RIP Chilwell. I think this lad has Robertson level potential and intensity. He’s going to do great.
Cucurella at Chelsea
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You pay a little extra for footballers with hair like that. We have not had locks flying on the pitch like that since David Luiz!
56 mill with the potential to go to 63 mill with add ons, plus Colwill with no loan fee is probably worth it. But excited as I am about Colwill and he looks good, we will miss Cucurella massively.
but that kind of fee for a player we bought for 15 million just 12 months ago is too good to turn down. Like I said in an earlier post you will love him!
Cucu has literally played every position on the left besides LCM. He is versatile. Chilly will be fine, needs match fitness and form. He was super rusty during preseason, I think we won’t see the real him until October/November tbh.
How? He hasnt even played. Wait 2 years to judge if it is bad business or not.
I do like a few Cucu Chillys after a whisky.
He's already got a moronic song:
Cucurella, Cucurella
He eats paella, he drinks the Stella,
His hair's fecking massive.
Cucurella, Cucurella
He eats paella, he drinks the Stella,
His hair's fecking massive.
Disappointed. I thought they'd go with the tune from La Cucaracha
Really good little cameo today.
Surely it should be Estrella rather than Stella
Maybe it is actually. On second viewing it sounds like estrella in a London accent (although some probably sung "the Stella" too)
I think they are saying Stella. Who do we need to contact to get them to amend
It was yeah, top player.
He's better than Chilwell
Chilly still looks VERY rusty. Cucu looked much better in his cameo today.
I missed the game today but looked like he had a really lively cameo.
I can’t believe this bloke cost £60m
Did he actually play a forward pass??
Seemed like he played inside every time and forced the ball repeatedly.
Bit weird you quoted the tweet and said that when 2 out of his first 3 passes were forwards. But okay mate.
Arshavin was quite good In his second season if memory serves. Didn't he get something like 10 goals and 15 assists? I remember a winner at Anfield, goals against United and Barcelona.Good cameo, especially considering the short amount of time he's had to train with the side.
Did more than AWB a whole season in his little cameo.
Can't believe we paid 50M for the wrong one
Can't believe we paid 50M for the wrong one
He looked far better than Chilwell, who seemed extremely rusty. Basically the only time Chilwell got involved in buildup we got the penalty, but he looked tentative during his whole shift. Cucurella made himself available for passes to a far greater extent.
He created our best chance from open play all match (the cutback cross for Sterling that was blocked brilliantly). Beyond that he was a far better option when building up - looked far far far better than Chilwell who seems extremely rusty so far.
That's a steal when we paid 50m for the much scouted AWB.
I’d start him ahead of Chilwell even when they’re both fully fit, but neither are top fullbacks, which is what I’d expect of a £50m player
Back and horizontal passes, i hate that kind of players, useless
But he is good in general
But he is good in general
His passing is very good, but it seemed he always looked to stop and pass rather than drive with the ball which I think you need from a WB. Either he didn't back himself to have the pace to beat Everton's RWB, or perhaps it was just taking the safer option as Chelsea were looking to secure the lead.
Either way, I think he's a better LB than LWB, would benefit from receiving the ball deeper and having a LW in front of him. Actually he'd have been way more suited to City's system than Chelsea's imo.
I've liked him the few times I've watched him play. But I do find it amusing when a compilation is just a bloke passing it sideways / backwards
He's had 1 training session, came on away to Everton 1-0 up with 10 mins to go and people want him to do anything other than play it simple and keep possession? Even despite that he created a fantastic chance for Sterling.
To quote Sir Alec, "youse are fecking idiots".
To quote Sir Alec, "youse are fecking idiots".
Anyone else keep misreading the title as "Cruella at Chelsea"?
Does Tuchel plan to play him as a started ahead of Chilwell eventually?
He should've won you the World Cup yesterday, how dare he not.
That’s not hard he’s crap.
He looked fine yesterday. No need to do anything in the last 10 minutes but protect the lead and he almost got an assist.
Of course. It's just a bit of a nothing clip though isn't it.
I do like the player though. Interested to seeing how he gets on.
Didn't he create our best chance of the game from open play with a low cross which Sterling probably should have buried?
Confirmed xA of 0.35, highest in the team despite playing only 10 mins. Wonder if we can play Chilwell and Cucerella somehow.
We're already world champions you silly billy.
BUT WAS IT CHUCHU TRAIN WHO WON YOU IT. I THINK NOT.