Marc Cucurella is an enigma. He’s a participant that I feel many have by no means regarded as adequate 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 way of till Mauricio Pochettino determined to start out him in opposition to Wimbledon within the cup after which tied him, forcing United to tug out.
This summer season, sources have all the time 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 couple of video games he has been completely very important to Chelsea’s prime performances and nice outcomes. Mauricio Pochettino deserves massive credit score for this too, as a result of within the second half in opposition to Aston Villa, it was shifting 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 latest three nice performances.
I’ve all the time seen Cucurella to be a tenacious participant, however typically that has usually been a weak spot for him in addition to a power. I’ve usually seen him like slightly Jack Russell canine, snapping away at heels, getting in full effort, head down, and sometimes being method 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 occasions.
However enjoying as a centre midfielder in possession has seen a brand new born Cucurella, and his position has develop into tremendous vital.
I rated him when he joined, I all the time keep in mind saying that. I loved him in Spain earlier than he joined Brighton, and I believed he was additionally excellent when he first got here to the Premier League. Certain, we overpaid for him, however I used to be all the time for this signing.
I’m not going to disregard how poor he has been in a Chelsea shirt, as a result of at occasions he has been persistently very poor. However it’s a must to give him massive props for these final three video games and possibly, simply possibly, that is the place you get the most effective 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 comprises 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 capacity on the ball shines by way of. He’s so snug receiving the ball in tight areas and making good fast passes.
I additionally love his perspective and his mentality – one thing that we’ve got lacked on this squad this season.
And we even have to offer credit score to the intelligence wanted to have the ability to take the directions to play on this position, realizing when to step inside, when to maintain place on the left, when to hitch the possession play, when to mark and defend, and when to hitch assaults. It’ takes quite a bit, and it takes a wise participant, one thing that many have mentioned Cucurella is just not. It’s so vital to acknowledge this and the way effectively he has finished 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 doubtlessly seeking to purchase on this summer season.
Personally, I nonetheless wish to see us get a brand new beginning left again, I actually 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…
