The Bologna coach “invented” underground. Ductile and resistant, the Danish has already held four roles and made an important contribution with its networks
He is how he puts he is, what you ask him does. He is Jens OdgaardDanish, the one that exults by mimicking a “champion”, the one that had gone from the youth of Inter (but also to Sassuolo and Pescara) looking for a fortune in the role of center forward. One fine day, a month before Genoa-Bologna 2-2, Italian takes him aside and explains that he would see him two steps further back, also because in the “game of 9” there would be first Santiago Castro and then Thijs Dalllyga. Jens initially accepts the hypothesis and as an intelligent player he decides to try. Done. And it becomes midfielder. Or underground, as they say today. The Italian “gimmick” combined with his (of Odgaard) ductility created a decisive “Frankenstein”: when Bologna raised the gears of everything, he was on the pitch. And it’s not a coincidence at all.
6 goals and 5 assists
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Jens Odgaard was caught by Az Alkmaar in January 2024: it seemed, in fact, a more ready vice Zirkzee than what he could be – he too just taken – Santiago Castro. Motta used it in the central area of the attack (2 goals) but also as a wing and it is also there that has glimpsed its always shaped versatility. Italian worked on it a month and made him make his debut in the position of the midfielder in Genoa-Bologna 2-2: From that day, pushing and puffing, the life of Bologna has changed a little. For the better. Jens Odgaard, to date, has put together 26 appearances, and those that are missing are the result of only initial benches and an injury a short time ago. And then? As many as 6 goals and 5 assists including everything. The last decisive passage built it in the last home match, the one against Napoli: everything then materialized in the Golden Heel of Dan Ndoye.
roles poker
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In this season, Odgaard has held four roles, including the undernut one. Italian used it from an attacking outdoor on the right and also on the left; Having to give rest to the attacker, and not having his natural substitute because he was injured, he moved the Danish ten meters ahead, convinced that returning to the old was not a problem. And in fact, it has never been, because certain movements are exactly like when you go by bicycle once: it does not dissipate, in principle. “After the first period in which we could not unlock it – said Italian by retracing the transformation from the tip and the midfielder -,, Changing his role Jens has blossomed, he feels comfortableworks in an exemplary way, has the ability to be a midfielder and striker. It is structured, it was a nice surprise, it is giving us great satisfaction ».
Dividends
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Jens also has that ability to decide the matches or in any case to have important specific “weight” in the games themselves. Each of his goal brought points because he has never scored in a Kappaò. The tests: goal to Genoa (2-2), Cagliari (0-2 away), Fiorentina (1-0), Monza (3-1), Verona (1-2 at Bentegodi) and Lazio (5-0). You call them, if you want, divide.
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