Chelsea legend Pat Nevin believes that Callum Hudson-Odoi will now start to get more Premier League minutes from Maurizio Sarri before the end of the season.
The 18-year-old made his first start for England last night in the 5-1 win over Montenegro, before he has even made a league start for the Blues in his young career.
In fact, the young winger has only played 119 minutes in the Premier League, while his minute count for England in international competitions has now gone to 110 minutes in just two matches.
The Blues have eight Premier League matches left as they look to seal their Champions League spot for next season, and Nevin believes that the freshness Hudson-Odoi has is key to why he will get much more minutes towards the end of the campaign.
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"Callum Hudson-Odoi will arguably be buzzing even more by getting his first England cap and looking perfectly comfortable on that stage at such an incredibly young age," Nevin told the Chelsea website .
"It is no longer a question of if but when with regards to his impact for Chelsea in the Premier League. The great thing for him is that he will not be jaded at this time of the season. Others have had a long, hard slog, many with precious little rest from last season because of the World Cup, but Callum is as fresh as you could hope for and clearly straining like a held-back mustang ready to fly off the reins.
"Maurizio Sarri will have to consider how much stress each international has been under this week when he chooses his line up at Cardiff, maybe more than any time under his tenure at the club.
"Travel is of course a massive part of this as I always underline. With the likes of Callum, it may be like getting a new top player into the team group when few other clubs have that luxury when it is needed most.
"Chelsea fans have been calling for a long time for our young flying winger, but coaches believe they know exactly when the time is right for the biggest impact. If the boss gets it right it will be seen as a master stroke."
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