Three big questions: Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi and chances

3. Will this be the season where he finally becomes the star that was promised?

It was mentioned earlier that 18/19 really should have been Hudson-Odoi’s season. Injury stole most of 19/20 from him, but the lay off before the final third of the season should have given him time to recover and a chance to show his ability. Off the field issues may have delayed that and it would have been silly to say the 19/20 season should have been Hudson-Odoi’s regardless.

But the 20/21 season will have no asterisks (at least not at the moment). Willian and Pedro are both gone. Even with Hakim Ziyech joining, Chelsea will only have two true “wingers” in Pulisic and Hudson-Odoi. The Englishman should be relied on much more this season and it is time for him to truly announce himself to the world as a star instead of just another kid.

While Hudson-Odoi was out injured, the youth revolution went down. A player who submitted a transfer request because Chelsea had no pathway for their youth or a manager that cared suddenly returned to a world where the exact opposite was true. Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Reece James, Fikayo Tomori, and Billy Gilmour all put their stamps on to the season in varying degrees. But before the youth revolution and before any of those players were finally given a chance, Hudson-Odoi was seen as the crown jewel of the academy.

He still could be and this season will sort that out. With Pulisic in fantastic form and Ziyech sure to join and make his mark, it will not always be straight forward for the winger. But when he plays, he has to show all that promise he showed back in the 18/19 preseason. The injury issues and transfer business have to be set aside. Now it is all on Hudson-Odoi to show he can be the man when called.

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