Why Callum Hudson-Odoi is probably not in Sarri’s thinking for a start vs. Man U

Chelsea’s team for tomorrow is pretty much settled. Probably 8 of the starting lineup are set in stone, with only Emerson/Alonso, Kovacic/Barkley and a slot in the front three up for grabs.

Maurizio Sarri will be tempted to go with the easy option of Pedro. He hasn’t been great in recent games, but he’s played well for Sarri in his reign so far, and provides speed and work rate, as well as runs in behind that could be crucial for us if we’re to catch out Man Utd’s defence.

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The other obvious answer is Willian, who has played a little better than the Spaniard in recent games, and also applied himself a lot defensively. Sarri likes him too, and it will be a tough call to pick between them.

The wild card option is Callum Hudson-Odoi, who fans would dearly love to see, but probably doesn’t have the kind of defensive awareness and patience in keeping the ball that the Italian coach will look for in this game.

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