[Albion] Marc Cucurella *Signed For Chelsea 05/08/2022*

[Lever]

One of Graham Potter's many attributes is that he is focused on 'now'.

In today's terms I suppose you would describe him as 'mindful' in that he accepts the past is gone and irretrievable and that the future is uncertain.

The only place he can act is in the present.

By doing that he won't measure what we have lost with Bissouma leaving or with futile speculation about Cucurella possibly/probably going.

He will be concentrating on where the current squad is mentally and physically now and what he can do to carry on improving it. Both in football and in life that saves a lot of wasted time and emotions.....

 

[The Fits]

8 games? I make it 7: Arse, Spurs, City, Wolves, Man U, The Leeds, West Ham.

5 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, and all against top half teams apart from The Leeds.

The draw with Saints.

 

[Frutos]

Not sure he'll fancy it in the far north easxt to be honest, the wind coming off the North Sea will blow his hair out of place.

Your bid may just be the first one that he turns down.

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

I could be wrong but think it appears to be sensible to just let the possible Chelsea bid lay around for a few days to see if some kind of desperation happens at City when they realise they won't get him for peanuts in the end and when they realise that the option of signing him next year would be pretty much gone if he moves to Chelsea. If they're not confident in the options, they just might say "**** it" and return with a proper bid, maybe outbidding Chelsea. Not sure if this is what will happen but makes a lot of sense to me.

It's a possibility. Cucurella is Peps first choice. If they now move on to other targets clubs are going to know they are getting desperate and up the price. City could easily end up with a worse player for more money.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

OK, who hasn't agreed personal terms with Cucurella?

I have, I've got him mowing the lawn next Tuesday for £25.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

The problem with this is we need the player far more than we need the money. If we want to continue having seasons like last year we need to keep hold of these players, otherwise its back to bottom of the table tussles and eventual relegation.

I agree, and so think that part of the thinking will be that he won’t go anywhere unless we have decent plans to cope - or even thrive - without him.

 

[Insel affe]

I have, I've got him mowing the lawn next Tuesday for £25.

Ah, that's why it's called gardening leave.

 

[Stato]

Agree , Cucu for us is excellent but I'm not convinced he is champs league / title winning level at all

I am. I've seen very few other players with an engine like his and the fact that its combined with the technique of a Barca graduate make him something special. I think that he will be going to the World Cup in November. Spain look to be planning to play with wing backs and Alba and Cucurella are the best they have in the position. Chelsea obviously consider him a better choice than Alonso, who struggled to play the role for Tuchel last season.

 

[Weststander]

Anyway, to take this thread even further off topic, never mind us losing Bissouma - what about Leicester's prospect of losing Kasper Schmeichel, club captain, who has played all but 90 minutes of the last 4 seasons...

And Maddison possibly to the Saudis, for £50m or £60m.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I have, I've got him mowing the lawn next Tuesday for £25.

[MENTION=11350]LamieRobertson[/MENTION] has outbid Chelsea and City

 

[Icy Gull]

The most interesting thing about this thread at the moment is whether it will make 800k views before Cucu is seen holding up another team's shirt

 

[Simster]

OK, who hasn't agreed personal terms with Cucurella?

Palace. But they're waiting for a proper club to buy him so that they can offer to take him on loan and pretend he's their player.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I have, I've got him mowing the lawn next Tuesday for £25.

On account of his blistering pace, that's got five minute job written all over it

 

[dazzer6666]

Anyway, to take this thread even further off topic, never mind us losing Bissouma - what about Leicester's prospect of losing Kasper Schmeichel, club captain, who has played all but 90 minutes of the last 4 seasons...

Quite a lot of noise about Leicester needing to rein their spending in (or not trusting Rogers to spend wisely)

 

[Mancgull]

Leicester do seem to be ‘watching their pennies’ this window. I can see a few problems ahead there.

 

[nwgull]

+ Southampton.

Of course. How could I forget that game? It was hardly an incident free bore fest!

 

[brighton_tom]

Leicester do seem to be ‘watching their pennies’ this window. I can see a few problems ahead there.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62378757

They need to balance the books, according to Rodgers.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The most interesting thing about this thread at the moment is whether it will make 800k views before Cucu is seen holding up another team's shirt

He was seen holding up citeh's shirt on here a few pages back . . . until someone realised the pic had been doctored.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I have, I've got him mowing the lawn next Tuesday for £25.

Sorry mate I've jumped in with a 50quid offer for next Tuesday.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Leicester do seem to be ‘watching their pennies’ this window. I can see a few problems ahead there.

I think they've had the seventh highest playing budget for the past couple of seasons. I seem to remember seeing that on one of those wage charts that get posted on here from time to time.

If I've remembered correctly and not just made that up it can't be sustainable without champions league money.