Coach Mikel Arteta's decision led to the worst.
The Norwegian team announced on the 13th (Korea time) that "medical staff have been watching Martin Odegaard's situation for the past 24 hours. The bottom line is that he will not be able to play again. He will continue his rehabilitation and will not play in two A-matches in November. Odegaard has had little training with the team for the past nine weeks. It is natural that he is not 100 percent in his current physical condition."
"After thorough dialogue and investigation, 외degaard agreed that he was not ready to play in matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan. Through cooperation with him, we have decided that it is better for 외degaard to go home and focus on his recovery," he added.
Team Norway will play against Slovenia (15th) and Kazakhstan (18th) in the fifth and sixth A-match games of the Nations League in November. Currently, the team ranks first in Group B of the league.
However, countries that follow suit are fiercely chasing each other. Austria, which ranks second, and Slovenia, which ranks third, can surpass Norway at any time with seven points (two wins, one draw and one loss).
The sad news was reported ahead of an important match in the future ranking competition. It is the fact that the team's ace, 외degaard, cannot play. 외degaard left the ground for about eight weeks after suffering an ankle ligament injury during the A-match in September.
Since then, he returned to the team through a match against Inter in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) on the 7th and played full-time against Chelsea on the 11th. There were concerns that he was not in perfect physical condition yet, but manager Arteta made the decision, expressing his extraordinary trust in captain Odegaard.
In the match against Chelsea, Odegaard showed a 92% pass success rate even during his long hiatus, showing off his performance as if he did not lose his original level. For Arsenal, whose mood has recently slumped, the performance was as good as that of a thousand men.
However, there have been repeated reports that he has become unwell since then. Stole Solbakken, the coach of Norway's national team, said before the match, "Odegaard's health should come first. We know that there is a danger because he is not fully prepared. He is showing a strong desire to participate in the match, but he will be waiting for the player." 안전놀이터