Sarri Admits Resting Callum Hudson-Odoi in Chelsea vs Slavia Prague Match

DBasia.news –  Visiting the Sinobo Stadium, Slavia Prague headquarters, Chelsea won the victory through a single Marcos Alonso goal in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Friday (12/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

The rotation was indeed done by Maurizio Sarri in this match, but there was one decision from the Italian manager that invited questions, namely the absence of the name of the mainstay young player, Callum Hudson-Odoi. In fact, the 18-year-old player almost always becomes a starter when his team competed in the Europa League and even collected four goals and two assists.

Not stopping there, the player who plays as a wing attacker has also begun to gain the trust of the manager and appeared since the first minute in the last two matches.

Preventing the public from speculating too far, Sarri finally revealed what made him not include Hudson-Odoi in the squad.

“I think he (Callum Hudson-Odoi) needs a break. That’s what made him miss this match. Yes, of course, he has the chance to take part in the next match, but I have to see his performance in the training session,” Sarri explained. Official club page.

The victory over Slavia Prague is clearly crucial for the Blues, besides having a valuable away goal, Eden Hazard and his friends are also unbeaten in four consecutive matches.

After placing one foot in the Europa League semifinal, the club based at Stamford Bridge will try to lock in the position of the top four Premier League standings when they travel to Anfield, Liverpool’s headquarters on Sunday (14/4).