Callum Hudson-Odoi

[Fernando 6,585]

15 hours ago, Puliiszola said:

Needs to start against wolves.

Willian looks and feels like he is gassed. To be fair to him, I think he has started and played every minute since restart. It was bound to pile on

Of course not, such an important game I much rather start with willian and then get Callum as sub. 

But yes it's good to see Callum getting some match fitness back again. 

[Tomo 21,751]

11 hours ago, DDA said:

Thought he looked alot more like his old self tonight when he came on. He is an intelligent player  if he knuckles down he could be a top player for us.

I think he's looked pretty decent every appearance he's made since SHU all things considered.

It's only the Watford one he looked shaky in.

[Puliiszola 519]

2 hours ago, Fernando said:

Of course not, such an important game I much rather start with willian and then get Callum as sub. 

But yes it's good to see Callum getting some match fitness back again. 

Agree to disagree. We need our best team out there, which neans players who have not run themselves into the ground in the last month. he can have a week off and then fa cup final.

[King Kante 1,643]

CHO was impressive last night. He showed he still has a good level of pace, which I was worried about due to his injury, he showed good feet and he made the right decisions. I have always maintained that he was over hyped but he should be a good player if he buckles down. 

For me, next season is very important for him, he needs to at the very least get a good 20 starts and then start to push for a full time starting place by the end of the season/early 2021/22 season. The talent is there for him to be a top 4 club player (and maybe even more) but right now he needs to show the desire and consistency to show he can fulfil that potential. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If we get Kai, thats a bye bye for CHO. He is never getting any regular playtime if there will be Kai, Ziyech, Werner and Pulisic in the squad.

Shame because he could be a super player like CHO.

Kai is great talent, but we have so many options, why dont we fix the defence first? LB, CB, GK and even DM are more important than another AM.

[Tomo 21,751]

7 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

If we get Kai, thats a bye bye for CHO. He is never getting any regular playtime if there will be Kai, Ziyech, Werner and Pulisic in the squad.

Shame because he could be a super player like CHO.

Kai is great talent, but we have so many options, why dont we fix the defence first? LB, CB, GK and even DM are more important than another AM.

Not really, Kai will be playing in the middle and even with Ziyech signed he'll still be third choice winger at worst, which will lead to a lot of playing time when you consider the packed schedule and injury's. Furthermore, it's easy to forget now Puli's in the best form of his career but there were times last season CHO was outperforming him, infact this time last year he was considered the better prospect. It's also easy to forget he's still only 19, for perspective when Ziyech hits his 30's CHO will be 22 and still a good few years from his own prime. The notion his pathway is blocked couldn't be further from the truth.

Reason we're signing Havertz before defense is you don't say no when these talents become available, theoretically in 2012 we should have ignored Eden and focused on the pivot but i think we can all agree 12 months more of suffering with Rami, Obi and aged Lamps was worth it, we're not winning the league next season so if getting Kai in means we have to wait a year to really plough into the defense then so be it, furthermore if we can get an upgrade on Kepa (even just a quick fix who merely masters the basics) i think we'll be surprised at just how much better/less chaotic things look, even this season we've had many games where we've conceded next to no chances.

[Alabama 1,992]

People easily forget how crazily congested fixtures will look next season...

They will all get playing time...CHO Ziyech Pulisic...them all

[Tomo 21,751]

Trained on the squad's day off.

Doesn't give a fuck apparently!

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

Trained on the squad's day off.

Doesn't give a fuck apparently!

Good to see, as long as he doesn't over do it but I am sure he wont have. Shows commitment and the fact hes willing to put the extra yards in despite the talk of him wanting to go somewhere else for games. Which I think may be a bit exaggerated anyway.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

11 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

If we get Kai, thats a bye bye for CHO. He is never getting any regular playtime if there will be Kai, Ziyech, Werner and Pulisic in the squad.

Shame because he could be a super player like CHO.

Kai is great talent, but we have so many options, why dont we fix the defence first? LB, CB, GK and even DM are more important than another AM.

I see him as first backup for both LW and RW. And since Werner, Kai and Mount can all play wide I do not think we need another winger.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

16 hours ago, Tomo said:

Not really, Kai will be playing in the middle and even with Ziyech signed he'll still be third choice winger at worst, which will lead to a lot of playing time when you consider the packed schedule and injury's. Furthermore, it's easy to forget now Puli's in the best form of his career but there were times last season CHO was outperforming him, infact this time last year he was considered the better prospect. It's also easy to forget he's still only 19, for perspective when Ziyech hits his 30's CHO will be 22 and still a good few years from his own prime. The notion his pathway is blocked couldn't be further from the truth.

Reason we're signing Havertz before defense is you don't say no when these talents become available, theoretically in 2012 we should have ignored Eden and focused on the pivot but i think we can all agree 12 months more of suffering with Rami, Obi and aged Lamps was worth it, we're not winning the league next season so if getting Kai in means we have to wait a year to really plough into the defense then so be it, furthermore if we can get an upgrade on Kepa (even just a quick fix who merely masters the basics) i think we'll be surprised at just how much better/less chaotic things look, even this season we've had many games where we've conceded next to no chances.

He will be in rotation maybe but it will be hard for him to be starter. 

IMO Ziyech and Kai will be prefered on wings in some games even if they are not naturaly a wingers. 

That leaves CHO getting some playtime but not enough. For him to improve, he needs to play regular footie. As for the age thing, now is the time to play plenty. It makes zero sense to say well in 3 years Ziyech will be 30 and CHO will have his chances. By the age 22, he might just not be that promising if he doesnt play regular football at top level. Just look at Musonda.

And in bottom line, it just makes no sense to bring another attacker where we are stacked, while having absolute dogshite defence. 

[DDA 9,924]

I'm standing by Callum 100%. I think he will still come good. Next season is a big season for him.