Lampard has been reluctant to trust a player who is a better winger than Werner and offering more end product than Pulisic
There was one bright spot when
Chelsea were humiliated by
Arsenal on
boxing Day. At least nobody could accuse Callum Hudson-Odoi of hiding after replacing Timo Werner at half-time. While others in blue faded, Hudson-Odoi kept trying to salvage something from the wreckage and was still fighting at 3-0 down, eventually earning a reward of sorts when he created Tammy Abraham’s consolation goal with five minutes to go.
Fit after shaking off a hamstring injury, Hudson-Odoi made his point with a dynamic display.