Marc Cucurella binning his boots after his two slips caused Chelsea to fall 2-0 behind in their 4-3 Premier League win at Tottenham could end up costing Puma dearly.

For all of football’s sophistication, technological advances and great leaps forward in multi-coloured boot technology it is gratifying to remember that sometimes matches can turn on a hapless defender falling on their bum.

Apparently trying to make light of his mistakes and blaming his footwear, both of them leading to Spurs goals and seeing Chelsea go 2-0 down, Marc Cucurella apologised to Chelsea fans alongside a picture of the new Puma shoes in the dustbin.

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella changed his cleats just 12 minutes into the game after his slips contributed to both of Tottenham’s early goals in the teams’ London derby in the Premier League.

CHELSEA ace Marc Cucurella endured a horror first 10 minutes in the London derby against Tottenham. The Blues were taking on Spurs in a crucial Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella tried to make light of his slip-ups against Tottenham with a cheeky Instagram post, which he swiftly deleted after his side's 4-3 win

Marc Cucurella dumped his boots in the bin after making two costly slips in the first half of Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday.

Two slips from Chelsea's Marc Cucurella gifted Tottenham two goals in the opening 11 minutes of Sunday's London derby, with Jamie Carragher issuing a damning verdict of the defender

Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella produced two extraordinary gaffes against London rivals Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.

The left-back was mortified when Tottenham raced into an early 2-0 lead as Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski capitalised on his tumbles.

Marc Cucurella dumped his boots in the bin after making two costly slips in the first half of Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday.