The London storm seems to be history in Marc Cucurella’s curriculum vitae. After last year he was the subject of much criticism every time he played for Chelsea, the Spanish full-back is going through his best moment since joining the ranks of the ‘blue’ team.
And all of this is the result of great psychological work and perseverance. When Pochettino landed on the Stamford Bridge bench, The Catalan had almost both feet outside the English team. However, he resisted and now it has become his great talisman. So much so that He has participated in the last five games as a starter and the London team has reaped four wins and one draw (2-2 against Arsenal).
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The one from Alella knew how to take advantage of the injuries and suspensions of his teammates against Wimbledon (Carabao Cup), Brighton, Fulham and Burnley and, against Arsenal, the Argentine coach once again trusted him despite already having Malo Gusto available. And he passed the exam again with flying colors, so Cucurella seems willing to justify this course. more than 70 million euros that Chelsea paid for him two summers ago.
Although the English team is still in the classification light years away from the expectations that its millionaire project always has, yesterday against the ‘gunners’ the ‘blues’ once again demonstrated their intensity that they had not long ago. They went 2-0 on the scoreboard, putting the until then leader of the Premier League on the ropes (they now share the lead with City).
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And Mauricio Pochettino himself has recognized the ‘reincarnation’ of certain footballers in the squad, such as the Spaniard: “When we arrived here three months ago, some players were in a position in which maybe they stayed or maybe they left. I didn’t know the past, I can only choose the players we believe can perform. “Marc (Cucurella) and the club decided that he should stay in the last transfer market.”
But not only did his references to the Catalan defender remain there, but he also argued for said growth: “He is training well, That’s why he played like today, against a very good player like (Bukayo) Saka. He deserves the credit because he has worked hard in recent months and he has been able to play on the right wing. This way, the only thing that can happen is for the team to be better.”
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And today the entire English press speaks well of him and how he dried up Saka. At the end of the meeting, their numbers were these: a 80% success in passing, 2 clearances, 5 successful tackles and 10/20 duels won.
2023-10-23 08:03:58
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