Insight provided into Callum Hudson-Odoi’s recent lack of minutes for Chelsea

By Josh Barker


Published: May 11, 2021 8:46 pm

Last Updated: May 11, 2021 10:03 pm

An insight into why Callum Hudson-Odoi has not featured too regularly for Chelsea of late has been provided on Tuesday.

Callum Hudson-Odoi under Thomas Tuchel

When Thomas Tuchel first took the reins at Chelsea, Callum Hudson-Odoi was a regular feature under the German.

Tuchel opted to switch to a back-five formation, which saw Cesar Azpilicueta moved to the right centre-back spot.

This, many likely assumed, would then have seen Reece James moved into the right wing-back role alongside the Spaniard.

However, somewhat surprisingly, Tuchel actually opted to utilise Hudson-Odoi at RWB.

The gifted youngster featured in all of Tuchel’s first seven Premier League games in charge, against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, and in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Tuchel & Hudson-Odoi have good relationship

The last few months, though, have seen the 20-year-old’s game time dramatically reduced.

In the league, Hudson-Odoi has managed only 37 minutes of action across Chelsea’s last four outings.

Tuchel also benched the Englishman in the FA Cup semi-final vs Manchester City, and in all of the Blues’ last four Champions League fixtures.

So, given his dramatic drop-off in game time, some of Chelsea’s fans inevitably questioned whether CHO had fallen out with Tuchel.

However, The Athletic have since moved to clarify the situation, assuring that nothing bad of note has taken place between the pair, who are said to maintain a good relationship.

It is added that Hudson-Odoi enjoys Tuchel’s training methods, whilst the Chelsea boss is said to value CHO highly.

Hudson-Odoi’s drop-off in minutes is instead attributed to his inexperience in the wing-back role, with Tuchel having opted for Azpilicueta and James in more high-profile outings.

The report also highlights the level of competition in the Londoners’ attack as central to the 20-year-old not featuring more frequently up top.

At the last international break, Hudson-Odoi had made more apps for #CFC under Tuchel than Mason Mount & stood 8th in the amount of minutes at the club. Over the last 11 matches, only 3 squad members have played less. Why the downturn? I look into it here: https://t.co/Me8j67KDLe

— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) May 11, 2021

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	35	46	80
2	Manchester United FC	34	31	70
3	Chelsea FC	35	23	64
4	Leicester City FC	35	20	63
5	West Ham United FC	35	10	58
6	Liverpool FC	34	18	57
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	20	56
8	Everton FC	34	4	55
9	Arsenal FC	35	11	52
10	Leeds United	35	0	50
11	Aston Villa FC	34	8	48
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	-12	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	34	-20	41
14	Burnley FC	35	-14	39
15	Newcastle United FC	35	-18	39
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	-5	37
17	Southampton FC	34	-20	37
18	Fulham FC	35	-22	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	35	-36	26
20	Sheffield United FC	35	-44	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	2	5
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7

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Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6