‘Schoolboy stuff’ – Marc Cucurella changes boots after nightmare start at Spurs as Jamie Carragher labels Chelsea star ’embarrassing’
Marc Cucurella ran to the sidelines to change his boots after slipping over TWICE to gift Tottenham two goals against Chelsea. Dominic Solanke’s opener in the fifth minute in Spurs’ 4-2 defeat came after the Blues lost possession near the halfway line due to Cucurella’s slip. Cucurella ran to change his boots after his errorGETTY He’d slipped over to gift Spurs a second goalPremier League The hosts’ second came on 12 minutes when Chelsea’s left-back slipped over at the key moment again as he tried to clear the ball in his own half. Dejan Kulusevski stole the ball off the Spain international and charged through Chelsea’s defence before getting his shot away. The ball squeezed into the bottom right hand corner, putting Spurs 2-0 up. As Spurs celebrated, cameras showed Cucurella racing to his side’s bench to change his boots. He gestured to the bench, appearing to signal that his boots hadn’t stopped him from skidding over before the goal. The Spain international sat on the floor and quickly put his new boots on before the restart. Co-commentator for the game, ex-Liverpool star Jamie Carragher, had no sympathy for the Euro 2024 winner. “Cucurella’s coming to the bench, don’t blame anyone else – it’s your own fault son!” Carragher said, live on Sky Sports. “Absolute schoolboy stuff. Embarrassing. “He slips again. Look at him shrugging his shoulders. Did he not do a warm-up?” Cucurella wasn’t happy with his bootsGetty @cucurella3 Instagram Cucurella was able to get a better grip of the turf in his new boots after changing them and even poked fun following the match. Taking to his Instagram story, he posted an image of the boots in the bin with the caption: “Sorry Blues….” Chelsea got one back after Spurs’ opening two goals through Jadon Sancho to settle the travelling side’s nerves. The ex-Borussia Dortmund winger cut inside and superbly fired into the back of the net with some help from the inside of the post in the 18th minute to half the deficit. It was an exhausting first half in north London, which was partly disrupted by a section of Spurs fans throwing what appeared to be paper onto the pitch. The hosts’ evening got even worse as Chelsea came from behind with two penalties from Cole Palmer and an excellent Enzo Fernandez finish. View Tweet: https://t.co/R1enDM5PGp Heung-min Son scored a late consolation goal before Spurs fell to their seventh Premier League defeat of the season.
Marc Cucurella ran to the sidelines to change his boots after slipping over TWICE to gift Tottenham two goals against Chelsea.
Dominic Solanke’s opener in the fifth minute in Spurs’ 4-2 defeat came after the Blues lost possession near the halfway line due to Cucurella’s slip.
The hosts’ second came on 12 minutes when Chelsea’s left-back slipped over at the key moment again as he tried to clear the ball in his own half.
Dejan Kulusevski stole the ball off the Spain international and charged through Chelsea’s defence before getting his shot away.
The ball squeezed into the bottom right hand corner, putting Spurs 2-0 up.
As Spurs celebrated, cameras showed Cucurella racing to his side’s bench to change his boots.
He gestured to the bench, appearing to signal that his boots hadn’t stopped him from skidding over before the goal.
The Spain international sat on the floor and quickly put his new boots on before the restart.
Co-commentator for the game, ex-Liverpool star Jamie Carragher, had no sympathy for the Euro 2024 winner.
“Cucurella’s coming to the bench, don’t blame anyone else – it’s your own fault son!” Carragher said, live on Sky Sports.
“Absolute schoolboy stuff. Embarrassing.
“He slips again. Look at him shrugging his shoulders. Did he not do a warm-up?”
Cucurella was able to get a better grip of the turf in his new boots after changing them and even poked fun following the match.
Taking to his Instagram story, he posted an image of the boots in the bin with the caption: “Sorry Blues….”
Chelsea got one back after Spurs’ opening two goals through Jadon Sancho to settle the travelling side’s nerves.
The ex-Borussia Dortmund winger cut inside and superbly fired into the back of the net with some help from the inside of the post in the 18th minute to half the deficit.
It was an exhausting first half in north London, which was partly disrupted by a section of Spurs fans throwing what appeared to be paper onto the pitch.
The hosts’ evening got even worse as Chelsea came from behind with two penalties from Cole Palmer and an excellent Enzo Fernandez finish.
Heung-min Son scored a late consolation goal before Spurs fell to their seventh Premier League defeat of the season.
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