Redknapp full of praise for Chelsea fullback Cucurella: I'll be honest...

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25 Oct 2023 • 12:29 PM MYT
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Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has included a single Chelsea player in his Premier League team of the week.

Redknapp has been performing punditry duties since all but retiring as a football coach.

He outlined Marc Cucurella as a star man for the Blues, despite the Spaniard being close to leaving on loan to Manchester United on deadline day in August.

The BetVictor Brand Ambassador, via Premier League Odds, said: "I've not picked Cucurella often over the last season or so but he's getting in my side this week.

I'll be honest, I probably wrote this lad's Chelsea career off, but he was excellent at the weekend. He kept Saka quiet all game, that's not an easy thing to do. He's had a difficult time at the club, but they spent that money on him for a reason, and he's beginning to show it."

"It's clear when we arrived here, some players were in a position to maybe stay or go. Marc, he and the club decide to stay," Blues coach Mauricio Pochettino added on Cucurella at the weekend.

"He is training well and that is why he is playing well today against Saka.

He deserves the credit, he was able to play on the right side."