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Marc Cucurella - World Class Hairdo
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Cucu is only a loan though. Don't know what's people issue is with that. He is only here as an emergency cover for Malacia and Shaw. It's not like we are signing him permanently. Mount(as much as I don't rate him and don't think he is what we need) and Cucu were bad only last season. There's a hope they can rediscover their form from previous seasons and that last season was an anomaly.
Havertz has been painfully average during his whole time at Chelsea. Glad he is Arsenal's problem. Arteta looks like he is fecking with his whole system to fit him in.
if it's a loan move with an option to buy sure why not. Would still like to see a midfield move first but it's United so lets not hold our breath.
I think it's in part just getting a body into defence, we are definitely short there and potentially need 2.
Wouldn't have been my choice but I get going for that position.
Was curious about his wages - estimated / speculated at 175k£/week. Gulp.
I thought Chelsea was well within FFP. What type of wages are these.
Salah and De Bruyne never downed tools or "lost their way", they weren't given a fair opportunity in the first place when they were kids at Chelsea. It's a reach if you're using Mourinho's lack of youth policy to say Salah and De Bruyne flopped the same way the Chelsea players who actually played minutes did in 2022/23.
Mount, Havertz and Cucurella flopped throughout the season and gave up for Chelsea when they needed them, probably less so Mount due to the injuries however. You'll find out the hard way how bad they really are though.
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Brighton managed to replace Cucurella and even improve on him for little money.
If the injuries are short, then just use the players we have. If they are long term injuries, then buy a better LB. Sell Fernandez if we are short on money, but relying on this guy to get us through the season will be a massive gamble likely to fail.
If the injuries are short, then just use the players we have. If they are long term injuries, then buy a better LB. Sell Fernandez if we are short on money, but relying on this guy to get us through the season will be a massive gamble likely to fail.
I'm cool with this. He's far, far better than either Dalot or AWB.
I want him simply because I enjoy his name.
I think hindsight is an exact science and chelsea have a history of stockpiling players so its inevitable that players will lose their way. Its irrespective of whether they are good enough at Chelsea, they were before they got there and in Mounts case, was for at least two seasons. Isnt that why they bought them and he was your player of the season twice?
Whether Cucurella is good enough or anyone signing for a club, the situation of Chelsea will always create a 'graveyard' of players and a firesale at some point.
We'll be having the same conversation if they dont win anything this year for the next firesale of damaged goods.....
Good hair must sign.
The chants write themselves !
La Cucurella, la Cucurella, nananananana. Throw in a good trumpet and you're gold.
Can we nickname him **** and every time he skins a player or clean tackles them, we can say he cucked them.
Yeah, Ten Hag should not be allowed to make signings.
Yet we still have people defending our "world class" DOF Murtough. Just too many questionable decisions this summer. Lets hope things pan out smoothly, because right now it looks grim.
Is he cuckoo?
The push to sign a LB must mean that Shaw is out til January basically. Which in that case, a half season loan makes sense. Cucurella is fine. Hasn't done well at Chelsea but they've been a disaster club, and they've decided they're moving on anyway so it's kinda a shit situation. He's nothing special, but can be a decent player like he was at Brighton.
The last thing this team needs is another physically weak player.
Was just an example. If you went on Twitter, Reddit etc. to look at peoples opinions at the time of the move it was 99% the same as the ones on this forum.
Yes, I do think £56+9M for a 35-40M player is overpaying by a lot.
I mean it was a world record fee for any full-backs in the world at the time. Don't get me wrong people still thought he was a good player but the price was always considered too much for a player who was nowhere among the best in the world and who had only 'proven' himself in one season.
Has there been any word on when these loan deals will run to, and how much the loan fee will be? I assume just till January, as Shaw and Malacia are back in Nov?
Not sure if there's a massive advantage for the selling club to do us a favour whilst hindering their own squad depth.
Not sure if there's a massive advantage for the selling club to do us a favour whilst hindering their own squad depth.
No it looks like he's going to be out for up to 3 months. Malacia is said to be a long way off returning too.
Didn't he play as wing back in that Brighton team and did he best work with 3 centre backs behind him?
He's an awful player. Very slow which is the exact opposite of what we need in the team. Especially if he is to play with Martinez, Casemiro and Eriksen who are all extremely slow too. A recipe for disaster.
Absolutely terrible every time I've seen him in a Chelsea shirt.
Must have been much better for Brighton to have earnt so many plaudits.
I guess if we look at it with some balance...Is he a better option than Dalot and Fernandez? I guess, I mean...he's left-footed, for me that's a start because I fecking hate full backs on their wrong foot. Unless they're exceptional ball players it is awkward.
More experienced than the latter, but some of it is bad experience, so there's that...
Must have been much better for Brighton to have earnt so many plaudits.
I guess if we look at it with some balance...Is he a better option than Dalot and Fernandez? I guess, I mean...he's left-footed, for me that's a start because I fecking hate full backs on their wrong foot. Unless they're exceptional ball players it is awkward.
More experienced than the latter, but some of it is bad experience, so there's that...
Please god no. Not another wan bissaka on the left side. Man can't pass forward. Easy sideway everytime. Just use the young fella there. Probably offer more at less cost. Then loan him in January if shaws back.
Yes, as a LCB on a few occasions too I believe
He was fantastic at Brighton and was player of the season before Chelsea ruined him.
There is a good player in there, just not as a LCB. Was great at getting forward at a Brighton as well. He’s become a bit of a Maguire with the Chelsea fans so I’m sure he’d be desperate to get his career back on track with a point to prove.
Could do much worse as a loanee.
There is a good player in there, just not as a LCB. Was great at getting forward at a Brighton as well. He’s become a bit of a Maguire with the Chelsea fans so I’m sure he’d be desperate to get his career back on track with a point to prove.
Could do much worse as a loanee.
I cant believe we are considering Cucurella. I would play Dalot there or even martinez as emergency.
Some in here hate the idea of him in a Utd shirt which is so depressing to read
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Dalot is horrible since January right or left, so Cucurella will be an upgrade to this Dalot.
If Shaw is out until December, and Malacia out until (since Sevilla) i don't know, then we have a problem to solve.
I think a loan is a good compromise there.
If Shaw is out until December, and Malacia out until (since Sevilla) i don't know, then we have a problem to solve.
I think a loan is a good compromise there.
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Fond memories FC.
Oh come on now 
This is 100% designed to wind up the fanbase, anyone falling for it needs to take some time away from social media
There's no way his hair isn't slowing him down
I know. Posted cos I thought it was funny.
Think he could actually be a good signing to be honest, main issue though would be his wages
Yeah no way this could be remotely accurate.
There's a good player in there its just a question of whether we would get the Brighton Cucurella or the Chelsea version.