Gary Neville was very critical of Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella ahead of Spain’s Euro 2024 opener against Croatia.

The Manchester United legend had said that he hasn’t been convinced by the Chelsea man.

Gary Neville even said that Spain won’t go far in the tournament because of Cucurella.

“We didn’t think he’d play,” he said in the ITV studio.

“He’s not been convincing at Chelsea, he’s played a few games towards the end of the season, he’s aggressive, he’s tenacious, he’s a busy little full-back.

“The Spanish defence, it’s got a lot of experience now but there’s something just missing from Spain that makes you feel like they’re going to go all the way. I have to say that him being at left-back is a good example of why we think that.”

Following two strong performances in a row, Chelsea supporters have now invented a new nickname for Neville and have started calling him ‘Gary Clownville’.

His quotes from earlier in the tournament have been recirculating on social media since Spain’s 1-0 win over Italy and Chelsea fans have been slamming the pundit.

‘Gary Clownville,’ Chelsea supporter @YoBleuhT posted on Reddit. ‘Cucurella looks more like a reason that Spain will win the Euros.

‘Shut the f*** up Gary. Imagine singling out a player that by all means had a decent season when called upon and then saying an entire nation will not go far because of that player.’

‘Who would take Gary quotes seriously?’ @mushroomsJames added. ‘He is a failed manager. [Became a] pundit and then tells managers what to do in difficult situations.

‘Time and time again he has shown he doesn’t have any idea what he is saying. I very much doubt he even watch matches regularly.’