Alan Shearer and Ruud Gullit have dismissed Maurizio Sarri’s claim that his row with Kepa Arrizabalaga was merely a ‘misunderstanding’.
The Chelsea boss was left furious in the final minutes of their Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City after Kepa refused to be substituted.
Maurizio Sarri says the Kepa substitution confusion was ‘a big misunderstanding’ because he thought the player had cramp. However he says Kepa was right that he could continue although the way he went about it was wrong. Sarri says he needs to talk to Kepa now. #CHEMCI— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 24, 2019
An apoplectic Sarri threw something in the dugout and almost walked down the tunnel after he tried and failed to bring on Willy Caballero at Wembley.
Willy Caballero was stripped and ready to come on, only for Kepa to hold his ground on Sunday
Sarri later played down the incident but, speaking on Match Of The Day, Alan Shearer said: ‘I think it tells the story the way the manager reacted. He went absolutely berserk.
‘I don’t think that’s a misunderstanding. He wants him off for a specific reason and he’s disobeyed him and undermined
Sarri tried to sub off Chelsea’s goalkeeper, Kepa…but he refused to leave, and Sarri flipped out 😳
(via @SkyFootball) pic.twitter.com/cBWodJDyw3— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 24, 2019