He played well this season at Chelsea especially at the back end of the season. He has continued this form into the Euros

You guys don’t like to give credit where credit is due until you back fired on your face.He got selected by Spain because of what and how he played for Chelsea at the end of the straight win at of the season,so don’t just say he did not play well for Chelsea.

He played well when playing for Chelsea this season and carried that form into the Euros. Man these clowns love talking about Chelsea

Cucurella was IMENSE for Chelsea in the second half of the season

He's been doing it all this year at Chelsea.

Does these dudes watch EPL matches. I’m not a Cucurella fan however the dude has played very well in the last 10 or so Chelsea games. So its not a huge surprise that he has played well for Spain bc he is being utilized very similarly to how Pochettino used him

The assist for the winning goal was superb

ESPN not beating the allegations. Everyone knows Cucurella started playing well for Chelsea at the back ends of the just ended season. It was because of this performance that he got called in the first place.

Cucurella remontada has been well underway even before the Euros

Spain will win the euros, Happy birthday to Yamal

I was never fan of this guy , but i am sold after watching him for Spain in this tournament. He's playing his heart out

When i heard his voice, i thought this is a comedy sketch

How did he earn the call up, if he was playing poorly

Cucurella has been good since he came in the team as a right back. People didnt wana flip after going hard on him early on

He’s been good most of the season😂😂😂

Yet no mention of how much better he was at the club when he was inverting. Poor research ESPN.

He is a very good player and Potter said things about it,he has been passing through a lot

ESPN talking about something non United and England related???

how can you tell they wasnt watching Chelsea since Xmas 😂😂😂

Struggled for Chelsea?? Played well for a few months before the euros. Not surprised as a Chelsea fan , how well he played. He made Saka look like a championship player. Gutted England lost, but I'm happy for our Cuccerella. Muy bien amigo.

He played well for chelsea last season under pochettino and carried his form to Spain. Does these clowns watch football?

This lad is really Humble oh my boy Cucurella❤❤

Even if you are the best and you go to a team that are missing the pieces, there is nothing you can do by yourself. But if you have, Rodri, Yamal, Nico W, and Carvajal among other taleneted players - you will shine like a gold.

His underlapping runs devastated teams at times. Playing in the half spaces confused DM's and CB's which tactically came from his end of season games with Chelsea, its bled into the Euros. He deserves the credit.

He is playing with more effective players for Spain and so his talent will shine more.

He was arguably the most in form LB at the end of the season last year??? 😂

Showing stats for goals and assists for a defender is weird honestly.

You obviously weren’t watching Chelsea play, Cucherella was fantastic in the second half of the w

Cucarella is a magnificent player, as it showed on the pitch in every SPAiN match in the euros. His passing skills and keeping the ball is simply sensational, there though will be a huge BUT, the big problem is blending in with the Chelsea football team, as we saw last season many of their players were very negative in their play.

The Cucu glazing is crazy, he was one of Chelsea's players of the season, he has been great in a number of positions, most Chels fans could tell you this. His inversion into midfield was literally the reason Chelsea went on such a good run at the end of the season.

He’s been class since January and that was what earned him a call up. He just continued with the form to the euros Blind pundits 😂

Cucurella plays well in a system like Brightons, shock.

Before PL, Cucurella played for Barca. Can't be that shoddy! Very persistent, and now a bulldog of a defender! Great to see.

He played well for Chelsea, especially during the second half of the season. He struggled early on maybe because he put too much pressure on himself having to compete with Chillwell for a starting spot (or maybe he was too focus on his own hair 😁). After Chillwell's injury, he seemed more relax and played with more confidence. His performance at Chelsea late in the season was the reason he was picked for Spain.

His voice got me bad. Didn't expect that 😂

So they didn't watch cucurella in the last 10games for Chelsea, he was the reason Chelsea finished the season well, these guys are always biased

He already played that well in last 5 matches of last season..that is why he continued that same form with Spain.

