A certainly apt move made by the Bologna management, who without wasting too much time permanently secured the performance of the mighty Scandinavian player.
Having initially arrived on loan from AZ during the winter transfer session, in these 6 months on a temporary basis under the Two Towers Jens has collected a total of 332 minutes, managing to score two goals and propitiating the opening goal in the now historic ” victory-Champions” won by Bologna in Naples. The Dutch team will receive a check of between 4 and 5 million euros: a real bargain if you consider the value of a player who is as flexible as he is available.
Last minute bomber
Stealing a word from baseball terminology, Odgaard could be defined as a “closer”, or someone who gets on the pitching mound to close the contest in the last innings of the game. The Dane, in fact, made his debut in the Emilian shirt in the 61st minute of the home match against Lecce and clocked in almost immediately. In the 82nd minute, he stole the ball from Baschirotto in the immediate vicinity of the midfield and then sprinted face to face with Falcone and exploded the stadium with a precise shot that turned into the final 4-0 over the Salento team. It’s difficult to imagine a better debut, but in the following match against Fiorentina he did even better: Motta threw him into the fray in the 88th minute of a very tense Apennine Derby and in the 95th minute he hid among the foliage of the Tuscan rearguard and then emerged to surprise and throw Lykogiannis’s well-calibrated cross coming from the left into the net. In the right place at the right time to complete the “revenge” against Viola and send Bologna to Heaven.
Roster player
Speaking of Europe: as mentioned, he also had a hand in Maradona’s triumph, in that unforgettable 0-2 which effectively gave the Emilians qualification for the most prestigious cup. Yes, because in the 9th minute of the first half, on a bell tower resulting from a Zirkzee shot deflected by a defender, it is the Dane himself who tames a very complicated ball on the edge of the back line, not being satisfied with a comfortable corner kick and thus keeping the action alive. The connection is sublime, the cross is slightly deflected but it doesn’t matter: Ndoye heads it away and the road to the Champions League is clear. He may not have Zirkzee’s shots or Lautaro’s scoring streak, but Odgaard has already amply demonstrated that he can be truly useful to the cause, even more so in view of a season that promises to be particularly challenging and where there will be a fight to be had on every pitch, in Italy and abroad…
