“Cucurella looks poor”: savage criticism after Real Madrid derby KO | OneFootball

They point out that the white team’s lack of structure ends up hurting even its best players

Real Madrid’s defeat to Atlético de Madrid in the Madrid derby left José Mourinho’s side at the center of criticism. However, one of the strongest analyses focused on one player in particular: Marc Cucurella.

The comparison was used to explain what, in the view of some analysts, represents one of Real Madrid’s main problems: the absence of a collective structure that allows players to perform to the best of their abilities.

“Cucurella looks like a different player”

The criticism was especially harsh toward the Spanish full-back, using his performances as an example of how poor collective functioning can affect even players who have shown a high level in other contexts.

“At Madrid there is no structure. Cucurella looks like a different player, he even looks like a bad player, but that’s because there is no structure,” was the blunt assessment.

The same explanation was even extended to a hypothetical signing of one of world football’s biggest stars.

“There are no automatisms of any kind. If Rodri were at Madrid, you would also see a lot of shortcomings in him,” it was said.

The argument, therefore, does not point only to Cucurella’s individual performances, but to the way the team’s overall functioning can end up affecting its players.

The problem goes beyond signings

The analysis also questioned the optimism generated by Real Madrid’s activity in the summer transfer market.

“This summer the fans got excited when Florentino went into the market; they thought this time it would finally happen,” was another of the phrases used to describe the expectations surrounding the new project.

However, the team’s performances in the opening matchdays have once again raised doubts, and the derby against Atlético increased the pressure on Mourinho even more.

“At Madrid there is no structure”

The comparison with Barcelona also came up during the analysis to explain the difference between the two projects.

“Weeks go by and it doesn’t matter who Barça sign, or whether they don’t sign a striker, everything works for them because they have a good structure,” it was noted.

The conclusion was even more forceful:

“I insist, at Madrid there is no structure, and that makes it very difficult for a project to succeed even if you have good players.”

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