“Where is he going?” – Thierry Henry slams Chelsea star mistake after Real Madrid defeat
Thierry Henry and Micah Richards were baffled by Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella’s performance during their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg clash against Real Madrid.
Los Blancos won the second leg at Stamford Bridge by a scoreline of 2-0, courtesy of a Rodrygo brace on Tuesday, April 18. Chelsea suffered a 2-0 loss in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu as well, meaning they exited the competition with a 4-0 aggregate loss.
Speaking about Cucurella’s display during the recent game, former Manchester City defender Richards said (via HITC):
“You see Cucurella, where is he going? He went all the way (from his left-back spot in his own half) to press the Real Madrid centre-half, then Chalobah is left exposed here. Thierry, what should he be doing here?”
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry agreed with his fellow CBS Sports pundit. The Frenchman said:
“Well, delay. Don’t go. You are never winning that race. I don’t know why he is going there. That’s a double mistake. First, Cucurella, where are you going?! At that particular moment, you have to delay. You can’t dive in there.”