Martin Odegaard reflects on Arsenal’s title push, captaincy and Norway’s World Cup journey

Odegaard discusses leadership and pressure in BBC interview

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is the subject of this week’s edition of The Football Interview, hosted by Kelly Somers. The conversation ranges from his recent months at Arsenal to the responsibilities of captaining the club.

Odegaard reflects on last season and the experience of lifting the Premier League trophy, and discusses the difficulties he faced with injuries. He also considers how Arsenal have begun the current season and whether the team feels a different kind of pressure this time around.

Martin Odegaard, Arsenal captain, featured in a BBC Football Interview

Norway and passing on experience

The interview also looks back at Norway’s journey at this summer’s World Cup. Odegaard speaks about sharing his experience with Max Dowman and considers whether the narrative around Arsenal has changed.

The BBC programme lists discussion of the recent months, the Premier League trophy, captaincy, injuries, Norway’s World Cup campaign and Arsenal’s changing expectations among its main topics.