Would be a waste of his talents imo
I’m not sure Tuchel is sold on Chilwell. He has not been good since Tuchel arrived. Much of it injured, but you can’t make a run if you have serious questions about Chilly.
He was absolutely flying when he got injured so it’s not true to say he hasn’t been good. He’s a great player but as @Dancfc said, recovering from an ACL isn’t just the 8 months you’re rehabbing. It could potentially take another 6-12 months before he can approach anything resembling his best form. If he does have questions, it’s about his ability to regain his previous levels shown under Tuchel, which was probably the best form of his career.
He was flying offensively before the injury, but I think we have also looked at his missing offensive output after the injury and plastered over that he wasn’t always as good defensively. I really like him, but I’m not going to say he is someone that Cucurella cannot out compete for a starting position, even if he fully recovers. It is also important to remember that other players never regained their form after an injury like this. I think we are a better team when he is at his best, but we don’t know if that is going to happen.
Not with the wages Telles is on and god knows if we’ve handed Williams a vastly inflated contract or not.This could potentially open the door for one of our left-backs to make a move.
He was fine defensively. We had zero problems with him. We had a really strong defensive record to start the season and he was a big part of that. I agree with you that whether he gets back to his previous level is unknown and if he ever gets there, it's a long road back, so the Cucurella move does make sense to me.
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