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Pundit Gary Neville reacts to Marc Cucurella's stunning performance against Croatia after criticizing the Spaniard before the match.

 Gary Neville will be swallowing his words now. 

Before Spain's game vs Croatia yesterday,  former Manchester United captain Gary Neville claimed on ITV that Cucurella wasn't good enough to start for Spain just before the lineup was announced:

"I didn't think he'd play. He's not been convincing at Chelsea, he's played a few games towards the end of the season. He's aggressive, he's tenacious, he's a busy little full back, that price tag still astounds every body, I think, still to this day."

But Cucurella most definitely played his best and his performance hung on the lips of many. 


No doubt,  Gary Neville will be eating his words now.

Speaking about the Chelsea star before Spain’s victory over Croatia on ITV (15/06/2024 at 16:11), Neville said: “He has not been convincing at Chelsea. He played a few games towards the end of the season.

“He is aggressive, he is tenacious, he is a busy little full-back. That price-tag still, to be fair, astounds everybody to this day.”

Just like he proved himself against Croatia yesterday,  Cucurella can still justify his price tag next season. 

Playing behind Ben Chilwell and Levi Colwill at times, he has not always had the opportunity to show his worth.

However, next season, Cucurella has the chance to nail down the left-back spot.

Again, the former Brighton man was used as an inverted full-back in Pochettino’s last days as Chelsea manager, something Enzo Maresca utilised during his time as Leicester City manager.

It could see the Italian give Cucurella the nod over Chilwell and Colwill. And if that does happens, Cucurella may be able to show more consistency and prove that maybe Chelsea were right to spend over £60m on him.

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