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Robbie Brady's hilariously honest response to Burnley boss Sean Dyche about Callum Hudson-Odoi

Robbie Brady gave a hilariously honest response to to Burnley boss Sean Dyche about marking Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The Republic of Ireland international had a tough afternoon against the Chelsea star in Burnley's 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Goals from defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso helped the Blues to victory as new boss Tuchel celebrated his first win since taking charge of the side, following the sacking of Frank Lampard earlier this week, reports Football London.

It was a fully deserved win for the Blues as Chelsea had 19 shots at goal, compared to just one from the visitors as the Blues dominated the possession and chances created in west London.

Azpilicueta and Alonso got the goals, but one of the star performers for Chelsea was Callum Hudson-Odoi, who excelled in a right wing-back position, having continued in the side following an impressive showing against Wolves in midweek.

Hudson-Odoi caused plenty of problems for the Clarets as he got forward at every opportunity, with the England international supplying the assist for Azpilicueta's opener.

And his performance was summed up in what Brady was overheard to have said to his manager during the game.

As heard by journalists inside the stadium at the latest behind-closed-doors fixture for Chelsea, Dyche said to Brady as Hudson-Odoi overlapped at one stage: "Robbie! Tune in!"

In response, Brady said he knew where the Chelsea star was, but admitted: "I just can't stop him! What do you want me to do?"

Sean Dyche (Getty Images)

Hudson-Odoi's performance did not only impress his opponents and Blues fans alike, with Tuchel also full of praise for the 20-year-old after the victory in west London.

"Of course we knew him, there were big rumours around him and Bayern Munich but we knew before if you are interested in football, upcoming players, he was in the focus way before I ever thought about being his manager," the German said.

"He can have his input on the line, he has the ability to be decisive with his runs, his speed and at the moment we have opted for this structure.

"He can play in the half positions offensively, this is clear and we wanted to take the chance against Wolves so we went with Chilly [Ben Chilwell] and him, today it was Marcos [Alonso] and him.

"He had another good game, if we can improve the precision of our guys in the box then maybe we can score more goals."

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