Premier League | The keys to Cucurella’s resurgence

The Spanish full-back, after a busy market with the loan to United very close, returns to recover his best level playing on the right flank

Despite a start without much participation, Cucurella has gained prominence and has been key in the three consecutive victories of a Chelsea that wants to rebuild

Marc Cucurella landed at Stamford Bridge last season, becoming one of the best full-backs in the Premier League at Brighton. He came to be the starting left winger of the new and appetizing project that Todd Boehly had in his hands. But things may not always be as one imagines.

What was intended to be a great campaign with a team called to be fighting for the title led to a ship without direction, without a roadmap, with changes of coach and with a list of players who were entering and leaving the team. Among them, Marc Cucurella himself. The former Barça youth player did not take over the undisputed title and moved between the side, the lane and the left-footed center back position.. All without any continuity and without any sense, just like the project was.

The transfer to United was done

At this point and after a season of many ups and downs, Cucu was very close to abandoning ship. Manchester United needed a left-footed full-back, he knocked on their door and the full-back welcomed a move to Stamford Bridge. The two parties were interested and had closed the agreement. However, Chelsea prevented the operation from being closed.something that, months later, has proven to be a great decision for the club.

And after the door to leaving was definitively closed in the summer and after a very positive talk with Mauricio Pochettino at the beginning of the season, the man from Alella once again feels important in a ‘blue’ team that is beginning to resurface. Coincidentally, at the same pace as Cucu himself does. The former Barça player did not start the season as a starter, but his perseverance at work and that conversation with ‘Poche’ made him continue fighting to be more than ready when the opportunity arrived. Out in whatever position.

And the opportunity has finally arrived in recent weeks. With Chilwell installed at left back and Colwill being able to play there, Cucurella has adapted perfectly to the right-back position and has offered enormous benefitsshowing that he is a player capable of playing almost everything.

He had already done it as a winger, as an interior player, as a left-back and even as a center back. Now, Pochettino has used him on the right and, coincidence or not, since he took over as a starter Chelsea has won three consecutive victories. The coach begins to build what is his most reliable eleven and in it, for the moment, Marc Cucurella appears ready to demonstrate his category.