Marc Cucurella is an enigma. He’s a participant that I believe many have by no means considered ok and has usually been a legal responsibility.
I don’t suppose many would have been upset if he left the membership final summer season, and keep in mind, Chelsea tried to mortgage him out to Manchester United and that deal was tremendous near going by means of till Mauricio Pochettino determined to start out him in opposition to Wimbledon within the cup after which tied him, forcing United to drag out.
This summer season, sources have at all times anticipated Chelsea to be seeking to promote Cucurella and once more, I don’t suppose many Chelsea followers would have been too upset to see him go.
However, in the previous few video games he has been completely very important to Chelsea’s prime performances and nice outcomes. Mauricio Pochettino deserves huge credit score for this too, as a result of within the second half in opposition to Aston Villa, it was transferring Cururella to the inverted full again position that led our comeback. After which utilizing him there once more in our 2-0 win in opposition to Tottenham, after which yesterday’s 5-0 thrashing of West Ham, has been completely pinnacle to those current three nice performances.
I’ve at all times seen Cucurella to be a tenacious participant, however generally that has usually been a weak spot for him in addition to a energy. I’ve usually seen him like a bit Jack Russell canine, snapping away at heels, stepping into full effort, head down, and infrequently being means too clumsy and over-committing. He’s usually been a bit headless and his over-efforts have led to Chelsea’s defence being rather more susceptible at instances.
However enjoying as a centre midfielder in possession has seen a brand new born Cucurella, and his position has grow to be tremendous essential.
I rated him when he joined, I at all times keep in mind saying that. I loved him in Spain earlier than he joined Brighton, and I believed he was additionally superb when he first got here to the Premier League. Certain, we overpaid for him, however I used to be at all times for this signing.
I’m not going to disregard how poor he has been in a Chelsea shirt, as a result of at instances he has been constantly very poor. However it’s important to give him huge props for these final three video games and perhaps, simply perhaps, that is the place you get the perfect out of him?
Asking him to bomb up and down the wing simply isn’t his recreation. By doing this he loses focus a lot faster and simpler, and that is after we are left susceptible. However this transfer accommodates him extra and he is aware of precisely what his position is when he steps inside in possession.
That is the place his tenacity and technical means on the ball shines by means of. He’s so snug receiving the ball in tight areas and making sensible fast passes.
I additionally love his perspective and his mentality – one thing that now we have lacked on this squad this season.
And we even have to present credit score to the intelligence wanted to have the ability to take the directions to play on this position, figuring out when to step inside, when to maintain place on the left, when to affix the possession play, when to mark and defend, and when to affix assaults. It’ takes quite a bit, and it takes a sensible participant, one thing that many have mentioned Cucurella is just not. It’s so essential to acknowledge this and the way properly he has performed to shine on this position. So honest play Marc, honest play certainly.
So, with all that mentioned, ought to we nonetheless be seeking to promote Cucurella this summer season? Or ought to we preserve him? Ought to we be seeking to promote Ben Chilwell as an alternative? Or ought to we simply be seeking to preserve each?
Chelsea have a shortlist of potential new left backs and this is without doubt one of the areas they’re probably seeking to purchase on this summer season.
Personally, I nonetheless wish to see us get a brand new beginning left again, I really suppose we nonetheless want it. And I’ve been cut up for some time which left again I’d wish to see bought, and this little rebirth of Cucurella has solely made me much more cut up on this. I’m on the fence about all of this, how about you? Tell us within the feedback…
