“If we have a boy we will call him Marc and if we have a girl, Cucurella”

Marc Cucurella spoke openly about many things in an extensive interview given to the English ‘The Guardian’, where the Catalan full-back says how football has changed in terms of references, how he saw the famous penalty in the Euro Cup match against Germany or how he sees one of the new idols of Chelsea and from English football: Cole Palmer.

“It used to be Ronaldinho and now it’s like people… well, me,” he laughs, noting the transformation experienced by a fan who, he says, has gone from admiring the real stars to admiring the like him “I’m funny. It’s not that I’m always joking, but I’m happy. You have a good time with me. People being ‘idols’, in quotes, is nice. Maybe in the past people. “He liked the forwards, players who dribble or score goals. If they buy my shirt and dedicate the banners to me, it means that something is changing in football.” There were banners with the slogan: ‘If we have a boy we will call him Marc, if a girl, Cucurella.’ And endless wigs and memes.

Regarding his arrival at Chelsea, he admitted that he was moved: “Everything happened to me. We stayed in a hotel, the children were not doing well at school, we were robbed during the Brazil-Serbia World Cup match. . My husband He entered the room and found the thieves.

“I came there at a time of change, a difficult time, with a lot of players and a lot of coaches. I had more coaches at Chelsea than in my whole career (Tuchel, Potter, Lampard, Pochettino and now Maresca. It’s like everything It’s my fault), they keep coming to me without anything to do with me” he said.

A problem with referees

‘Cucu’ also refers to the controversial penalty for the handball that was not given by the referee of Spain-Germany in the Euro quarterfinals, which was very clear: “He hit me in the hand very clearly, but I looked at the referee and he, sure sure. of himself, he said: ‘No, no’ And I thought: ‘Ufff… don’t worry.’ “They have created controversy.

If there’s one Chelsea player who stands out, it’s Cole Palmer. “If you don’t see him in a shirt, you’ll never say in your life that he’s a footballer, but on the field… he shoots and he doesn’t seem to hit hard, but he always scores. very different. I don’t know how to explain it: he’s special “We are very lucky to have him. If he continues like this, he will be among the best. He doesn’t have strong hair, but if that is. he’s the only problem, then everything is okay,” he joked.

Regarding the goals of the London team, he is clear: “We have to win a title. In the Conference League we can do something well. And then there are cups. In the league we have to be in the top four. Arsenal and City are working for many years in the same way and with the same idea, the same players I think we are a little far from that, but we can enter the Champions League, that is the main goal.