Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola has defended his club's recent sparing use of exciting teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The 18-year-old has made just two substitute appearances since the close of the January transfer window, but Zola has said the Blues are giving him enough opportunities, per Kieran Gill for MailOnline.
"He's always on the edge of the team. As soon as there is an opportunity, he plays. Sometimes from the beginning. Sometimes he comes on. The manager is giving him plenty of reasons to feel involved and wanted.
"I want to stress this out: there aren't many 18-year-olds in Europe playing as many games as he is.