Cucurella claims to be central

The most expensive left in history (65.3 million), Marc Cucurellawas claimed and in what way, with a great game of central in the return of Chelsea he is new Borussia Dortmund (2-0)in the round of 16 of Champions Leaguenamed as MVP of the meeting After a difficult season, in which the slab of the cost of his signing, added to a decline in performance and the bad results of the ‘blues’ caused him a lot of unfair criticism, the man from Alella is hit the table in what has surely been the most important game to date for the London team, who are in tenth place Premier and removed from the cups.

Graham Potter started with a 3-4-3 where he placed the Spanish left center, forming a line of three with Koulibaly and Fofana. Despite being an unprecedented line of three, the experiment could not have been better, as the team showed its most solid version of the whole season, with great intensity from eleven players and when is not allowed Dortmund just create opportunities. As he himself said cucurella At the end of the game, it was a victory that will grow and mean a lot for the squad: “It’s not easy for anyone. We always want to win, but sometimes things cost a little. We are in the process of growthto get back to where we want to be, and in nights like this we will see that we are on the right track”.

The non-registration of the winter signing Benoit Badiashile and the damage of Thiago Silvathey allowed her ex Brighton entered the starting eleven after four games without starting, and three consecutive games without playing (vs southampton, Tottenham and leeds united). The Catalan has not played since the first leg against the Germans, in which he played 19 minutes in defeat to Signal Iduna Park. After this knock on the table, it was expected potter He was noticed and rated again in the next matches, as the coach himself said that he was very satisfied with his performance: “When you go through a bad moment like we did, you accept criticism. Marc (Cucurella) handled it well. We tried to protect him a little bit and choose the moment. Not relying on Benoit (Badiashile), he gave us an option on the left and the balance in the back three and, luckily, he made a great performance”.

Playing in a position where he has excelled in his time at AMEX Stadiumcould not sit better for the Catalan, who registered eight recoveries, four successful interceptions, won 2 of 3 aerial duels and a percentage of 81% of successful passes, in addition to providing an excellent feeling of security behind and developing risk in chilwell on the left wing. In the near future of the ‘blues’, until I return Thiago Silvathe left center position seems to have the name of the ex of farm housewith permission from Badiashille.