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Yeah but the damage was already done by then by Sarri, Kepa etc. Now all people talk about is player power, mutiny etc.

By the way, it's rather ironic that people brought up the player power thing again when Sarri helped to foster that with his team management this season. And he only made it worse by not stamping his authority yesterday.

Everyone else there looked disappointed too but only Hazard gets highlighted. Eden Hazard FC.

If it was because of the injury, then Sarri was silly to react the way he did after Kepa said he was okay to continue. If it was pre-planned, then this should have been communicated beforehand and even if not, these things should at least be talked about in the team meeting. I don't mean literally. Luiz did it in a half-hearted manner while Zola only did it once Sarri went ballistic. No one was really doing anything significant from preventing the situation to turn out as it did. I don't blame Sarri for feeling angry but what I do expect from him is to be in charge of the situation, stand his ground if he really wanted that sub to happen. He's the manager of the team, he's supposed to be the leader and yet, he went totally ballistic and lost control of the situation.

If the sub really was pre-planned, then this is where I have issue with. Unless Kepa decided to say fuck it at the last minute (in which case then he should be punished), Sarri should have communicated this to Kepa and the players pre-match. Not saying Kepa's reaction turned out to be the right one but if you decide to take a keeper off and his chance to be the hero for the team 1-2 minutes from the end without any warning, then you shouldn't be surprised to see some sort of protest from the keeper. As it was and the fact that no one else appeared to do anything (be it the players dragging Kepa off or the coaching staff telling him to come off), suggest the entire situation was badly mismanaged. If this decision had been communicated beforehand, we would be sitting here and talking about the performance instead. Also, I just had a look back at the incident and don't think Sarri covered himself in glory in that situation either. Why didn't Sarri stand his ground on the sideline and insist on the change if he really was hell-bent on making it? He first came to the touchline to signal the change, went back and wrote something, came back out looking pissed when he realized Kepa didn't want to come off, ref came to talk to him and he then went ballistic and threatened to walk out. He should have been in control of the situation but ended up wasn't, opposite to what he said post-match. Again not saving Kepa's reaction was right but Sarri's angry reaction and lack of control only added to the mess and confusion in that incident.

Playing devil's advocate here - What if Sarri did want to make the keeper sub because of Caballero's penalty save record but Kepa at that point of time thought it was because his cramp, hence the misunderstanding?

I genuinely do not know what to expect from this team anymore.

This penalty is pure filth from Hazard!

The shit drama aside, Azpi is a low-key great penalty taker!

Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2018/19 Premier League Match 27 27th February, Wednesday, 2019 Stamford Bridge 20:00 Kick Off (UK time)

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Ironically, JT said this...

Feels like everyone is just doing their own thing right now...

Precisely why I said what I said earlier. The lack of communication in that incident sums us up right now. No one took control of the situation and everyone was either going mad or was clueless/ignorant on what's going on.

He was already going mad and preparing to walk off the pitch but then made a u-turn and was still pissed off for a while after that. If Sarri really thought Kepa undermined him, then this was his chance to stamp his authority but he didn't and has come off looking weak. Considering he has been so stubborn, if he's going to go out, he might as go out his way. All in all, don't think Sarri covered himself in glory either in that situation.

Did he though? Only seen trying to talk something to him but did nothing. No one else did anything! On Azpi's part, yeah, it certainly doesn't look great from his part, especially his post-match comments.

He was going ballistic then and only seeing red. Probably saw things differently once he calmed down...

People can't complain about Mourinho's and Conte's combustible management style and then later moan if/when players have some sort of reaction against it.

People keep on blaming the players...maybe the question should be, why has a manager not gotten a proper hold over this squad? It's ironic that people complain we lack leaders, characters etc like in the past but then think this leader-less, character-less team can turn it on against the manager. If Sarri has the squad under control, that incident earlier wouldn't have happened the way it did.

Sarri is the manager, he's supposed to be THE leader of the team and yet, he went and threw a tantrum in the heat of things. I don't blame him for being angry but throwing his toys out of the pram instead of trying to keep calm and communicate what the fuck is going on properly isn't a good trait of a leader.