{"id":132368,"date":"2024-09-27T23:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-we-need-seven-players-like-him-maresca-hails-chelsea-star"},"modified":"2024-09-28T00:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:51:06","slug":"epl-we-need-seven-players-like-him-maresca-hails-chelsea-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-we-need-seven-players-like-him-maresca-hails-chelsea-star","title":{"rendered":"EPL: We need seven players like him \u2013 Maresca hails Chelsea star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hailed Marc Cucurella as a \u201cvery important\u201d member of his squad and claimed he needs \u201cseven players\u201d like him in his side.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Saturday\u2019s Premier League game against Brighton at home, Maresca was asked about the defender\u2019s performance this season.<\/p>\n

According to the Blues boss, the 26-year-old improves his teammates too.<\/p>\n

He told reporters on Friday: \u201cMarc [Cucurella] is very important.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarc has something that you sometimes struggle to find in players. He is good and he is making the players around him good because he is a guy who is always talking, always demanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you can have five, six or seven players like Marc in your team, who are always talking about improving the rest, it\u2019s very important. So I\u2019m very happy with Marc.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hailed Marc Cucurella as a \u201cvery important\u201d member of his squad and claimed he needs \u201cseven players\u201d like him in his side. Ahead of Saturday\u2019s Premier League game against Brighton at home, Maresca was asked about the defender\u2019s performance this season. 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