Marc Cucurella Chelsea English Premier League 2022-23 Data Stats Analysis...

Marc Cucurella was acquired by Brighton from Getafe for the 2017–18 English Premier League campaign. Many clubs were interested in the former Barcelona star, and Chelsea recently made a move to sign him. The 24-year-old joined Chelsea and has been an outstanding addition to the team. He has played for the Blues in every league game this year and has a very attacking mentality.

The manager of Chelsea has been fired as a result of the team's poor start to the year. Ben Chilwell's competition will most likely be Cucurella, who will once more play for Graham Potter. We now examine some statistics that demonstrate how  the player has settled into the team.

Cucurella has spent 488 minutes on the pitch in the English Premier League for Chelsea. He has two assists to his name in his short Chelsea career. Cucurella is a natural full-back and can also play as a left-sided centre-back. The above heat map shows that Cucurella covers a lot of areas on the left flank. He has even penetrated the opposition’s penalty box and has taken four touches inside it.

Cucurella has won 50.7% of his duels this season. The above viz shows the defensive territory of the full-back. The blue dots show the interceptions, and the red dots show the fouls committed by the player. We can observe that the player commits most of the fouls in attacking areas, and this doesn’t put a lot of pressure on the defence. Cucurella has made 35 interceptions this season, and most of them have come in the defensive half. This shows that he is a reliable defender and has performed well.

The Chelsea defense is getting used to Marc Cucurella. Ben Chilwell is not likely to replace him considering he has already played under the new manager. The Spaniard can also play as a left center-back, and his adaptability will enable him to play more frequently.