A LETHAL WEAPON
Blues winger out to be feared
The Blues face Southampton at Stamford Bridge tomorrow having won only two of their opening four Premier League games.
Frank Lampard’s team hammered Crystal Palace 4- 0 before the international break but they have already been beaten by Liverpool, conceded three in a draw against West Brom, and been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham.
That return is despite spending more than £ 220m on new players during the summer.
And England winger HudsonOdoi has warned his team that they have to be more ruthless in front of goal.
The 19- year- old, speaking to the Chelsea match- day programme, said: “We want to be lethal.
“We want to be ruthless – clinical at one end and making sure we’re not conceding silly goals.
“We want it so every team that plays us are scared of us. We want to be a nuisance of a team.”
Hudson- Odoi was again a target for Bayern Munich during the summer but Chelsea rebuffed efforts for a player they have long coveted.
And after an injury- ravaged campaign last season, the Blues academy graduate is out to shine this year.
He said: “Last season wasn’t the year I wanted.
“I wasn’t playing, wasn’t assisting goals or scoring. I thought to myself, ‘ I need to have a way better season’.
“You want the other team to fear you. You want them to think, ‘ This player could do anything’.
“You want to be one of those players that everyone thinks, ‘ We’re playing against him today, it’s going to be tough’. You want to make defenders fear you.”
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