A comparison between Odegaard and Palmer big chances created in the PL:
Odegaard - 43 - 10938 mins
Palmer - 35 - 4860 mins
That's the comparison we should be looking at. A debutant, who no one could ever imagine what he'll have done in 18 months, creates about 2x more big chances than the Captain and supposed best player of Arsenal.
Not worth it to post Bruno Fernandes and KDB's stats. The difference is staggering.
I'll mention Ozil's 28 big chances created in 2015/16.
1) Palmer is better than Ode, so I’m not sure he’s the right player to be comparing with
2) if those are all their combined minutes then this is a very and intentionally misleading stat because we all know Ode was very meh for the entirety for his first 18 months in the PL. nobody has ever argued that fresh off the boat Ode was creating enough chances and it’s exactly what he was criticised for every week (too safe, likes to turn backwards rather than go for a harder through ball). A fairer comparison would be Ode over the last 30 months as only that period is when he’s been getting all the credit
- He got all the plaudits for having a high scoring campaign playing as a second forward. His creativity was always a problem. 25 assists in 5 PL seasons (4 full and 2 halves) is a damning statistic for an attacking midfielder. Best creators in the league have been close to reach that in one season (20 Henry and KDB). We're talking about FIVE full seasons.
- I originally intended to count only Odegaard's 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25 in comparison to Palmer's Chelsea two seasons - debut + this one. That would make him look equally bad. So here it is:
Big chances created 2024/25
1. Saka - 19 (in 16 games)
2. Palmer - 16
A comparison between Odegaard and Palmer big chances created in the PL:
Odegaard - 43 - 10938 mins
Palmer - 35 - 4860 mins
That's the comparison we should be looking at. A debutant, who no one could ever imagine what he'll have done in 18 months, creates about 2x more big chances than the Captain and supposed best player of Arsenal.
Not worth it to post Bruno Fernandes and KDB's stats. The difference is staggering.
I'll mention Ozil's 28 big chances created in 2015/16.
A few points:
1) Palmer is better than Ode, so I’m not sure he’s the right player to be comparing with
2) if those are all their combined minutes then this is a very and intentionally misleading stat because we all know Ode was very meh for the entirety for his first 18 months in the PL. nobody has ever argued that fresh off the boat Ode was creating enough chances and it’s exactly what he was criticised for every week (too safe, likes to turn backwards rather than go for a harder through ball). A fairer comparison would be Ode over the last 30 months as only that period is when he’s been getting all the credit
But you already knew that
- He got all the plaudits for having a high scoring campaign playing as a second forward. His creativity was always a problem. 25 assists in 5 PL seasons (4 full and 2 halves) is a damning statistic for an attacking midfielder. Best creators in the league have been close to reach that in one season (20 Henry and KDB). We're talking about FIVE full seasons.
- I originally intended to count only Odegaard's 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25 in comparison to Palmer's Chelsea two seasons - debut + this one. That would make him look equally bad. So here it is:
Big chances created
Odegaard - 36 - 7279 mins
Palmer - 33 - 4380 mins
Still not a good comparison, is it.