3. Marc Cucurella

[Thor 2,486]

3 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Yeah, great way to get himself in the stands for next match.

How those straws you clutching? 

[TheHulk 2,032]

Just now, Thor said:

How those straws you clutching? 

I pity you quoting and constantly crying on this forum to everyone who has different views towards a player or target than you.

 

[Thor 2,486]

1 minute ago, TheHulk said:

I pity you quoting and constantly crying on this forum to everyone who has different views towards a player or target than you.

 

Pity? Crying? Cool. 
 

I was one backing players on here and saying give it time. You’re the brash one coming off as a know it all. 
Saying Cucu sucks and sell him at the first chance after how he’s performed this season and at the Euros? Great take. 
 

Me calling out fickle fans isn’t me crying. It’s you crying. And me calling you out on it. 

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5 hours ago, TheHulk said:

I pity you quoting and constantly crying on this forum to everyone who has different views towards a player or target than you.

 

Don't mind Thor, he is a fucking Troll. He does not work the idea, but the person. He's the squad police and official cheerleader for the billionaire owners. Nobody gives a fuck about his calling out. 😆

Not even the manager played Cucu until towards the end of the season. Players' form fluctuate a lot throughout a long season. Cucu played like shit for over a year, then he got better. It happens a lot. 🤷‍♂️

Thor the Troll.

Edited December 16, 2024 by robsblubot

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Robust arguments about points is fine,  personal attacks we dont want or we will issue warnings/bans etc

 

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On 14/12/2024 at 12:10, Fernando said:

What about selling cucu and getting Robinson from Fulham? 

Cucurella is far better, more consistent than Robinson. He can come here as backup 

 

[Fernando 6,522]

On 08/12/2024 at 15:54, Simon1991 said:

Haha you guys are nuts. He's arguably one of the best left-backs in europe, top 3 for us this season, and you're talking about selling him. 😂

I see it this way, is like selling Kante when we should have sold him. 

We would got massive money for him and instead left for free. 

Yes Cucu has done good, but there's something I'm not a big fan of him long term. 

Yes he is good now and will do the work for us next season. But if a big fee comes in for him we should consider it...but only if there's a good player to replace him.

Which at the moment there is no one so yes it will be nonsense to sell him since he is doing so good. 

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22 hours ago, Fernando said:

I see it this way, is like selling Kante when we should have sold him. 

We would got massive money for him and instead left for free. 

Yes Cucu has done good, but there's something I'm not a big fan of him long term. 

Yes he is good now and will do the work for us next season. But if a big fee comes in for him we should consider it...but only if there's a good player to replace him.

Which at the moment there is no one so yes it will be nonsense to sell him since he is doing so good. 

He is only 26. I would keep Cucu and revisit this when he is closer to 30

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“That guy is amazing” – ESPN pundit Frank Lebouef has to eat his words over player he called “not good enough”

https://Chelsea.news/2025/03/espn-pundit-eat-words-cucurella/

Frank Lebouef has been on his ESPN show this week with a big apology to Chelsea’s match winner from yesterday, Marc Cucurella:

“I want to mention somebody because I was very harsh, very hard on him about two years ago. Cucurella. I call him Cucu the saviour! That’s what I call him. He’s become my idol! That guy is amazing: defensively, offensively. Cucu the saviour, I love you,” the former Blues defender said on ESPN.

To remind you, these were his thoughts a year ago:

“We don’t want to see Cucurella anymore. With all due respect to a man that I don’t know, the player is not good enough for Chelsea. It’s as simple as that. It’s crazy that they signed him for £60m, but we can see that he doesn’t belong to this level.”

Lebouef isn’t the only person whose mind Cucurella has changed, especially in the last 12 months where a new role for Chelsea has suddenly unlocked the best parts of his game while shielding the worst.

We would argue that there are still plenty of people who believe that, or at least a version of that. But in reality it’s not that Cucurella was ever a terrible player, he just has a very unusual profile which is outstanding in some things and not in others. He’s very good at the things he’s good at, but not so strong in others.

The turnaround for Leboeuf had already begun last summer. We reported on his comments during the Euros where he admitted he had been impressed, and just questioned whether the full back could carry that form into the season with Chelsea.

We reckon that he’s had his questions answered now!

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Marc Cucurella's girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez gives emotional interview on four-year-old son's autism diagnosis on new series of Married To The Game

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14554187/Marc-Cucurella-Claudia-Rodriguez-autistic-child-Married-Game.html

Marc Cucurella's girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez has opened up on the challenges they've faced in raising their autistic child together.

The couple feature on the latest season of Married to the Game, which looks into the lives of the wives and girlfriends of leading Premier League footballers.

The likes of Jorginho, Leon Bailey and Riyad Mahrez also star in the show alongside their partners however it's Cucurella and Rodriguez's story which tugs on the heartstrings. 

The couple met when they were teenagers and since then have formed an inseparable bond and have three kids - Mateo, Rio, and Bella.

Eldest son Mateo, four, has been diagnosed with autism and, during the show, Rodriguez opened up on the challenges that the couple have faced. 

Speaking on the show, airing April 8, she said: 'We saw something different about Mateo when he was small, about 13 months old, but it was a long process to get the diagnosis. When he was smaller it was easier but now he's growing up, it's more difficult.

Marc Cucurella's girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez has opened up on the challenges they've faced in raising their autistic child (Pictured L-R: Mateo, Rio, and Bella)

Cucurella broke down in tears during a trailer for the new series of Married to the Game 

 

'When we moved to Chelsea, we started him at school and he was very upset, and we didn't know the solution. You have to find it yourself, and you feel very bad because you are not prepared for it. 

'You prepared to be a mum, but not to be a mum of an autistic kid, so you feel bad. It was very, very difficult to see him like that, so upset, and we just tried to find the best solution.

'I told Marc we had to find a special school for him because he wasn't learning, he wasn't enjoying his life. I didn't want to lose any more time, we had to do something.

'So I found an amazing place in London where they understood him and they understood his needs, so we moved him there and our lives changed completely. At first I drove him there from our house in Cobham but it was two hours to drive in the morning and another two hours to pick him up again. I was in the car all day long.

'Then we had a robbery in that house and I decided I didn't want to go back there, so we moved to London and that made it easier for Mateo to get to his school.'

When asked how Mateo copes now, she said: 'He's good, he sometimes says a few words, repeats them back, and we're just working on it. You never know what the future will hold for him but we are working on it. 

'I don't know if he will speak or not. I don't know anything, but we are trying to do everything for him. I went to Madrid one week ago to do some tests, all day long we are trying to find solutions, and that's the best we can do.' 

Their eldest son Mateo, four, was diagnosed with autism from an early age

 

Finally, speaking about the aforementioned robbery, Rodriguez said: 'Marc was upstairs in the shower with Mateo, I was pregnant with Bella and I went to my room to get the milk bottle for Rio, I had him on my hip. 

'As I was going to my room, I saw two doors closed and the light on in the dresser and it just didn't look right. It's not how we usually leave it. I opened the door and saw someone in there with a bag, looking at me. 

'And I completely understood in that moment what was happening. I was terrified – very, very scared. You know, I was pregnant and with two kids in the house.

'I went downstairs to press the panic button, and I shouted at Marc to come. We waited in the laundry room and called the police, called everyone to help us, and it was terrifying. 

'It was very difficult to sleep for the next days, the next months, even. I couldn't go anywhere alone. I always needed someone. I'd say, "Can you come with me to my room?"'

 

 

Married To The Game is available exclusively on Prime Video on April 8.