Martin Odegaard, an Arsenal midfielder, lost 1-0 to Spain, therefore the Norwegian media wasn’t really impressed.

On Sunday night, Martin Odegaard “disappeared completely” as the captain of Arsenal was unable to lead Norway to a significant victory.

In order to keep their hopes of making it directly to Euro 2024, Norway only needed to win against Spain in Oslo.

With just one game left, Gavi scored the game’s only goal to earn Spain a 1-0 victory and eliminate Norway from contention by five points.

Although Norway’s hopes of qualifying through the UEFA Nations League are currently in ruins, they still exist.

Critics of Martin Odegaard following Norway’s defeat

Norway is in a peculiar situation.

Despite having two superstars in Odegaard and Erling Haaland, they are still working to assemble a strong squad around them.

Although it’s a difficult challenge right now, Norway absolutely needed a strong performance from Odegaard on Sunday and didn’t get it.

Against Spain, Odegaard touched the ball just 45 times, managed just one shot, and made no crucial passes. Three of Norway’s back four had more touches than Odegaard.

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With a mere four out of ten rating, Nettavisen failed to impress the Norwegian media.

They said that Odegaard “seemed violently pumped up from the start” and was “clearly Norway’s best player” in the opening minutes.

But as Spain gained control of the midfield fight, £30 million playmaker Odegaard “disappeared completely” and was unable to make an impact.

The Verdens Gang newspaper gave Odegaard a five-star rating, stating that he was “not as dominant” with the ball as anticipated.

They went on to say that while Odegaard did help the team advance, it wasn’t quite enough for Norway to win.

Arsenal will hope Odegaard returns strongly

With a decisive 1-0 home victory against Manchester City, Arsenal demonstrated their claim to the Premier League title as we enter the international break.

The Arsenal celebrations didn’t linger as long as they would have wanted because the Gunners stars left right away with their countries.

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Odegaard’s hopes of competing in Euro 2024 have been dashed for the time being, and he needs to rest up before returning to London.

Odegaard’s performance against Spain was unsuccessful, but he will play in a crucial matchup the following weekend when Arsenal travels to face Chelsea.

Mikel Arteta will be hoping that Odegaard does not have an international hangover because Arsenal will need him to perform at Stamford Bridge this coming weekend.