Cucurella was class at Brighton, but so are most players before they sign for Chelsea. That club just destroys young player potential

He definitely can and if Chelsea don't want him they could almost get their money back. It's a win win situation.

I think so, he had started to play well already in Chelsea.

What are they on about? lmao Sure, Cucu was underwhelming in his first season, but he's been good this last season. Man has real determination, people just don't like him because he isn't super flashy. I rate him, and his work rate.

talent to watch...great player

It sounds like they’re overlooking Spain 😂 Vamos España!

I think he’s an amazing player, but in that interview I have no idea what he was saying lol

Yeah absolutely, he has to bring that mentality to Chelsea which has so much pressure than in Spain

Leboeuf 😂 the bench qualified Spain against Germany. This Spanish squad is more a team as individuals. If they start Kane they will lose

cucurella can defend and attack or go forward while Grimaldo is more attacking and less defending Grimaldo plays more like cancelo thats the difference cucurella at Spain is🔥

he is proving EVERYONE wrong

Giving everyone a reminder of why Chelsea paid Brighton so much for him

Haven't watched the video but this shows how little you guys watch chealse games. Cucu was in top form before the end of the season and how his playing now is less challenging then what he was required to do at the end of the season.

Chelsea mgt are responsibile for Cucurella’s performaces. Spain have identified a role which suits Cucurella’s game

His performance in Germany says a lot about Chelsea's management (or lack of it.)

Cucurella is another hustler..he runs like mofo..hes very excited very moving and reads the game and tons of stamina

He was very important player at Brighton. That's why he was so good.

Are these guys normal? Cucurella played well these season and that was why he was called by Spain, his first call up. I listen to Frank Lebouf a lot and it seems all his analysis is done to please the guys at the studio.

Why do these people who comment keep acting stupid. Cucarella, Caicedo etc are considered failures. These guys moved to a new team with all new players and a new system. They took a little time to learn the system but by seasons end they were all playing outstanding football. I wish they could be graded on their performance in the both, they are really irritating. You are pundits so you should know that it takes time to adjust, but because they don't like the Chelsea model they criticise at every opportunity.

The quality of teams feedback to players, with Spain Cucu has much more confidence and spends half the time defending than in Chealsea because the great ball control and confidence Spain has. I have seen some Chealsea games and tactically and ball control they are not as good as Spain and this affects the player. Cucurella has not magically improved to its current shape, he has been always like this, but playing in different teams shows this difference.

I actually see the improvement last year when he was playing RB and end of the season when he inverted rn he's a beasts

CooCooCaChoo. Straight ballin. Cant wait till he lifts the trophy. Merino has scored off the bench, Ferran has scored, he is a sub. Oyazabel can score, hes off the bench. Fermin scored 11 goals this season, hes off the bench. Joselu scored some big goals, hes off the bench.

😂😂 Cucurella's voice tho! Big up my guy

I was a fan of his at Brighton, then at Chelsea, when the club is struggling, he was forced to become an annoying player. The problem is clearly Chelsea, and not him. Excellent player.

He’s playing in a proper system, where the manager knows how to use him…it’s hardly rocket science. He has been world class at the Euro’s.

Getafe legend, same as Greenwood.

Cucurella started badly for Chelsea and then switched and became awesome. Anyone who fails to admit this has ego issues coz they all said Cucu was trash. Me too, I thought he's so bad until he started inverting

He was very good the last few weeks of the season. At one point he was unplayable this year. Glad to see his continued success!

He was amazing for chelsea second half of the season

Franky, was Mikel Merino useful off the bench? Duh, what about Dani Olmo? Spain's entire bench versus Albania?

To answer your thumbnail question (Can Cucurella play this good at Chelsea?) : Dunno, do they have a handball division?

You could say the same for Kane and Foden. Especially this tournament they looked better with thier club teams.

