Jamie Carragher has claimed that it was “not right” for Thomas Tuchel to sub off Callum Hudson-Odoi against Southampton.
The Englishman had made a bright start under Tuchel, as he started in five of his first six games in charge. He did not make the starting eleven against Sheffield United, but he was brought on for the last half an hour.
Hudson-Odoi was left on the bench against Southampton on Saturday. He was subbed on at half time for Tammy Abraham with Chelsea 1-0 down.
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The winger only lasted 31 minutes, however, as he was taken off in place of Hakim Ziyech before the end. After the game, Tuchel criticised Hudson-Odoi for his “attitude”.
Speaking on Monday Night Football, as cited by The Sun, Carragher said he could not see “too 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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