Kepa Refused to get Substituted
Sarri made a decision to replace Kepa with Caballero to prepare for the penalty shootout against Manchester City. However, Kepa refused to get sub off by Sarri and determine to stay between the post for the penalty shootout. Watch the action here:
Sarri totally loses it after Kepa’s action and Chelsea ends up losing to Manchester City in the shootout.
Sarri Post Match Explanation:
No disciplinary action will be taken! It was just a misunderstanding!
“I don’t like to speak about, it was a big misunderstanding, I understood he had cramp,” Sarri
“I didn’t want the goalkeeper to go into penalties in this physical condition. In the meantime, I wanted Caballero on the pitch.
“I thought with cramp that you can’t go to penalties but the doctor said it after when he come to the bench”
“Kepa show that he is well and wanted to continue and he was right. I only realized it after the game.” claimed Sarri after the match
Bonus:
Jorginho committed the quickest foul in football history.
Seconds after Chelsea kicked off the game, Jorginho foul Aguero almost immediately and the referee have to stop the game to check on Aguero.
Everything is just not going well for Chelsea football club at the moment.