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 superb runs inside and out of doors, and he was an actual downside for Benfica. He was his common tenacious self all recreation. 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 recreation, 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 sensible, he’s the unsung hero of this Chelsea staff, the followers will let you know that,” he instructed TNT Sports activities.
“He delivers and is all the time constructive. He’s been Chelsea’s finest participant tonight. He’s a shiny spark very constant.
“He’s quick changing into a followers’ favourites at Stamford Bridge. He was Chelsea’s finest participant tonight by a mile.”
Chelsea’s finest participant ‘by a mile’ you see.
I believe Neto is a implausible 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 exhausting defensively as effectively. And I believe that’s why Jose Mourinho loves him a lot. He has the attacking risk as effectively after all and may rating a world class objective as we’ve seen. I don’t agree that he’s the most effective winger on this planet, by no means, however he’s excellent and I used to be very happy after we signed him.
