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'Cracking Steven Gerrard impersonation!' - Marc Cucurella brutally trolled after Chelsea star has 'complete nightmare' and slips twice to gift Tottenham two-goal lead

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<p>The Euro 2024-winning defender was handed a starting berth by Enzo Maresca for the Blues’ trip across London to face capital rivals Spurs. He contributed in the worst possible way to Chelsea falling two goals behind inside 11 minutes.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>His first moment to forget arrived in the fifth minute, as he lost his footing and allowed Brennan Johnson to scamper down the wing and cross for Dominic Solanke to break the deadlock. Six minutes later and Cucurella slipped again during the build-up to Dejan Kulusevski’s second for the hosts.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Have you EVER seen anything like that in the Premier League? 😳<br><br>Marc Cucurella slips not once, but TWICE in the build-up to Tottenham goals, prompting him to change his boots! 👟🫣 <a href="https://t.co/jhORjfmiGC">pic.twitter.com/jhORjfmiGC</a></p>— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1865802317653803201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Rival fans have taken great delight in trolling Cucurella, who endured similar issues to those which <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/steven-gerrard-slip-liverpool-mistake-reaction-chant/189b2hsu3pjow1sotpseor2fpa" target="_blank">ex-Liverpool captain Gerrard suffered during a meeting with Chelsea</a> in 2014. <a href="https://x.com/CORF_FPL/status/1865798408503443660" target="_blank">@CORF_FPL</a> said on social media:  “Cucurella with a cracking Steven Gerrard impersonation there..” <a href="https://x.com/mejar412/status/1865799338586255669" target="_blank">@mejar412</a> went on to say: “Cucurella should definitely do a third slip. We want a hat-trick.” On a similar theme, <a href="https://x.com/jacobs_ladder71/status/1865799338875818068" target="_blank">@jacobs_ladder71</a> added: “I think Marc Cucurella would have been better off with a pair of Crocs.” Others to save the Spaniard include <a href="https://x.com/Murdo1991/status/1865799394072613088" target="_blank">@Murdo1991</a> and <a href="https://x.com/Ivan_510/status/1865799391262711947" target="_blank">@Ivan_510</a>, who said the clumsy full-back was “having a complete mare” and putting in a “hall of shame performance”.</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Cucurella changed his boots after seeing Chelsea breached for a second time, but Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher – on commentary duty for <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/tottenham-hotspur-vs-chelsea/live/505955" target="_blank"><em>Sky Sports</em></a> – was baffled as to why the mishaps were allowed to happen in the first place. He said: "Cucurella's coming to the bench, don't blame anyone else - it's your own fault son! Absolute schoolboy stuff. Embarrassing. He slips again. Look at him shrugging his shoulders. Did he not do a warm-up?"</p>

WHAT THE PUNDITS ARE SAYING

<p>Cucurella has become a regular again for Chelsea, missing only one Premier League game through suspension, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/graham-potter-dislike-for-marc-cucurella-chelsea-initial-struggles-following-eye-watering-transfer/blt5dd63d679f76bcbe" target="_blank">questions have been asked in the past about his defensive nous</a> and performances such as that put in against Tottenham will do little to quieten those critics.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'Cracking Steven Gerrard impersonation!' - Marc Cucurella brutally trolled after Chelsea star has 'complete nightmare' and slips twice to gift Tottenham two-goal lead | Goal.com

Marc Cucurella stands accused of doing a “cracking Steven Gerrard impersonation” after enduring a slippery pitch nightmare for Chelsea at Tottenham.

&apos;Cracking Steven Gerrard impersonation!&apos; - Marc Cucurella brutally trolled after Chelsea star has &apos;complete nightmare&apos; and slips twice to gift Tottenham two-goal lead