Tottenham Hotspur winger Wilson Odobert has had a good couple of weeks for club and country.
The French prodigy opened his account for Tottenham last week, scoring a brace to help the Lilywhites beat AZ Alkmaar.
With the international break now in full swing, Odobert is representing France’s Under-21s, who are fine-tuning their preparations for the Euros in June.
And on Friday night, the Tottenham gem helped his nation beat England U21s in an eight-goal thriller in Lorient.
Odobert provided two assists for Hugo Ekitike, who scored a hat-trick, while Quentin Merlin and Rayan Cherki also got on the scoresheet.
England had opened the scoring through James McAtee in the second minute, while Harvey Elliott and Liam Delap also netted for the visitors.
Fans of the French national team had plenty to say about Odobert during and after the thrilling friendly.
France U21 fans rave about Tottenham talent Wilson Odobert
French fans loved what they saw from Odobert as they took to X to sing his praises.
One fan wrote on X: “Odobert is so serious, we knew it since he destroyed Cucurella 45 minutes last week. Poch even made him change ends at half-time.”
Another said, in response to calls for Cherki to be called up to the senior setup: “Odobert’s performance too – we have a hotbed of talent”.
The praise kept coming, with one supporter saying: “Odobert is stronger/better than Barcola, simple as.”
Another fan made a similar comparison, saying: “Odobert is still a stronger winger than Barcola.”
Other fans noted how Odobert got the better of Rico Lewis, with one saying: “Rico Lewis got pranked in some kind of way by Odobert”.
Mathys Tel was also in action as he replaced Ekitike in the 66th minute.
Wilson Odobert stats v England Under-21s
Along with his two assists, Odobert had a solid all-round game, proving a thorn in the side of the England U21s.
| Wilson Odobert stats v England U21s | |
| Minutes played | 80′ |
| Assists | 2 |
| Touches | 31 |
| Accurate passes | 19/21 (90%) |
| Key passes | 2 |
| Crosses (acc.) | 1 (1) |
| Big chances created | 2 |
| Shots on target | 0 |
| Shots off target | 1 |
| Shots blocked | 0 |
| Dribble attempts (succ.) | 3 (1) |
| Ground duels (won) | 3 (1) |
| Interceptions | 1 |
France U21s are next in action on Monday 24 March with a friendly against Slovakia U21s.
Les Espoirs will then compete at the U21 European championships in June, with group games against Portugal, Georgia and Poland.
Meanwhile, Tottenham return to action on Thursday 3 April with a Premier League trip to Chelsea.
