, but he\u2019s strong, so powerful and can run with the ball. He takes on players and has the power in his body to beat them. Then there\u2019s his finishing \u2013 he has a great strike with his left foot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to City, \u00d8degaard acknowledged their struggles this season but emphasised their quality. With recent history adding extra intensity to the fixture, he called on fans to create a strong atmosphere as Arsenal enter a crucial phase of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we face Manchester City, which is always one of the biggest games of the season,\u201d Odegaard wrote. \u201cIt maybe feels a bit different to what we would have been expecting a few months ago. It\u2019s been strange to be fair, we\u2019re not used to seeing them losing games and dropping points but it\u2019s proof of how tough this league is, how difficult every game is and how you have to be so switched on for every single moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut everyone knows the quality in their team, and how tough the game will be. It\u2019s another battle for us, and with the history between us over the past couple of years, it\u2019s a special game. Let\u2019s be up for it, and be ready for hopefully a big night at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage of the season, coming into the last few months, the games are bigger and there is more to play for. The stakes are high, and we have to make things happen. We can do that together, by creating a great atmosphere inside the stadium again today, and embracing it together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin \u00d8degaard has spoken ahead of Arsenal\u2019s crucial clash with Manchester City, praising Ethan Nwa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":36646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cI have faced Cole Palmer many times but this Arsenal player did something I\u2019ve never seen in my whole career, he\u2019s definitely the best player in PremierLeague now: West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has named ONE Arsenal player as the most difficult opponent he has ever faced in his career - 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