England linchpin brings the craft and intelligence that makes this side tick, while Spain full-back supplies the spirit
Chelsea's Cole Palmer controls the ball during the match against Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London where the visitors won 3-4. Photograph: Ben Stansall/Getty ImagesStadium, as Cole Palmer buried his first penalty kick of the game to make the score 2-2, Marc Cucurella could be seen banging himself violently in the head with both hands close to the left touchline, curls flying cinematically, like a loveable dog in an advert for floor detergent.
What Cucurella offers is spirit. This is a footballer with a hilarious degree of Main Character Energy. As he roamed into midfield in the second half because, yes, why not, you felt Cucurella should basically play everywhere all the time, passing to other Cucurellas, goading opposition Cucurellas, walking off arm in arm with his Cucurella counterpart at the end.
Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates with team-mate Marc Cucurella after scoring his team's fourth goal against Spurs. Photograph: Getty Images Cucurella’s response was brilliantly defiant. Crushed? Me? Actually no. Instead, he came stalking across to the touchline, flung his boots off in a funk, marched back out, and provided the assist to make it 2-1.
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