Callum Hudson-Odoi scored in Chelsea 2-1 victory against Ligue 1 side, Rennes. His goal came as a result of Chelsea midfielder, Mason Mount’s incredible longball that ripped apart the defence of Rennes and fell in Callum’s way. Callum made no mistake to open the scoresheet for Chelsea.
In the post-match interview, he hailed Mount’s assist and said that he was sure that Mount would deliver such a ball. As soon as Mount got hold of the ball in midfield, he saw Callum making a run and he quickly delivered a ball so good that fans were too pleased to be true.
This gave a lead to Frank Lampard’s side before Serhou Guirassy equalized lat in the 80s which made everyone think about a possible draw. Giroud took matters into his own hands and scored the winner by a header.
This makes it six-win in a row for Chelsea but Hudson Odoi has asked his fellow mates to keep on working hard without getting casual.
“Everybody is playing well at the moment but we want to keep improving,” Hudson-Odoi said, as quoted by Goal.
“I need to take each opportunity I get when I’m in the team. I want to keep getting goals and assists and working hard for the team. I’m happy with the three points.”
The 20-year-old lauded the performance and especially the assist of Mount and said that he himself needs to take opportunities whenever he is given by the coach.
“I know Mason, he works really hard and presses well in the middle of the pitch so as soon as he got the ball I knew I was in front of the full-back,” Hudson-Odoi said. “His vision is amazing and [I knew] he’d pick me out so I got in there and got the goal.”
“We’ll go in there trying to win, we’re confident and playing well at the moment. We’ve got to recover well and hopefully get the win there,” Hudson-Odoi said.
Lampard will now turn his attention to the Premier League race where they will face Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspurs in the huge derby. Lampard’s last defeat came against Mourinho in Carabao Cup where Tottenham won in penalties. Tottenham is at the top of the table currently and this match will decide a lot of things. Both the sides are in good form and it will be worth watching.
Hudson Odoi feels that this is the opportunity to snatch all three points and go past Tottenham. Chelsea is currently sitting at the third position after Tottenham and Liverpool and this away match will take them straight to the top of the table.
