Chelsea fans watched their youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi in action on Friday night for England’s Under-21s side – and some gave him huge applause for the quality of his performance.
The Young Lions beat Andorra 3-1 in a European Under-21 qualifying match at Molineux, as some of the top rising English talents showed what they can do.
Hudson-Odoi was arguably the star of the show with his contribution, as he assisted Liverpool’s Curtis Jones for his opener after a stunning long-range switched pass from the Chelsea youngster.
The 20-year-old then got himself on the scoresheet with a penalty that he tucked into the top corner and it was great for him to get 73 minutes on the pitch before being substituted off.
He’s a skilful left-winger that was an attacking threat all game against Andorra and looked the part, but his challenge now is to try earn more minutes at Stamford Bridge.
The speedster has scored two goals in nine appearances so far this season for Chelsea in all competitions, but is far from a regular starter and has his work cut out trying to play.
The Blues academy graduate is in theory competing for wide positions with Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and versatile attacker Timo Werner.
But Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has shown a faith in him by giving him opportunities this season, which is why he needs to make the most of any chances he gets and he just needs to find a little more consistency around the final third.
Here are some of the club’s that were impressed with Hudson-Odoi’s international contribution:
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