Hazard is Odoi’s hero!
In a recent interview with Chelsea’s matchday programme, cited by the Daily Mail, Callum Hudson-Odoi has disclosed that Eden Hazard is his inspiration.
The 17-year-old has risen to prominence this year having made his first-team debut for the club against Newcastle United in the FA Cup. Additionally, the teenager appeared in the Premier League having been introduced as a substitute against Bournemouth.
He was also an indispensable figure in the England under-seventeen squad that won the U-17 World Cup year.
To date, Eden Hazard has scored an impressive total of 87 goals in 286 games in all competitions for the Blues. He has also registered 71 assists, and he’s widely regarded as Chelsea’s best player.
2015-16 aside, the Belgian has proved to be an instrumental player for the Blues, and he was arguably our most important player in the title-winning 2014-15 season.
Hudson-Odoi has spoken admirably about the Belgian. The following quotes are from the Daily Mail.
‘I came here at Under-8s, and I’ve become a big Chelsea fan. When you play for the club, you support it’s a massive feeling. You just can’t believe it.
‘All these years I’ve been sitting in the stands and looking at players like Didier Drogba and, as I’ve got older, Eden Hazard and Willian, because they are in the sort of positions I play, and I’d like to try to emulate them.
‘When I was on the pitch with Hazard for the first team, it was such a great feeling. He’s my role model and, after all this time I’ve been talking about him and watching him, I couldn’t believe I was playing with him.
The manager spoke to me before bringing me into the squad. He was telling me that I’ve just got to keep working hard and have the right mentality to play.
Obviously, I have had to be patient because I’m still young, but when I got my debut, that’s when I knew it was my time to come on the pitch, do what I do, make an impact and show I’m ready.’
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