Spurs legend suffered a near-fatal heart attack in the BT Sport studios on his 61st birthday in October
GLENN HODDLE called himself a "lucky man" as he made his punditry return from a near-fatal cardiac arrest suffered in October.
The 61-year-old former England manager appeared on BT Sport for their coverage of Chelsea's Europa League clash against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday.
Hoddle suffered a heart attack in the BT Sport studios on his 61st birthday, collapsing off-air during a Teqball game with Robbie Savage.
After his miraculous recovery, he was expected to come back to punditry on March 2 for the North London derby game at Wembley.
But the Tottenham legend eventually made his return on Thursday sharing his thoughts on Chelsea's clash in the Europa League - and was very happy to be back in front of the cameras.
He said: "Without a shadow of a doubt [delighted to be here]. I'm a very lucky man but it's great to be back working with you guys.
"I've been watching lots of football on the TV, watching you [BT Sport] but lovely to be here, it really is.
"Time to get back. Looking forward to it."
Hoddle gave his take on the situation of Chelsea starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi at Stamford Bridge, criticising Blues coach Maurizio Sarri for his treatment of the winger.
The 18-year-old has been benched again by the Italian boss for the Dynamo Kiev clash, and the former England manager said he was "disappointed" with the decision.
He added: "This is the problem [for Callum Hudson-Odoi]. He's got to get the chance to go in there and get the experience under his belt.
"He looks the part. I'm very disappointed. I expected him to be playing today I must say.
"He's got to be given a chance. He's got a talent. We don't know how far he can go, we don't know how good he is.
"He hasn't been tested against the top teams.
"You get kids like that who have got real talent and they're with a team down the bottom battling away.
"Here, he will learn so much quicker if he plays with Hazard and the top players. He will come on leaps and bounds."
