Jamie Carragher is the latest to criticize Thomas Tuchel after he subbed of Callum Hudson-Odoi just 30 minutes after bringing him on.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was wrong to bring Callum Hudson-Odoi off just 30 minutes after subbing him on against Southampton, says Jamie Carragher.
The 20-year-old was left bemused after he was brought off in the 76th minute of Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with the Saints after being introduced at half-time.
Tuchel cited the youngster’s attitude’ as the reason for his early and embarrassing omission. However, Carragher challenged the German’s decision and proved that the English winger was one of their liveliest attackers.
The Chelsea boss has defended his decision to take off the youngster but has seen much criticism from many quarters.
Jamie Carragher is one of those who thinks it was a wrong call even from a tactical perspective.
Speaking on Monday Night Football, as cited by The Sun, Carragher said he could not see much of a problem with what Hudson-Odoi was doing:
“A manager is paid to make decisions and get results. If [Tuchel] felt making that change gave them more chance of winning the game and helping Chelsea get in the Champions League then I have absolutely no problem with it.”
“[Hudson-Odoi] lost the ball seven times in the game and had it 18, so that may have been a problem for the manager. But the two times he lost it poorly, he was sprinting after the ball.”
“When the manager says he’s wasn’t happy with his counter-pressing… I can’t really see too much of a problem.”
“Timo Werner was the only player who made more sprints than Callum Hudson-Odoi in that period.”
“My problem with the manager is not bringing him off and not what he said after the game. I think it was not right to bring him off.”
“We don’t know exactly why he brought him off. But sometimes a manager sees one thing and wants to make a change. I think it was very harsh to bring him off.”
“But it will send a message to Callum Hudson-Odoi and it will send a message to anyone who comes off the bench as a sub that they have to impact the game. And he never impacted the game enough.”
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