Kepa Arrizabalaga
Zola reveals what really happened when Kepa refused to come off in Carabao Cup final
It will go down as one of the most infamous moments in Carabao Cup final history as Chelsea goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga appeared to refuse his manager’s orders by refusing to come off against Manchester City last season. The Spaniard would not adhere to Maurizio Sarri’s wishes on the touchline and stayed on the pitch despite Chelsea wanting to replace him with Willy Caballero. Having […]
Neville slams Kepa Arrizabalaga after goalkeeper’s shaky first half against Arsenal
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is a player that he can’t accept having in his team. The world-record goalkeeper was not convincing in the first half of Chelsea’s Europa League final game with Arsenal in Baku. Kepa punched at a number of crosses when the safe option was a routine catch while […]
REVEALED: The time Messi did a Kepa for Barcelona and refused to be substituted in 2014
Kepa Arrizabalaga grabbed the headlines from the Carabao Cup final after refusing to be substituted – but he is not the first player to disobey his manager. The Chelsea goalkeeper was in fact following the lead of one of the greatest players of all time, in Barcelona’s In October 2014, Messi refused to come off […]
Kepa: It wasn’t my intention to disobey Sarri
Kepa Arrizabalaga has come out to explain his on-pitch row with Maurizio Sarri in the final against Manchester City, which threatened to overshadow Chelsea’s penalty shootout defeat to Guardiola’s side. The £71m signing was involved in the incident at the end of extra time, where Willy Caballero was set to come on after Arrizabalaga went […]