Marc Cucurella uploaded a positive four-word message on Instagram yesterday Chelsea fans are surely bound to love.
Marc Cucurella, 25, has had a frustrating start to this season as an individual.
The Spanish left-back is yet to play a single minute of Premier League football, with his only appearance coming in the Carabao Cup last month.
His patience must be being tested as Mauricio Pochettino continues to overlook him.
Cucurella posted on Instagram yesterday images of himself back in training this week after missing Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against Bournemouth last weekend through illness.
This included the caption: “Putting in the hours.”
Blues supporters are going to love hearing Cucurella knuckling down and staying professional during a time he must be desperate to get on the pitch.
We’re struggling to see a way for Cucurella into the XI unless there’s a sudden change of heart from the head coach.
Pochettino has preferred to use Levi Colwill at left-back in the opening weeks of the season. We would guess Ben Chilwell is considered a more viable option at full-back than Cucurella, too.
Journalist Nathan Gissing reported on X earlier this week that Cucurella spent his day off training with a fitness coach at Chelsea.
Hopefully, he’s rewarded soon with the chance to play.
He played well within himself during a very challenging debut season last year, but his top-quality performances in Brighton colours the year before led Chelsea to splash the cash for him.
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