Chelsea: Tuchel vows to build team 'no one wants to play'
Callum Hudson-Odoi has revealed that Thomas Tuchel wants him to be direct and take on full-backs in his new role. The wideman was handed a major confidence boost after being named in the German's first Chelsea line-up yesterday as the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw with Wolves at Stamford Bridge.
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"He knows all the attacking players can be free and score goals and he wants us to be direct and keep pushing and try to get goals and get assists.
"He told me to work up and down that line, be direct and stay as high and wide as possible.
"I try to break the line and keep doing different movements to get the ball.
"He wants us to keep going in behind and find good passes, find different ways of breaking teams instead of trying to beat them every time with the ball."
Callum Hudson-Odoi was man of the match for Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
After the stalemate, Tuchel vowed to ensure Chelsea become a side that nobody wants to play.
The former Paris Saint-Germain also claimed he decided to field an experienced team for his first match in charge, because the stakes were high.
“I hope we will attack and we will play brave football, we will play for score and creating chances," Tuchel said on his team's style.
"At the same time, when I think about Chelsea football, it’s an intense game, it’s a game with mentality, teams with a winning mentality who can also defend hard and defend strong and compact and solid as a group.
“We want to create this. We see a lot of talent, we have a good mix of experience, of personality and of young players and of course we want to encourage them to play an attacking style, to be active in all moments of the game.”