The language of wood, very little for Marc Cucurella. In an interview published this Tuesday by The Athletic, the Spanish defender of Chelsea openly criticizes his management, who, by deciding to dismiss Enzo Maresca during the season, has according to him caused instability which is seriously harming the club.
The 27-year-old left back, at the club since 2022, praises the merits of the Italian coach, with whom he won the Club World Cup last summer against PSG (3-0). “The moment Maresca left, it had a big impact on us. These are decisions made by the club. If you ask me my opinion, I would not have made this decision, he attacks. To make a change like that, it’s best to wait until the end of the season. You would give everyone, the players and the new coach, time to prepare, to have a real pre-season. »
“No time to work”
Since Liam Rosenior took charge of the team, Chelsea have not really been doing better. The Londoners have won 10 victories in 19 matches, are in 6th place in the Premier League and were unceremoniously kicked out by PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League (8-2 over the two matches).
“The instability around the club comes from there. We first had a temporary worker, then a new manager, with new ideas and no time to work on them, regrets the Spaniard. (Rosenior) likes to stay close to us and he has good ideas on the football side, but we don’t have time to work on them in training. »
Enzo Maresca was fired on January 1 after an eighteen-month mandate. After an interim period provided by Calum McFarlane, coach of the under-21s, Liam Rosenior was recruited from Strasbourg, another club owned by the American consortium BlueCo, owner of Chelsea.
In the interview, the Spaniard also criticizes the Blues’ recruitment policy, based on young talents with high potential, taking the example of the elimination against PSG in C1.
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“Against PSG, we missed players who had already been through this kind of situation,” he notes. I understand that it is part of the club’s policy and that they want to move in this direction: recruit young players and look to the future. But, for everyone who is still here and wants to win big trophies, moments like this discourage you. »
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