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Arsenal star Martin Odegaard was unable to help the Gunners advance in the Champions League (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been warned that he falls into the category below players who provide an \u201cX-Factor\u201d contribution in the biggest games. Odegaard was unable to drag Arsenal over the line as they succumbed to a Champions League quarter-final defeat against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Joshua Kimmich scored the game\u2019s only goal, securing a 3-2 aggregate triumph. While Wright has been impressed with the Norwegian\u2019s recent form, including in last weekend\u2019s defeat by Aston Villa, he pointed out that other players had a bigger impact on their Champions League ties.<\/p>\n
The 60-year-old highlighted Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha as a player who can affect games. \u201cA player like Vitinha at Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
You know when you watch a team and you think: \u2018You know, he might do something\u2019,\u201d the former Arsenal striker said on his Wrighty\u2019s House podcast. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been warned that he does not have enough ‘X-Factor’ players (Image: Getty) \u201cThe first half [Odegaard produced] against Villa was one of the best performances I\u2019ve seen from him for a long time and he\u2019s been playing very well this season.<\/p>\n
[But] I\u2019m talking about someone with that bit of X-factor that we need. We\u2019ve got a load of good players.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright believes Arsenal need a player who can take advantage of rare opportunities in tight games.<\/p>\n
The Gunners have now been knocked out of the Champions League and seen their hopes of winning the Premier League falter in the space of a week. Against Bayern, they lacked a star able to turn a cagey affair in their favor.<\/p>\n
Three days prior, they drew a blank against Villa and relinquished their place at the top of the league. Wright continued: \u201cX-Factor like out of the blue, bam, he\u2019ll do something like that.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf people ain\u2019t got the mindset to know that: \u2018Listen, this is a half-chance game for me\u2019… \u201cI played against Des Walker, I played against Manchester United, I know I\u2019m not getting a lot of chances so I\u2019m going to focus on the one half-chance. That\u2019s the mentality that\u2019s got to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arsenal\u2019s only chance of a trophy this season is by staging a mega comeback in the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n
Manchester City lead the top-flight on 73 points, with Arteta\u2019s side and Liverpool falling behind with 71 due to their defeats last weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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