Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has performed down discuss of a rift between Mykhailo Mudryk and Marc Cucurella after the previous appeared to criticise his teammate on Instagram.
Mudryk and Cucurella have been on totally different wavelengths through the Blues’ 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Saturday, with the Ukrainian typically working in behind Vladimir Coufal with out receiving the ball.
A compilation submit criticising Cucurella was subsequently appreciated by Mudryk’s account on Instagram earlier than being eliminated later within the day, with the Spaniard additionally bearing the brunt of annoyed Chelsea followers on social media.
Responding to recommendations that there is a problem between the pair, forward of the Champions League spherical of 16 conflict with Borussia Dortmund, Potter stated: “There’s no drawback by way of something sinister in any respect.
“If something it’s simply team-mates understanding one another, it’s fairly a typical drawback, I’d say – when to go, at what level, at what time.
“Playing against a back five, West Ham make it difficult for you to access maybe the wideman’s feet and it’s just an understanding of when to play in space or how to make the runs.
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“Mykhailo, that’s solely his third sport with us, so there’s no drawback. It’s extra simply an understanding problem, which is kind of straightforward to perceive while you recognise the context that we’re in.”
Cucurella’s place in Chelsea’s team could come under threat following Ben Chilwell’s return to fitness, with the £60m arrival from Brighton still trying to find his feet in west London.
As for Mudryk, he’s still looking to score his first Chelsea goal after arriving from Shakhtar Donetsk for a gargantuan £87.5m fee. The 22-year-old looked lively in a cameo debut appearance against Liverpool, but was dragged off at half-time against Fulham prior to his ineffective display at London Stadium.