Real Madrid-connoisseurs disagree on whether the 16-year-old will debut on Saturday.
The loss to Juventus in Champions League -semifinalen last week was a hard blow for Real Madrid. Now it is clear that the club, considered by many as the world’s largest, will end the season without winning a trophy.
Arch Rival Barcelona secured the championship this weekend, which means that Real Madrid are only playing for honor in Saturday’s home game against Getafe.
It naturally leads to speculation that the team’s coach Carlo Ancelotti will make changes in the crew, and give Martin Ødegaard debut for the club’s A team.
Player Ødegaard is a anniversary in Norwegian football history. Never before has a Norwegian player represented one of the two big Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona, in an official match.
We have been in contact with five Spanish journalists covering Real Madrid closely. Among them prevails considerable disagreement about 16-year-old will get some play in what is the season’s last game.
See what the five journalists answering two selected Ødegaard questions at the bottom of the matter.
Santi Siguero jobs in sports daily Marca, which every day writing dozens of pages about Real Madrid. He denies that Getafe match is frivolous, and goes so far as to say that it would have been inappropriate for Ødegaard got the chance.
– I look at it as hard. The season has not finished in the best possible view for Real Madrid, and giving Ødegaard debut would have been a festivity that I, quite frankly, do not see as appropriate for such a fight, says Siguero to Aftenposten, before he elaborates:
– The players who have been unable to reach the club’s goal should stand tall in front of the Bernabeu (home ground, journ.’s note.). Giving Ødegaard debut then would not have been fair to the boy, even though I realize that he himself is eager to debut. He is young and have all the time in which to break records in Real Madrid.
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– All indications are that he will debut
Real Madrid fans are naturally spoiled, after a story packed of success and brilliant attacking football.
Several of the team’s first team players, including Gareth Bale Iker Casillas, has had to endure being booed this season. It is also unclear whether the head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who led the club to the Champions League title number 10 last season, continued confidence among the majority of the club’s supporters.
Whatever it will hardly be conviviality of the struggle against small Getafe.
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Siguero colleagues in the Madrid press appears not in the mood around the club as devastating for Ødegaard will get their first lagsdebut on Saturday.
– All indications are that he will be taken out of the squad again, just like the fight against Almeria, and he this time gets debut, says Carlos Forjanes, journalist in sports daily AS .
– Real Madrid have nothing to play for, and Ancelotti will leave more Castilla players get to play, and it is almost certain that Ødegaard is one of them, continues Forjanes.
José Luis Sánchez, who works in the TV channel laSexta, says Ødegaard “likely” will debut against Getafe.
– You think they’re going to persuade him
Ødegaard will probably know about He is in the squad for Getafe match either Friday or Saturday morning. If Ødegaard get playing time, it will probably give 16-year-old increased motivation to continue at Real Madrid next season.
Just the problem is also highly relevant in 16-year-old case. Real Madrid Castilla failed to uproot, and thus must continue on level three next season, as this means that Ødegaard may have to settle for more kriging worn grass mats and relatively low level next season.Another option is that the team decides to raise him out. Also here is the Spanish journalists disagreed what will happen with the Norwegian shooting star.
Rubén Jiménez, covering Real Madrid Castilla for Marca, envisages that Ødegaard continues on level three.
– It is very difficult to say, but I think they are going to persuade him to stay in Castilla in the upcoming season, says Jiménez.
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Important meeting next week
Several of journalist colleagues to Jiménez considers, however, a scenario where Ødegaard lent to a La Liga club (top division) as probable.
Both Carlos Forjanes in AS and Santi Siguero Marca believes a loan to a Madrid club in the top division is likely, and both Launches Rayo Vallecano and Getafe two clubs with relatively modest budgets, as good options.
– The ideal would have been a club in Madrid that Getafe or Rayo Vallecano. For me it does not seem good enough for his development to play another season in Castilla, on the third level in Spain, although continuing there will mean that he is closer to the first team of Real Madrid, says Siguero.
José Luis Sánchez will not answer how he thinks Ødegaard will play next season, but LaSexta journalist thinks to know that a meeting with Ødegaard’s future on the agenda, will take place next week.
are the two questions we asked the Spanish journalists:
1. Do you think Martin Ødegaard debut for Real Madrid against Getafe Saturday?
2. Where do you think Martin Ødegaard plays next season?
Here’s what they said:
Alberto Piñero
Journalist in the international soccer website goal.com.
1. I’m not sure Martin Ødegaard debut. It is true that players are out, as Benzema, Modric, Khedira, Carvajal and Ramos. Ancelotti may need one player to fill a platoon of 18 men.
I’m sure players like Ronaldo will play, and Ancelotti will want to give minutes to those who have not played much this season, as Jesé, Chicharito, Lucas Silva, Illarramendi and Nacho Fernández. It’s hard to find a place to Martin Ødegaard in the starting lineup or among the three substitutes.
It’s a mystery now, but if I must choose, I go for that he makes his debut on Saturday.
2. It’s hard to say anything about his future. He will certainly not be playing for Castilla on level three again, but it’s also hard to imagine that he is playing for the first team next season, considering that he was unable to lead Castilla or convince Ancelotti to give him his debut.
In addition, one must remember what we said a few months ago about the first team’s transition plans. It seems that Jesé will leave the club, but Real Madrid have a better stable now than before, so maybe they do not have to invest time in Martin Ødegaard, and that they prefer to sign another player.
Santi Siguero
Journalist in sports daily Marca.
1. – I look at what difficult. The season has not finished in the best possible view for Real Madrid, and giving Ødegaard debut would have been a festivity that I, quite frankly, do not see as appropriate for such a match. Players who have not reached the club’s goals should prove in front Bernabéu. Giving Ødegaard debut would not be fair to the boy, even though I realize that he is eager to debut. He’s very young and he have all the time in front of him to break records in Real Madrid.
2. From what I understand the club will give priority to loan him out to a club in La Liga that will guarantee him playing time. The ideal would have been a club in Madrid that Getafe or Rayo Vallecano. For me it does not seem good enough for his development to play another season in Castilla, on the third level in Spain, although continuing there will mean that he is closer to the first team of Real Madrid.
José Luis Sánchez
Journalist in TV channel laSexta.
1. This week he will train with the first team every day and he is likely to get a few minutes against Getafe.
2. Next week the club will have a meeting to decide the future of Ødegaard.
Carlos Forjanes
Journalist in sports daily AS.
1. Everything indicates that he is taken out of the squad again, just like the match against Almería, and he gets this time debut. Real Madrid have nothing to play for, and Ancelotti will leave more Castilla players get to play, and it is almost certain that Ødegaard is one of them.
2. I think not he continues in Castilla. In Spain they have talked about interest from Villarreal, but it is a team that plays in the Europa League next season. I do not think they will take a chance on a 16 year old boy that they can not guarantee playing time. Maybe he will be in Madrid, but in another of the city’s teams: Getafe or Rayo Vallecano.
It is still early to say, because few clubs have begun to assemble troops for next year.
Rubén Jiménez
Journalist in sports daily Marca.
1. I think that he certainly being taken out of the squad. I expect that he gets his debut.
2. It is very difficult to say, but I think they are going to persuade him to stay in Castilla in the upcoming season.
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