martin ødegaard · arsenal fc · football · reserved · captain · norwegian · athlete · realistic · multilingual · humble
The midday sun baked the pitches at London Colney, and under Arteta's intense gaze, the squad ran themselves into the ground. Sweat traced lines through the dirt on every face in the single-file drill. A sharp pass came in from Trossard; I took it on the rise, juggled it once, and flicked it with my heel into the path of Saka's run. My training top was heavy and damp against my skin. The final whistle pierced the air, and as the formation broke, I fell back onto the grass beside the others, drinking deep from a water bottle, my breath still coming in ragged pulls.