{"id":1098285,"date":"2019-07-17T17:06:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098285"},"modified":"2019-07-17T17:06:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:06:09","slug":"azpilicueta-hudson-odoi-key-player-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/azpilicueta-hudson-odoi-key-player-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Azpilicueta tips Hudson-Odoi to become &#8220;key player&#8221; for Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cesar Azpilicueta has tipped Callum Hudson-Odoi to become a &#8220;key player&#8221; under new Chelsea manager Frank Lampard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hudson-Odoi is currently recovering from an achilles injury and continues to be linked with a move to Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Hudson-Odoi become a key player for Chelsea? Five things to know&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hudson-Odoi broke into the Chelsea team in the second half of last season.<\/li>\n<li>The 18-year-old was linked with Bayern before making an impression in the Chelsea first-team.<\/li>\n<li>His form earned him a call-up to the England squad but his season was ended by an achilles injury.<\/li>\n<li>Eden Hazard&#8217;s exit and the club&#8217;s transfer ban should give Hudson-Odoi more opportunities to impress.<\/li>\n<li>New manager Lampard hopes the young winger will sign a new contract with the club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>The teenager will be competing with new signing Christian Pulisic for a place in Lampard&#8217;s line-up this term.<\/p>\n<p>But Azpilicueta believes all of Chelsea&#8217;s young players will be given the chance to impress under the new regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to have a connection between the players in the first team and the academy,&#8221; Azpilicueta told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11668\/11764717\/callum-hudson-odoi-cesar-azpilicueta-says-youngster-can-become-a-key-player-for-chelsea\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can be better and stronger by having these players in the first team but also with the coaches working with a system so when the players come in it is easier for them [to adapt].<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Callum, it is a massive chance to become a key player for Chelsea. He was getting plenty of minutes before his unlucky injury. Now I am sure that when he recovers well he will be important when he is back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The feeling and desire is there from all of the boys when they start at Chelsea, it is a tough academy to get through. Mason (Mount), Ruben (Loftus-Cheek) and Callum are all players that we have to be proud of and they are setting a good example for the other young lads starting their careers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Azpilicueta went on to talk up Chelsea&#8217;s academy, suggesting young players are being handed more opportunities than they used to at the club.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;The most experienced players have to help the young players coming in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1098214\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1098214\" class=\"wp-image-1098214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/16155939\/hit-miss-managers-940x530.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1098214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/managers-jumped-ship-premier-league\" rel=\"noopener\">Hit or miss? The managers who jumped ship for the Premier League<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are lucky we have the best academy in England and it is true that maybe in recent years we haven&#8217;t seen a lot of youngsters coming into the first team and getting minutes on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year Callum, Ruben [Loftus-Cheek] and Andreas [Christensen] started to get minutes. Now with the transfer ban, we have seen in pre-season already, they have more chances to break in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have Frank and all his staff who they have already been working with for quite a long time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our role is to make them feel comfortable, to let them express the quality that they have shown in the youth system. 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