7 March 2019
Sarri: Dangerous To Hype Hudson-Odoi (Sky Sports)
Maurizio
Sarri thinks putting too much pressure on Callum Hudson-Odoi could be
"dangerous" for his progression at Chelsea.
Hudson-Odoi, 18, scored from off the bench for Chelsea as they beat Dynamo Kyiv
3-0 in the Europa League.
The youngster impressed in pre-season under Sarri but has found regular
first-team opportunities few and far between this season and was subject of
serious transfer interest from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window.
Chelsea fans are very excited about Hudson-Odoi's promise and were chanting for
him to come on in the second half.
When asked if Hudson-Odoi can fulfill his promise at Chelsea, Sarri said: "I am
convinced, he doesn't have to do anything to convince me. He is a very good
player. He needs to improve. At 18 he can't be at the top.
"He will be ready to be at the top at 22 or 23 years. We need to improve without
the media of the pressure of the media, fans the club. His training is really
very good.
"When you have pressure when you are 18 it is dangerous, you can lose the
target. The target is to improve. So it is dangerous. This is why I don't like
to speak about him."
Playing their seventh game in 18 days, Sarri's men netted courtesy of Pedro and
a sumptuous Willian free-kick before Hudson-Odoi added a late third as Chelsea
recorded their third win on the spin in all competitions.
It was a dominant display from the Blues and Sarri thought his side should have
scored many more goals.
"Especially in the first half we could have won by more," he said.
"It is a good result, we were lucky not to concede a goal. We have to play the
second leg and go with a level of attention. We want to qualify."
top