Marc Cururella gained the official Man of the Match award final night time in our 1-0 win over Benfica within the Champions League, and I’m not right here to take something or that away from him.
A few of the tackles he made had been completely excellent. He was making excellent runs inside and outdoors, and he was an actual drawback for Benfica. He was his normal tenacious self all sport. However I did see him give away some foolish passes and get crushed a few instances. Even nonetheless, that’s simply me being choosy. He was good, he had a great sport, I’m not taking that away from him.
However for me, there was a participant who was barely higher and deserved the MOTM only a tiny bit extra, Pedro Neto.
Joe Cole agrees with me, so I’ll let him take it from right here…
“Neto has been good, he’s the unsung hero of this Chelsea crew, the followers will let you know that,” he advised TNT Sports activities.
“He delivers and is at all times optimistic. He’s been Chelsea’s greatest participant tonight. He’s a vibrant spark very constant.
“He’s quick turning into a followers’ favourites at Stamford Bridge. He was Chelsea’s greatest participant tonight by a mile.”
Chelsea’s greatest participant ‘by a mile’ you see.
I feel Neto is a incredible asset to have in our aspect. He’s extra of an quaint winger the place he’s ready to do the soiled work and work laborious defensively as nicely. And I feel that’s why Jose Mourinho loves him a lot. He has the attacking risk as nicely in fact and may rating a world class aim as we now have seen. I don’t agree that he’s the perfect winger on this planet, in no way, however he’s excellent and I used to be very happy after we signed him.
