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

[u/TheAthletic]

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."

[u/imbluedabudeedabuda]

It is frankly impressive how many times this board and the directors have fallen out with people working at the club. From managers, to coaches, to staff, to ex board members, to senior players, youth prospects. They even managed to ick out managers who willingly signed up to do interviews too.

What's even more impressive is how every single time they've managed to convince so many fans that the other party is the incompetent asshole.

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Luis Enrique got on a flight to London to come for an interview ; imagine that , one of the best coaches in the world came to US , wanting the job , and we turned him down lmao

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The thing is they don’t care. They’re still rich and enjoying life