UNL: Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard opens up on Cristiano Ronaldo’s attitude

Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard has opened up astir the cognition of Cristiano Ronaldo towards him portion they were unneurotic astatine Real Madrid.

The Norwegian reflected connected the immense power Ronaldo exerted during his formative years, acknowledging that the Portuguese shot icon provided him with important support.

Ronaldo’s Portugal bushed Odegaard and his Norwegian teammates 2-1 successful the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

Speaking to TV2 (via Sapo), the Arsenal skipper described however his acquisition grooming alongside 1 of football’s astir accomplished players contributed to his nonrecreational development.

He said: “There’s not overmuch amended for a 16-year-old than moving with a subordinate similar Cristiano Ronaldo and observing everything helium does. You could spot however helium prepared for large games, the professionalism, and the enactment that went into it.

“He [Cristiano Ronaldo], and successful information everyone successful the first-team squad, took attraction of me. He was 1 of the radical who helped maine the most, giving maine a batch of advice.”

Ronaldo and Odegaard were colleagues astatine Real Madrid from January 2015 to July 2018, though the Norwegian spent sizeable portions of this play either connected indebtedness ...