Tayls Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Plus let’s not forget they spent 50m on the Dortmund guy in January, who will be joining in the summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Demitri_C Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Suprised no one ha s mentioned what happened with sarri and kepa. Chelsea are a complete laughing stock. Sarri should not have bottled that and continued with the sub. The keeper can't refuse to come off if he subbed him. Kepa really is a prick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Kepa has issued an explanation from his side of the story on his Instagram. Make of it what you will. Translated it goes something like this: Upset and sad for not being able to take the title, we fought until the end against a great team. We will continue working to be stronger. I would also like to clarify some facts of today's match: First of all I regret how the end of the match has been portrayed. At no time has it been my intention to disobey the coach or any of his decisions. I think everything has been misunderstood in the heat of the final part of a match for a title. The coach thought I was not in a position to play on and my intention was to express that I was in good condition to continue helping the team, while the docs that had treated me arrived at the bench to give the message. I feel the image that has been portrayed was not my intention. I have full respect for the coach and his authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyC_UTV Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 24 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Suprised no one ha s mentioned what happened with sarri and kepa. Chelsea are a complete laughing stock. Sarri should not have bottled that and continued with the sub. The keeper can't refuse to come off if he subbed him. Kepa really is a prick They have Dem but in here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 I said in the other thread I can kind of see his side of it. He wanted to play on, understandably, he didn't think he was injured enough to be forced off and that was what he was trying to portray. I think the mistake was Sarri. If they wanted him off regardless they should have just stood there ready to make the sub and got him off. It was the confusion that ensued and the bench backing down that caused it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I said in the other thread I can kind of see his side of it. He wanted to play on, understandably, he didn't think he was injured enough to be forced off and that was what he was trying to portray. I think the mistake was Sarri. If they wanted him off regardless they should have just stood there ready to make the sub and got him off. It was the confusion that ensued and the bench backing down that caused it all. I thought it was not because of the injury but because the other keeper was better at penalties than kepa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 52 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I thought it was not because of the injury but because the other keeper was better at penalties than kepa? It's because Kepa went down injured for the second time in quick succession. I'd be worried if a team were bringing off their £70m keeper because Willy Caballero was better at penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Caballero apparently has saved 11 out of 28 penalties for his club team, No idea about international football. Also no idea if that's good or not, but it's not bad I would think. Not counting yesterday Kepa had save 4 out of 17 in club football. Kepa still young thou, for a keeper. Edit: All according to transfermarkt. Edited February 25, 2019 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, sne said: Caballero apparently has saved 11 out of 28 penalties for his club team, No idea about international football. Also no idea if that's good or not, but it's not bad I would think. Not counting yesterday Kepa had save 4 out of 17 in club football. Kepa still young thou, for a keeper. Edit: All according to transfermarkt. Caballero has a good record, but I don't think subbing him in in the last minute is a very good message to sign when you've spent £70m on your first choice. Anyway, the sub was clearly for injury. I'm sure Caballero's penalty record would have been a silver lining, but there's no way that sub would have been made (or attempted!) if Kepa hadn't been injured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 26 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's because Kepa went down injured for the second time in quick succession. I'd be worried if a team were bringing off their £70m keeper because Willy Caballero was better at penalties. It's not in unnormal that's happened before in games. Kepa wouldn't lose his place in the team. If he takes that personally then he is abit sensitive. All that matters is your team wins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: It's not in unnormal that's happened before in games. Kepa wouldn't lose his place in the team. If he takes that personally then he is abit sensitive. All that matters is your team wins? Well it is "unnormal" (sic) It's very very rare that a keeper get subbed off for another keeper before a shootout. I think what you mean is it's not unheard of. I'm not talking about Kepa's feelings. I'm talking about a club spending £70m on a keeper but deciding he's not good enough to stay in for a penalty shootout. It would be like subbing Neymar off before the shootout because you don't think he's good enough to score a penalty. He's the msot expensive player in the world, he should be able to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 26 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Caballero has a good record, but I don't think subbing him in in the last minute is a very good message to sign when you've spent £70m on your first choice. Anyway, the sub was clearly for injury. I'm sure Caballero's penalty record would have been a silver lining, but there's no way that sub would have been made (or attempted!) if Kepa hadn't been injured. I dont know, its very rare a team dont use 3 subs in a game especially when it goes to extra time. I think Sarri was saving that sub for penalties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 With the new rules allowing a 4th sub in extra time it might get more common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: I dont know, its very rare a team dont use 3 subs in a game especially when it goes to extra time. I think Sarri was saving that sub for penalties Caballero didn't start warming up until Kepa went down injured. There's no way that sub was being made without the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: I thought it was not because of the injury but because the other keeper was better at penalties than kepa? It's probably more to do with the fact that if Chelsea won the cup sarri would have been given a massive dollop of kudos for the change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This one is on Sarri, no matter how the media spin it. The club is an absolute joke show, no doubt... but the club is still way too big for him. Watching him pacing about on the touchline, going ballistic was hilarious. The guy is totally out of his depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Is Kepa even a good goalkeeper? Most goals he concedes seem quite soft for his price tag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: It's not in unnormal that's happened before in games. I sense that you’re not a fan of the music of Tom Jones are you Dem? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 25, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: I sense that you’re not a fan of the music of Tom Jones are you Dem? Why, why why? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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