Callum Hudson-Odoi: Can He Revive his Career at Bayer Leverkusen?

Callum Hudson-Odoi is a player on the crux of a dilemma. Uncertainty surrounding the futures of Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic offers a potentially fruitful pathway as the wide man tasked with taking Chelsea - the club who have nursed him back to fitness after bringing him through the academy, into a new era. But on the other hand, the idea that Hudson-Odoi could take this role on is doubtful, as he hasn't shown enough consistency in the fleeting minutes he's been given. 

To become the main man at Stamford Bridge, he needs to be afforded a considered run of games in which to impress, but Thomas Tuchel doesn't trust him enough to make this a reality. So, this is where Bayer Leverkusen come in. 

Having won just one of their opening four games, they require some fresh impetus. Hudson-Odoi provides this, hungry to show that he's put his injury troubles behind him. He will have the chance to exert himself in a league that has lusted after him since his breakthrough under Antonio Conte. 

Hudson-Odoi and the Bundesliga seem like a stylistic match made in heaven. The German game rewards direct, counter-pressing football, and whilst Hudson-Odoi has lost some of the explosiveness that made his breakthrough so exciting, he is in no better place to rediscover this side to his game.