It’s never good to judge a player off one two-minute highlights reel of course, but if like me you watched the whole game, you would have been hugely impressed with one Chelsea player yesterday.
As an Englishman I am choosing to ignore the antics going on with Gareth Southgate ignoring Cole Palmer right now, and focusing on a very good performance yesterday.
Sources: Michael Olise to Chelsea getting closer and closer! 👀
Marc Cucurella has perhaps sent a message to his new head coach at Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, as well as the Blues owners with his superb performance for Spain yesterday to help them beat Italy 1-0 at the Euros.
Question marks over his Chelsea future
Marc Cucurella vs Italy. pic.twitter.com/22IdG72QKt
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There has been question marks over Cucurella’s Chelsea future, with him expected to be one who could be sold this summer. But with performances like this, above maybe he plays his way back into the long-term plans of the club?
Stranger things have happened!
I’ll be honest, I thought Chiesa might give Cucurella problems, but our man proved me all sorts of wrong. That was quite a well-rounded performance from Cucurella and all the more impressive given the relative inexperience of Spain’s two central defenders. Spain look like a side that could go far and it’s not just the attacking of Williams and Yamal, but their solidity at the back that looks convincing. Even for those who might be inclined to doubt Cucurella as our long-term left-back it’s a performance that will certainly help him retain value in the transfer market..