Kepa vs Sarri: Chelsea players should have backed the manager and told goalkeeper to leave the pitch, Michael Ballack tells talkSPORT

Kepa vs Sarri: Chelsea players should have backed the manager and told goalkeeper to leave the pitch, Michael Ballack tells talkSPORT
Michael Ballack has told Chelsea players respect the coach and his decisions after Maurizio Sarris meltdown with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga during Sundays Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.Blues number one Kepa was accused of humiliating, disrespecting and undermining his manager when refusing to be substituted during the Wembley clash.Kepa had been struggling with cramp and, with the game still locked at 0-0 and approaching a penalty shoot-out, Sarri was ready to replace him with number two Willy Caballero.But the rebellious Spaniard refused to leave the pitch, insisting he was fit to continue, which sparked a furious reaction from Sarri on the sidelines.getty2

Sarri couldn’t believe Kepa refused to come off

The manager has since dismissed the entire episode as a big misunderstanding.Chelsea defender David Luiz went to speak with Kepa and is said to have told his frustrated team-mate to respect Sarri’s decision, but it was apparently not enough to get the goalkeeper to leave the field.But former midfielder Ballack believes the rest of Chelseas players should have stepped in and forced Kepa to comply with his managers wishes, saying the whole episode was not a good picture for the club.It was surprise, Ive never seen anything like that before, the German said on Mondays Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast.When your number is shown, you must respect the managers decision.2

David Luiz appears to try and convince Kepa to respect Sarri’s decision

I was a bit surprised by the reaction of the team. Normally if a team-mate is not leaving the pitch and is frustrated for a certain reason, and obviously this was a really important reason to make a quick sub just before the penalties, you go over and you try to speak with him to get him to follow the instructions.But David, I dont what he was saying to him, but hes a key player in that team and hes a leader, so it surprises me.It was a not a good picture for Chelsea.The board has to say something because its really, really important the players respect the coach and respect each other and something shouldnt happen like that.It was a shame, because they played a good game against a really strong team and they deserved something, but now were all talking about something like this.Listen back to Michael Ballack on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast

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