Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho made it clear to the club that Marc Cucurella was the main left back and the only left back he wanted them to sign, so Florentino Perez went ahead and sanctioned a 60 million euro move for the Chelsea left back. Cucurella, like Enzo Fernandez, had been pushing to leave Chelsea amidst continued turmoil behind the scenes, and now Real Madrid finally have a Spanish national team starter again.
Cucurella will slot in comfortably as the No. 1 left back, and while Jose Mourinho has changed his mind and will not be giving up on Alvaro Carreras after his attitude issues in his first season, everyone fully expects Cucurella to be the starter from day one.
With his quotes about how he had to drop everything and join Real Madrid and the way he has rattled those at his academy club, Barcelona, after making the surprise move, Cucurella is quickly endearing himself to the Real Madrid fans.
Marc Cucurella gives Vinicius Junior his full support
And now, he has sealed his status as a beloved new Real Madrid player by supporting Vinicius Junior, his new partner on the left flank, with words that players like Alvaro Carreras and just about every midfielder and defensive player should be saying about the superstar forwards Vinicius and Kylian Mbappe,
Marc Cucurella told Radio MARCA, via Madrid Xtra, "Vinicius? I don't care if he doesn't track back, I'll do everything he doesn't want to. I'll do the dirty work as long as he's decisive and fresh to score goals."
This. This is the mentality that the Real Madrid players need to have, and while Cucurella needs to be careful because Vinicius Jr. has always been a hard worker who still was among the top five in Europe's top five leagues in presses by a forward last season, the sentiment is 100 percent understood and appreciated.
All the best Real Madrid teams that won Champions League after Champions League were based on the hard work of the players picking up for others, setting their egos, aside, and working for the collective. And there is something Real Madrid fans have to acknowledge: the biggest egos in the locker room were not necessariliy the attackers and the easy targets like Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius, and Jude Bellingham.
Why was Dani Carvajal injuring young teammates in practice? What kind of a captain was he? Why does Aurelien Tchouameni always stand like ter Stegen when his teammates are accosted? Where is his passion? Did Alvaro Carreras even view playing for Real Madrid as a job? So many players in the midfield and defense were stealing a paycheck from Real Madrid.
No longer. Cucurella brings the mentality that the others need to have at this time. Work. Attacking, taking defenders on is energetically expensive. These guys need to recover or they will get injured over and over. The rest must support, too, and thankfully Cucurella has this mentality.
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