Tuchel hails Hudson-Odoi

Chelsea manager and Germany international has been full of applause for Callum Hudson-Odoi after the Blues recent victory vs Aston Villa over the weekend in the EPL.

The Blues won the game by a 3-1 scoreline line with Hudson-Odoi creating a penalty which was scored by Jorginho.

Romelu Lukaku and Jorginho would.later score two more goals to win all three points for Blues.

Reacting to Hudson-Odoi’s performance, Tuchel described him as a brilliant player.

“I think he was brilliant [against Aston Villa],” Tuchel said at his post-match press conference.

“I was never frustrated with him today. He had one bad decision under pressure when he tried to do a back-heel in front of the coaching staff, maybe there was an easier solution to escape the pressure with an easy pass, there was a clear pass to NG [N’Golo Kante]. But I was never frustrated with him today.

“Hakim Ziyech has only one training session, Callum had two and a half, so we decided to put him in.

“He was involved. He overcame some obstacles today and some adversity. There was a big game, a very important game for him.”

“Also, we took a risk because he only just came back from Covid.”