Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri plays down Kepa ‘misunderstanding’ in Carabao Cup final

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri plays down Kepa ‘misunderstanding’ in Carabao Cup final
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri attempted to play down Kepa Arrizabalaga’s refusal to be substituted in Sunday’s Carabao Cup loss to Manchester City, insisting it was a misunderstanding.Late on in extra-time, stand-in glovesman Willy Caballero was primed to come on after Kepa went down injured but the Spaniard declined to come off.2

Kepa complained to David Luiz after seeing his number come up on the substitutes board

It prompted Sarri to have a huge meltdown and he even turned to walk down the tunnel at one point before heading back to the touchline.Kepa then faced City’s spot-kicks and saved Leroy Sane’s effort from 12 yards but Chelsea lost the final after misses from Jorginho and David Luiz.The incident has prompted even more speculation that Sarri has no authority in the dressing room and talkSPORT’s Ryan Mason claimed this could lead to the Italian leaving his post.getty2

Sarri couldn’t believe Kepa refused to come off

But speaking to talkSPORT’s Ian Abrahams after the final, Sarri insisted it was a misunderstanding and tried to defuse the situation.Sarri said: “Im telling you the truth it was a misunderstanding.I understood that he had cramp so we needed to change because I didnt want a goalkeeper with cramp in the penalty shootout.The goalkeeper told me from the pitch No I am able to play and I realised from the situation only when I spoke to the doctor after three or four minutes but in the meantime the misunderstanding went on. Yes of course [I was angry] but as I said before he [Kepa] was right for the reason but in the wrong way for the conduct.If you saw the match then you have the answer [on whether Sarri is backed by his players].”Kepa insisted after the game he wasn’t disobeying Sarri’s orders.He said: “In no moment was it my intention to disobey, or anything like that with the boss.“Just that it was misunderstood, because I had been attended to by the medics twice, and he thought that I wasnt in condition to continue.“It was two or three minutes of confusion until the medics got to the bench, and they explained everything well.”

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