Jason Cundy, a former Chelsea defender, has responded to Marc Cucurella’s comments, saying that the 27-year-old left-back is making the problems he publicly complained about during the international break even worse. Cucurella gave The Athletic an explosive interview in which he criticised Chelsea’s strategy of signing young players and questioned the club’s decision to fire Enzo Maresca in the middle of the season.
The Blues are having a tough season. They let Maresca go at the start of the year, and then they lost four games in a row with the new head coach, Liam Rosenior, before the international break. Chelsea are currently in sixth place in the Premier League with 48 points from 31 games. They are six points behind Aston Villa, who are in fourth place, and their hopes of winning the Champions League are fading fast.
Cucurella has only scored one goal and assisted three others in 27 Premier League games this season. He has also received five yellow cards and one red card. Cundy didn’t hold back when he talked about the Spanish international’s outburst on talkSPORT:
“Right now, you are part of the problem, Cucurella. We are where we are and the performances, your levels have dropped.”
Cucurella’S Interest In Barcelona Makes Things Even Worse
Cucurella didn’t just criticise Chelsea’s internal operations; he also said while playing for Spain that it would be hard to turn down a move to Barcelona. The La Masia academy product, who joined Chelsea for €65 million in 2022 and has played 154 times for the club since then, told The Athletic that he disagreed with the decision to fire Maresca. He said the club should have waited until the end of the season.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano gave some background and said that Cucurella’s comments were meant to be a message from a leader in the dressing room who wants to move the project forward, not a direct attack on the club. Chelsea are in a tough spot right now because they have publicly questioned BlueCo’s model and are flirting with a return to Barcelona. This is coming up just before a very important stretch of games. On Saturday, 4 April, the Blues will play Port Vale in the FA Cup quarter-finals. They really need a win to boost their morale and get things back on track.