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Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard joked that he was better than his Blues teammate, Callum Hudson-Odoi, in his teens.
The Blues pair played a leading role on Wednesday night when Maurizio Sarri's team beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 to maintain their top four ambitions.
Hudson-Odoi has a way to go: Five things to know …
- Hudson-Odoi entered the first team of Chelsea after a successful pre-season.
- He made his first start for the club in the club's 2-0 defeat by the club against Manchester City.
- This season, Hudson-Odoi has played only seven Premier League matches, but has scored four goals in eight Europa League matches.
- Despite lack of playing time, Hudson-Odoi was called into the England team and made his senior team debut last month.
- Hudson Odoi and Hazard face an uncertain future in Chelsea. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid would be interested.
Speaking to reporters about Hudson-Odoi's development, Hazard joked that the Englishman was not as good as he was at the age of 18.
The Belgian said: "[I was] better I think!
Hazard continued with a more serious tone, "I do not need to talk. If he wants to ask me something, I will tell him, no problem, but he is already an excellent player. I'm not surprised.
"Since the first day he trained with us, he possessed great skills. If he needs advice, I can teach him, but you know that he already has everything. I think the guy was waiting to start a Premier League game, but he's ready. You can see how he takes the ball. He plays with a lot of confidence.
"He is still young and can improve, of course, but he is already very good. I think he was happy to play today. You know that when you're young, you just play and sometimes you try to miss your chance, but the good thing is to give your team some freshness.
"I think Callum can play three games. He can run, he has legs for 90 minutes. At 28, we are a little tired at the end, but I think he's still young. As I said, he can still improve, but he is part of a good team to learn and we are happy to help him. "
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Mixed year between Hudson and Odoi and Sarri
Despite the evidence that Hudson-Odoi is an extremely talented young footballer, Chelsea's boss, Sarri, failed to use the winger. The Italian has barely given Hudson-Odoi a look this season in the Premier League, despite his summons with the English team.
The 18-year-old has recently had a hope of hope by starting three of the last four league games while the Blues aim to rank in the top four.
Hudson-Odoi managed to get a decisive pbad in Chelsea's 3-0 defeat on Wednesday in Brighton, with impressive overall performances throughout the match.
It remains to be seen who will last longer at the club. However, if they had the choice between Sarri and Hudson-Odoi, few of them would be in favor of management.
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