Martin Odegaard reflects on the draw with a line Arsenal fans won’t want to miss

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Arsenal's draw with Chelsea does not come with its negatives. The afterthought of being capable of doing much more than they actually did will live in their heads for a while, but it will soon be time to move on.

Arsenal were not great against Chelsea. This was their biggest test of the week, as the Premier League is something you need consistency in. This was their biggest test, and they were not able to win.

The thing people are saying is that they were not able to beat the biggest challenge they have faced so far. However, on the flipside, they probably gave in their worst performance of the season, and still came away with a draw against a big team.

I know that is avoidable, especially with going up against ten men, but Arsenal can look at it as a silver lining. Obviously, players won't be happy, and Martin Odegaard isn't, either, but there is one line that he says that should be of note to fans.

Martin Odegaard feels Arsenal have to move on from this draw, and he's spot on

He said: "It was an intense game, a good battle. Both teams started really aggressively, started strong, there were a lot of duels.

"Obviously, with the red card, we feel like we should have won the game and done a little bit better in certain areas of the game. In the end, it was a tough battle and a point, so we'll have to take that and move on, and make sure we win the next one.

"It's been a massive week for us. Some big games, some big results. Today was another big test for us. We wanted to come here and finish off the week with a win.

"But, as I said, it was a tough battle. They were fighting really hard for it and we didn't do enough to win the game, so we move on and now we just have to make sure we win the next one."

The part where he says, they have to move on, is huge. Yes, the draw is going to be gutting, but they have to take the positives and go. They can't be thinking of it as the team that is no longer in form anymore. They can't let Chelsea take away their best form of the season just through one draw.

They have to mentally stay in it, and move on from the draw. If that happens, they will be able to keep going where they want to go. If they let this draw eat them up, they will start struggling.

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