💥 BREAKING NEWS: Martin Ødegaard training at 120% speed using VR tech to dominate Premier League ⚡ .MH

What if you could slow down football?
What if the game moved just a fraction slower than everyone else sees it?

Martin Ødegaard is trying to make that a reality.

As Arsenal push toward a potentially historic season, their captain has turned to cutting-edge virtual reality technology — training at 120 per cent match speed — in a bid to sharpen his decision-making and reclaim peak form.

Yes, 120 per cent.

After a season disrupted by multiple injuries, Ødegaard didn’t just rehab physically. He rewired how he sees the game.

The Norwegian midfielder has been working with Be Your Best, a virtual reality performance company that uses cognitive science and immersive VR simulations to enhance scanning, decision-making, and spatial awareness. Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia is among the investors — but it’s Ødegaard who has taken the technology to another level.

When first introduced to the system during injury rehab, Ødegaard trained at 100 per cent game speed — the platform’s standard setting.

For him? Too easy.

According to CEO Andreas Olsen, Ødegaard “maxed out” the default level. It felt normal. So he demanded more.

“He wanted to train even faster,” Olsen revealed. “So that when he came back onto the pitch, everything would feel slower.”

That’s the genius of it.

By training at 120 per cent speed, real matches appear calmer. Defenders close down slower. Passing lanes open wider. Time feels expanded.

For a player operating in the most congested area of the pitch — the No. 10 role — that psychological edge could be priceless.

Attacking midfielders live under suffocating pressure. They receive the ball with opponents already charging. Decisions must be made in fractions of seconds. Hesitation equals turnover.

Ødegaard’s solution? Condition his brain to process chaos faster than anyone else.

And there are early signs it’s working.

After returning from his latest injury setback, he came off the bench in the North London Derby and immediately delivered — assisting Viktor Gyökeres in Arsenal’s statement victory over Tottenham.

Coincidence? Maybe.

Preparation? Almost certainly.

It hasn’t been a smooth season for the captain. Shoulder injuries. Knee problems. Stop-start rhythm. Meanwhile, competition intensifies. Eberechi Eze has surged into form. Kai Havertz is pushing for minutes. Questions from critics have grown louder.

Some fans insist Ødegaard remains untouchable. Others argue he must fight for his spot like everyone else.

But here’s what separates elite players from good ones: adaptation.

Instead of blaming injuries. Instead of accepting dips in form. Ødegaard searched for innovation.

Training the mind. Training perception. Training beyond the physical.

It speaks volumes about his mentality.

Arsenal are entering the decisive stretch of the season. Premier League title race. Domestic cup final. European ambitions still alive. Margins will be microscopic.

If Ødegaard can genuinely make the game feel slower — if he gains even half a second more composure in tight spaces — that could translate into goals, assists, and trophies.

Because football at the highest level isn’t just about speed.

It’s about perception of speed.

And if Arsenal’s captain is now seeing the game clearer and quicker than ever, the timing couldn’t be better.

The message is simple:

While others train harder, Ødegaard is training smarter.

And that might be the edge Arsenal need to turn ambition into silverware.