Gareth Southgate Keeping Tabs onHudson-Odoi
England manager Gareth Southgate will be keeping an eye on Chelsea youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi when the blues take on Liverpool at Anfield this weekend. This is one of the big matches for Chelsea in the run-in for the campaign. After having recently recovered their form with a run of four successive wins in all competitions, Chelsea will be feeling relatively confident.
Manager Maurizio Sarri has been able to trust youngsterHudson-Odoi much more in recent weeks. After refusing to start the 18-year-old for most of the campaign, he has been able to witness the youngster make an impact in recent matches.
“Even before starting a league game for Chelsea,Hudson-Odoi ended up making his debut for the England national team in a very crucial match. He appears to be central in the plans of Southgate going forward into the Euro 2020 qualifiers. The England team has been able to do well in recent times largely due to the influence of several youngsters. Southgate has to consider the potential of takingHudson-Odoi to the UEFA Nations League has Harry Kane has suffered a serious injury that may rule him out of the competition. The original plan was to witnessHudson-Odoi play for the England under 21 team for “the European championship that take place in San Marino and Italy.
Marcus Rashford will be seen as the player to replace Harry Kane in the first team, whileHudson-Odoi is likely to be a backup. Chelsea boss Sarri recently warned that the media and the public should not place too much expectation and the pressure onHudson-Odoi, who was subjected to intense transfer interest from Bayern Munich back in January. The German club were ready to pay around £35 million for a teenager who had just 18 months left on his contract back then.