Marcos Alonso says Frank Lampard acted on the wrong information after his bust-up with the former Chelsea manager in 2020.
Alonso was substituted at half time during Chelsea’s 3-3 draw with West Brom in September 2020 and the player opted to not sit in the dugout for the second half.
Alonso claims he went back to the club’s changing room shortly before the final whistle before he waiting back on the team bus.
Lampard was furious with Alonso’s actions and gave the left-back a dressing down in front of the rest of Chelsea’s team.
But Alonso has defended his actions and says his Chelsea teammates were not offended by his decision to not sit back in the dugout after being substituted.
‘The manager didn’t take it well but I explained everything that happened. He thought I left before the end of the game but I told him no,’ Alonso told The Athletic.
‘There were some medical staff in the changing room who can provide the right information. ‘I watched the game upstairs and with five minutes to go they [West Brom security] told me I cannot be here so I went downstairs to the changing room. Then when the referee blew the whistle I went to the coach before the team got back.
‘It was not with any bad intention that I wanted to leave but I had a shower at half-time already, I had a shower upstairs and then I just went. I was not happy, of course, with how the game went and everything but it was not any intention to do that.
‘I spoke to my teammates straight after, [to check] if someone felt offended or something, [but] everyone was OK. ‘I was out [of the team] for a while but then I was back. Chelsea is the most important club in my career.
‘I want to give back [for] all the chances they put in me. That’s my only target. There will be good moments, there will be bad moments, there will be managers coming in and out. My contract is with Chelsea and I serve the club.’
