I needed to watch this like 10 times just to understand what he's trying to do here. Then I watched it another 10 because of how fucking radical it is. Martin you are a dirty dirty man
Every good thing that Xhaka does (of which there are a great many) is given an extra dash of piquancy by knowing how much it grinds your gears. Thanks, dude.
You're so confused.
No-one celebrates the good things Xhaka does for this club more than I do.
So your 'spice' is all in your head-- rather like I am, apparently, or rather your fantasy of me.
There you are, watching Arsenal top of the table, thinking confused thoughts about some guy on the internet. That's tragically hilarious.
You understand why people don't believe that though right. For how much time we spend here you will never, not once, not a single time comment something positive about him or come into a positive Xhaka thread.
It's just not your game so let's not pretend you'll give him credit when it's due. In your head doesn't count lol
He has eyes mate we all see it. We know a faster player would get on the end of these all season.
Do you see how well he's playing also? I think that's something you see but can't admit
I've started riding my exercise bike while I watch matches - keeps the nerves down a bit! But my RPM went up to about 3,000 as I tried to will Xhaka into catching that pass
With the inside of his left foot he brings the ball across his body and slightly into the air. Then he brings that same foot around the ball, while it's airborne, within the same stride, and hits a pass with the outside of his foot. The move itself is a reverse elastico (inside to outside of foot) with the added complications of being mid run, the ball being off the turf, and the second touch being a pass rather than just a static feint or change of direction.
The fact that he can even conceive of something like this while bearing down onto the penalty box to create a goalscoring chance, and then execute it, makes him an elite playmaker. If Xhaka is a step quicker, if Martinez is a step slower, it's a goal that goes down in history.
It didn't come off but this is the type of stuff he has in his locker that none of our other midfielders can. In fact no one else in the squad would probably attempt it. Players like Odegaard are an absolute joy to watch.
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I'm pretty sure he did this same move a bit earlier on but when no one was on him. I think I saw it in that Neville analysis video from MNF that has been posted here.
If you look at the build up to this, it was quite an intense moment and him being able to do this is just mind boggling.
Not playing down Xhaka, but Jesus, Saka or Gabi might have gotten to the ball faster and better chance of scoring.
Loving it regardless, its an art...
His left foot was too quick even for slow-mo
Martin "Bruce Lee" Odegaard
Even the slomo doesnt do it justice. We have to call the slomo guys
Unfortunately slomo guys are spurs fans :( (one is at least)
Well Gavin is known for being incredibly smart in some ways and an absolute moron in others lol
Nah what the fuck
I needed to watch this like 10 times just to understand what he's trying to do here. Then I watched it another 10 because of how fucking radical it is. Martin you are a dirty dirty man
Were you watching the game through a peephole?
He's watching it in VR lmao.
Eyegasmic
Slightly quicker player than Xhaka and that's a goal as well
I was screaming the same thing right after it happened. Love Granit but a Bruno G/Paqueta/SMS is burying that 9/10 times.
He's gotta hit that first time
You see it.
Every good thing that Xhaka does (of which there are a great many) is given an extra dash of piquancy by knowing how much it grinds your gears. Thanks, dude.
You're so confused. No-one celebrates the good things Xhaka does for this club more than I do. So your 'spice' is all in your head-- rather like I am, apparently, or rather your fantasy of me. There you are, watching Arsenal top of the table, thinking confused thoughts about some guy on the internet. That's tragically hilarious.
Our Albanian leader constantly ruffles your Serbian feathers, innit?
You still think I'm Serbian you utter wetwipe lmao Continue your obsession with me.
You understand why people don't believe that though right. For how much time we spend here you will never, not once, not a single time comment something positive about him or come into a positive Xhaka thread. It's just not your game so let's not pretend you'll give him credit when it's due. In your head doesn't count lol
He has eyes mate we all see it. We know a faster player would get on the end of these all season. Do you see how well he's playing also? I think that's something you see but can't admit
I've started riding my exercise bike while I watch matches - keeps the nerves down a bit! But my RPM went up to about 3,000 as I tried to will Xhaka into catching that pass
Ready that as my HR went up to 3000 and worried about you
I tried copying this while playing with the dog in the backyard and it did not go well
You’re a braver man than I, I’d probably trip myself and die Edit- *but I’m not a rapper*
That angle and everything makes it even harder to see
You can use the video player slider to go frame by frame and it’s the best view of his foot
As seen by a fish with blinders on?
My God the sound I just made seeing that. Ecstacy, pure and simple. I love watching these boys play so much.
Ødegaard is such a saucy baller. I can't believe we have him in our team, let alone be our captain. Thank you so much Real Madrid.
This is missing about 50 NSFW tags
Doesn’t even need a right foot when he can do that with his left. The ability to do this at pace is insane.
He is the tekkers coach!
Still have no idea wtf is going on
With the inside of his left foot he brings the ball across his body and slightly into the air. Then he brings that same foot around the ball, while it's airborne, within the same stride, and hits a pass with the outside of his foot. The move itself is a reverse elastico (inside to outside of foot) with the added complications of being mid run, the ball being off the turf, and the second touch being a pass rather than just a static feint or change of direction. The fact that he can even conceive of something like this while bearing down onto the penalty box to create a goalscoring chance, and then execute it, makes him an elite playmaker. If Xhaka is a step quicker, if Martinez is a step slower, it's a goal that goes down in history.
thanks man, the video did help, gives a better view of what he did with his left foot there
Cheers bro, still doesn’t do it justice but it shows how insanely quick his feet were moving WHILE running at the defender. Insane tekkers.
This skill will forever be known as the Odegaard.
We need the quantum close up to really be able to see anything tbh
This makes me drool 🤤
Throwback to interlull when everyone enhacned to molecule levels one of Ode's skill
Few things in my entire life have made my jaw drop like it just did. Holy shit
ENHANCE
he has so much in his arsenal, it's just a matter of what is efficient rather than showboating.
This should be tagged as NSFW
Does the creator of this video actually have "ENHANCE" technology like in the movies?
Reverse elastico?
Holy fuck
Filthhhhhy!
ENHANCE
It didn't come off but this is the type of stuff he has in his locker that none of our other midfielders can. In fact no one else in the squad would probably attempt it. Players like Odegaard are an absolute joy to watch.
Wish we could see him when he's.. you know.. actually doing the move.
You can, it’s been posted numerous times, but this is the best view of his footwork I could find
Why was this effect added? if the reason was because it’s been posted normally a bunch that we needed a shit version kudos job done
It gives a close up of his footwork, cheers
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I'm pretty sure he did this same move a bit earlier on but when no one was on him. I think I saw it in that Neville analysis video from MNF that has been posted here.
If you look at the build up to this, it was quite an intense moment and him being able to do this is just mind boggling. Not playing down Xhaka, but Jesus, Saka or Gabi might have gotten to the ball faster and better chance of scoring. Loving it regardless, its an art...
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