The man played very well for chelsea

Cucurela is our next Cesar Azpilicueta,mark my words,big regards to Gary Neville😂😂

Clearly they didn’t watch Chelseas games. The last 2-3 months Cucu was great at Chelsea, and so was several players. Especially Caicedo.

If you haven’t thought CuCu was a baller after that second leg against Dortmund last season you have no football knowledge

I understand that it wasn't for a very long time period but did we not literally see Cucurella carry his form from the end of the season at Chelsea to Spain why are the acting like we have t seen it already

No no Cucurella has not taking any of you by surprised, it's normal with the British to condemn others except theirs or the Americans they admire the most.

During the second half of the season especially when Chelsea went on that good run Cucurella was performing well idk seems like they didn’t watch any of Chelsea then

U guys most be so pained to eat your words lol 😂😂😂

But in 1965 there was no social media so you are criticized by 5 people? And now u get criticized by millions 🙄

Always a hardworker, good or bad. he just runs and try his best great squad player

What are this ppl saying his performance has greatly improved @ Chelsea that was why he was selected at first nd was able to keep grimaldo at the bench so he will be going back to Chelsea even better

7:45 classic response 😅😮😂

Finally a genuine pundit accepting hes just saying things tp complete the duration of the talk show 😂😂

Especially ESPN FC, that's why I like BBC Sport more

Sorry, you pundits, you are in the studio and paid for your job because you should be able to see a good player even in someone undergoing difficult period in his career. Or did you see nothing of what Cucu did at Brighton, during his start at Chelsea and in the second half of this past season, after he had replaced Chilly? Have you not noticed that the dip in his form at Chelsea came after he had undergone a mysterious infection, his family house got robbed and when the whole team/club was in deep disarray?

😂His voice caught me off guard

the so called experts not doing there homework again,he was good the last half of the season

Problem is Chelsea don't play a style of football that suits his strengths and Cucs is nit good enough and important enough to change the style to suit him! Therefore, there needs to be a harmonious median where Chelsea play a style to suit their better technical players and Cucs needs to adapt better. Problem with Chelsea is they have bought good players, that are totally different technically etc and the style not working. Spain regardless of little tweaks to the approach adopt a familiar style that ALL if not most of the Spain squad can play, this is the difference

How can you show g/a to prove your point when he is a defender… just daft

Si Cucurella ha rendido tan bien en la EURO es porque tenía a Laporte (el mejor central zurdo del momento) y a Rodri cubriéndole la subida, así cualquiera se anima al ataque, y más si por delante te esperan Nico y Olmo. Ahora volver al Chelsea puede ser un palo... torna a casa, nen

Cucurella is better than sideshow bob

In all fairness, he played well over the last 15 games or so at Chelsea as well

He played well at the end of the season. The thing with Cucurella is he isn’t the bomb forward offensive type of fb/wb. He’s not the fastest so if a quick winger gets by him he can be exposed. But if he keeps his man in front of him and is able to anticipate passes he’s a bulldog. This is why he thrived in the inverted fb role at the end of the season.

They only thing I would say on criticism now vs then, it’s much harder to keep the noise out nowadays then back then. All you had to do was not watch TV and never read the newspaper.

You guys are useless. Towards the ending of the season, Cucurrela made Chelsea better. This was why he was invited by Spain when Balde got injured. Why was he invited if he didn't do well? Cucurrela stopped Grimaldo from playing. Grimaldo did well in Leverkusen. You people should stop lying.

cucurella gets more criticism than warranted. he was good with brighton where there was actual structure and cohesion. he was poor early with chelsea but that team was also a wreck and he kept getting moved around.

Cucu has been playing well before tbe end of the season

His strength is going forward. His defence is okay at best.

Gabrielle made the comment of him turning things around before the end of the season and that was the reasoning he was called to the national team listen carefully before attacking pundits everybody has their opinions I bet some of you prefer Ronaldo to messi still it’s just yhur opinion

Why dont you guys talk about the shitty england squard and leave cucurella alone.

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