William Gallas hails new Chelsea signing but blasts Marc Cucurella for doing ‘nothing’ during West Ham draw

William Gallas had mixed emotions after Chelsea’s Premier League draw with West Ham as he was left impressed by new signing Enzo Fernandez but concerned by Marc Cucurella.

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Chelsea’s underwhelming form continued in east London on Saturday as relegation-battlers West Ham held Graham Potter’s side to a 1-1 draw.

New signings Fernandez and Joao Felix combined to put the Blues ahead but former Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri equalised to earn West Ham a point.

Gallas believes there are reasons to be optimistic after Chelsea’s latest draw but slammed £60m summer signing Cucurella for doing ‘nothing of note’ at the London Stadium.

The ex-Chelsea star was at least impressed by January addition Fernandez and says the Argentina World Cup winner’s quality was clear to see.

‘I thought Chelsea played in a different way to what we’ve seen from them recently,’ Gallas told Genting Casino. ‘They now have players with real quality.

‘Enzo Fernandes looks good, he has great qualities. His passes are perfect and he always looks forward. He got a nice assist for Felix in the game.  

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‘I didn’t see enough of Mudryk in the match. He found it difficult, but I think that is normal because he is a new arrival and he is very young.

‘There were good signs for Chelsea in this performance. The football was better, but they still have the same problems at the back.

‘Marc Cucurella, didn’t do anything of note in the game in my opinion. Chilwell, he came on and, in the 25 minutes he played, he did more than Cucurella.

‘Chelsea still have somewhat of a problem on the left side, and that is where the West Ham goal came