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Chelsea's newly appointed Liam Rosenior has said that left-back Marc Cucurella picked up a hamstring injury in the 2-2 Premier League draw at home with promoted Leeds United on Tuesday, February 10.
Liam Rosenior drops injury update on Marc Cucurella
The Spanish coach started at Stamford bridge, where Joao Pedro started the scoring in the first 24 minutes. However, Cucurella did not appear following the break due to a hamstring injury, which was confirmed by the Blues boss post-match as he explained why Jorrel Hato came on (as per Metro):
"Unfortunately at half-time he felt his hamstring. It wasn’t a tactical change; it was one that was enforced. Cucu’s been top, and hopefully he’ll be okay. We’ll scan him and make sure we find out if he’s available for the next game."
Going back to the match, Cole Palmer doubled the Blues' advantage from the penalty spot just before the hour mark to put his side in the ascendancy. However, Leeds came back, scoring one through Lukas Nmecha from the spot midway through the second period before Noah Okafor leveled 16 minutes from time.
The Blues had a decent chance to win the game late on but could not convert as a share of the spoils ensued. Talking about the game, Rosenoir added:
"It was two key moments in the game that we didn’t take care of, when we didn’t stay calm. Moi Caicedo’s a magnificent player. He’s been top for me, but he makes a poor decision.
"How the play gets there as well, we made a few poor decisions in terms of how we press in that moment and we give away a penalty."
Missing the scoring chances to take win, he concluded:
"The ridiculous thing for us is that they’ve managed to score two goals in a five-minute period, when for the other 90 minutes of the game we were by far the better team. We just made poor decisions in key moments."
The stalemate finished Chelsea's four-game winning streak in the league keeping them fifth in the standings, with 44 points from 26 matches, winning 12, trailing leaders Arsenal by 12 points.
Next challenges for Chelsea?
After their Premier League draw against Leeds United in midweek, Chelsea travel to Hull City next on Friday 9 (February 13) for a berth in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Eight days later, they come back to action in the Premier League, taking on Burnley at home in their last game of the month as they seek to play in touch with the top four in the league.
Liam Rosenior's team exited the EFL Cup earlier this month, losing 4-2 on aggregate to Premier League leaders Arsenal in the semi-finals, going down 3-2 at home in the first leg and 2-1 at the Emirates.
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