harry94 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Is it just me who thinks this doesn't reflect well on Sarri at all? Don't get me wrong, the keeper really should have went when the board has gone up but consider his feelings and what would have been going through his head at the time. He's clearly fit and the manager wants to substitute him in a cup final with a minute to go - I could see why any player would be devastated with that and quite emotional. He's only human. If Sarri wants to make a tactical change and play a different keeper in the shootout, I think any manager with man management skills would have talked that through at length previously so it wasn't a nasty surprise. The reaction of Caballero being so embarrassed and none of the players really caring suggests to me that they don't rate the managers people skills either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 The Kepa is going to have to say Sarri to the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Statement from Kepa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Even Stevie Wonder can see right through that statement - handed out for dictated from high above. Kepa has not embarrassed Sarri, but has utterly humiliated him. Speaks volumes that none of the senior players in that Chelsea side saw fit to tell the 'keeper to get off the pitch either. Could you imagine Vincent Kompany, for example, standing by if Ederson had refused to leave the pitch in similar circumstances? Not a chance. Any authority Sarri had over that squad is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 9 hours ago, harry94 said: Is it just me who thinks this doesn't reflect well on Sarri at all? Don't get me wrong, the keeper really should have went when the board has gone up but consider his feelings and what would have been going through his head at the time. He's clearly fit and the manager wants to substitute him in a cup final with a minute to go - I could see why any player would be devastated with that and quite emotional. He's only human. If Sarri wants to make a tactical change and play a different keeper in the shootout, I think any manager with man management skills would have talked that through at length previously so it wasn't a nasty surprise. The reaction of Caballero being so embarrassed and none of the players really caring suggests to me that they don't rate the managers people skills either. Kepa had gone down twice in quick succession holding his thigh and needing the physio on, can completely see why Sarri thought that might hinder his ability to save penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Kepa had gone down twice in quick succession holding his thigh and needing the physio on, can completely see why Sarri thought that might hinder his ability to save penalties. Even if he had no injury, the manager has said he wants you off. Basically telling him to f**k off and refusing to leave the pitch is wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Plus the backup has a good record at saving penalties, so he might have fancied bringing him on anyway. It should be the manager's choice not the player's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Sarri taking the blame. That's sheer class from him when it's clearly not the case. Deluded, embarrassing but fair play to Sarri.I can see what you mean but there's nothing classy about that situation. I can't believe he didn't stand his ground, and just make the substitution. Just go ahead with it, until kepa finishes his tantrum. Kepa was well within his rights to make it clear he was gutted by the situation, but then be the bigger man. (Like the Dutch example at the world cup) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 11 hours ago, harry94 said: He's clearly fit He shouldn't have been rolling about the ground then. If he was wasting time, why didn't he tell the physio that? He's been caught out, undermined the manager, who then completely mis-handled it. No-one comes out of it well. Sarri should have gone on, belted him and resigned on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buchan30 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Keppa saying in a statement apparently that he wasn’t injured he was time wasting to take it to penalties and thats where the misunderstanding came from. Thats all fine and well but you only saved one of they penalties.Not defending him here, but when the physio went on to assess him, did the physio call for the substitution to be made? Because when the manager makes the change it’s usually on the advice of the physio, that seems to have been lost in all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 16 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Yup, Kepa been down twice in extra time with an injury, absolute joke hes not going off. Sarri backing down has just signed his own resignation. 1 He didn't back down. I was not aware of the rule myself but the keeper refused to come off. That's why Sarri went nuts. Can't believe none of the players on the pitch took charge of the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I feel sorry for Sarri. Standard Chelsea player behaviour to undermine the manager when they don’t like him - this was particularly grim though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Kepa has been fined a weeks wages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, ajwffc said: Kepa has been fined a weeks wages Bit of a minter for them to say it was a 'misunderstanding' only to now acknowledge he did indeed refuse & fine him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 23 hours ago, Jarballs said: P&B bingo klaxon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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