Chelsea keeper

[Filo]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

[drfchound]

Come in number one, your time is up.
He will be on his way now I bet.

[Copps is Magic]

Watching the body language on the TV I seriously question whether that Chelsea manager has control over any of his players. It will be him that goes.

[NickDRFC]

The level of power players have these days is appalling. Vardy & Schmeichel might as well take over at Leicester. I hope Sarri sees the season out, fines Kepa a month’s (preferably more) wages and doesn’t pick him again. Unfotunately the likelihood is that Sarri will follow the same way as his predecessors.

I don’t understand either why he wasn’t forced off. Seemed like the ref went over and asked him if he was coming off - why? Surely once the decision has been passed to the 4th official that’s it, and he should be off. The player has nothing to do with it and the game should have been stopped until he was forced to leave with his tail between his legs.

[steve@dcfd]

If the manager goes then the goal keeper should go for disrespecting the manager and club. If the club allow Kepa to stay then no manager will have control at Chelsea.

This is what you see when a technical director brings in the players and the manager has to accept them

[since-1969]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

[Copps is Magic]

The players are bigger financial assets, it plain and simple.

[Filo]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

[andysly]

I wonder what the keeper would’ve done if Sean Dyche was Chelsea manager.
Or what Brian Clough would’ve done 😬

[Filo]

Just watching the Sarri interview, he won’t be Chelsea manager much longer

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Could you imagine darren Ferguson's reaction to him?

Manager should be in charge end of story.

[andysly]

Just watching the Sarri interview, he won’t be Chelsea manager much longer

Not seen the interview but he nigh on resigned when he walked down the tunnel during the fracas.

[since-1969]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

You don’t win by humiliating your first choice keeper ! He never thought through how this looked to him .

[Donnybax]

Why didn’t the Chelsea captain drag him off the pitch?

[Filo]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

You don’t win by humiliating your first choice keeper ! He never thought through how this looked to him .

Nothing humiliating about it, the manager makes the decisions not the players

[Ye-Aul-Tavern]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

You don’t win by humiliating your first choice keeper ! He never thought through how this looked to him .

How is making a substitute humiliating the player? Also, he had been rolling around as if he was injured. I actually found it hard to watch but Sarri came across as weak in the post match interview.

[drfchound]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

You don’t win by humiliating your first choice keeper ! He never thought through how this looked to him .

Nothing humiliating about it, the manager makes the decisions not the players

Is it any different to McCann taking say, Copps or Kane off the pitch?
It has to be the managers decision, as you say.

[GazLaz]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

The managerial decision has nothing to do with it, the managerpicks the team and calls the shots, Kepa has shown massive disrespect for the managers position

You don’t win by humiliating your first choice keeper ! He never thought through how this looked to him .

How is making a substitute humiliating the player? Also, he had been rolling around as if he was injured. I actually found it hard to watch but Sarri came across as weak in the post match interview.

He will have been told what to say by the press officer.

[rich1471]

The goalie went down twice with cramp in the last 10 minutes , for the good of the team he should have come off he was struggling really bad , but it was shocking that he refused to come off

[Barnie41]

Sarri was already a dead man walking before the game. They're just waiting for the next excuse to get rid.
Kepa should have gone off. Caballero on made good tactical sense.
Azpilicueta and co bottled it.
Joke club.
If that's the premier league, they can keep it (Unless the blades get up, in which case it'll be fab to pocket 170 million thanks very much) 😂😂

[dickos1]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

He was injured, he went down three times with cramp

[Nudga]

Always wondered why subbing a goalkeeper in any circumstances is seen as a major talking point.

[grayx]

How the fcuk can a goalkeeper get cramp?
Hes hardly running around.

[5minstogo]

How the fcuk can a goalkeeper get cramp?
Hes hardly running around.

That's not how cramp works......

[grayx]

How the fcuk can a goalkeeper get cramp?
Hes hardly running around.

That's not how cramp works......

Ok, im no medic but i usually associate cramp with over use of a muscle or dehydration, neither of which usually applies to a goalkeeper.

[tommy toes]

As an old cynic my take on it is that there was sod all wrong with him and he was playacting to cover for the slight mistakes he made on both 'half saves' he made.

[BillyStubbsTears]

The most embarrassing thing I've ever seen on a football pitch.

A goalkeeper going down with cramp.

[since-1969]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

He was injured, he went down three times with cramp

He wasn’t injured though ... I thought not !

[drfchound]

Refused to be subbed, what a disgrace!

Why a disgrace he played 90 mins in the final and not injured but considered rubbish by his manager. This was a poor management decision , if he felt it had to be done then half time of the extra time would have been sensible to avoid making a total embarrassment of his first choice. ( not now probably)

He was injured, he went down three times with cramp

He wasn’t injured though ... I thought not !

So, faking it then.

[rtid88]

Just typifies why I have totally lost interest in top tier football... Too much player power... Complete disrespect... Also typifies the youth of today!