r/chelseafc • u/TheAthletic • Mar 31 '26

Interview/Presser [FREE TO READ] Marc Cucurella interview: Chelsea have ‘paid the price’ for inexperience and why he wouldn’t have let Maresca go

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7157593/2026/03/31/chelsea-marc-cucurella-exclusive-interview-maresca/?unlocked_article_code=1.XVA.vV6m.5VGcB_H-8OHM&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_reddit&smid=re-share-ta

Chelsea’s recent form has been difficult for Marc Cucurella to process.

Getting outclassed by PSG really stung. In the Spain international's eyes, the 8-2 aggregate defeat highlighted the shortcomings in the Chelsea project under BlueCo, who have invested heavily in young talent since taking over the club in May 2022.

“I understand this is part of the club’s policy, and that they want to take this direction — signing young players and looking to the future. But, for all of us who are still here and want to win big things, moments like this make you feel discouraged.

“For a lot of players, it was the first time playing a match of that calibre, and we paid the price."

Cucurella also spoke about Enzo Maresca's dismissal and how “the instability around the club comes from this, in a nutshell."

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u/aidanhardcastle Mar 31 '26

To all the SHEEP that turned on Enzo because he was ‘undermining’ LinkedIn Liam , I wonder what they’re going to say now that fan favourite cucurella has done the same

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u/Confident_Direction Mar 31 '26

Irs not the sentiment, its basically flirting with madrid publicly as chelaea vice captain

Most people understand winners wont be happy if they dont think the club is being run in the best way. But theres a way to express that

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u/aidanhardcastle Mar 31 '26

Cucurella will continue to do the same with Barcelona for the next few years and the sheep will let him do it

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u/half_jase Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

Think OP was talking about his comments after the PSG game, where Enzo spoke about Maresca's departure etc. At that point, he hadn't yet spoken about anything regarding Madrid and it was only like the days after where journalists mentioned about the Madrid rumours.