Wright was speaking on his podcast ‘Wrighty’s House’ and admitted he did love the way Arsenal were now progressing under Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners have become a much more formidable presence with the addition of Declan Rice, even if they are now lacking something going forwards.
And although Wright enjoyed the change, he did think the likes of Bukayo Saka now needed Odegaard back at his best for Arsenal to bring it all together.
Wright said: “Last season is gone for me, and I’m going with this Arsenal which I very much recognise, it’s in my DNA, building from the defence, and then it’s up to us now.
“We need Martin Odegaard’s form to come back, we need to make sure we can get the ball to [Bukayo] Saka and [Gabriel] Martinelli quickly so that they can do their stuff.”
And sitting top of the league, it bodes well that Arsenal haven’t quite clicked yet.
Ian Wright thinks Arsenal need Martin Odegaard back to his brilliant best
Of course, Wright is echoing the thoughts of many Arsenal fans right now.
A foundation of Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Declan Rice looks capable of shutting out any side.
But as Arteta’s side continue to evolve, they will want to add their attacking flair back to performances.
Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus were criticised by Alan Shearer following their display against Brentford, but it hasn’t always been easy being an Arsenal striker right now.
Usually blessed with chances, the duo are having to work extremely hard to engineer opportunities.But fans will trust that as the side continues to progress, a balance will be found.
And as stated, if things still aren’t quite clicking and Arsenal sit top of the league having beat City as well, the omens are good.
Odegaard hasn’t been quite at this best for Arsenal as Wright points out, but his top form should soon return – an exciting thought with the stability he now has behind
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