Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

Kepa needs dropping for the next few games for that. No matter how he performed you simply can't ignore your manager's instructions like that.

 

Would be interesting to know the laws of the game around this. If a players is instructed to leave the pitch, i.e substitution, injury etc and refuses, can the ref send him off ?

 

Yeah we looked it today.

 

There's no way David Luiz can properly control his shot when he runs in at that speed to take a penalty.

 

oh i fully agree on that though personally feel that a couple of weeks of internal turmoil at the Bridge is always highly entertaining however often it happens.

 

I doubt there is anything in the rules, it has to be about respect, plus it brought the game into disrepute for a few moments, maybe the football governing bodies can hold the club, player or manager to account for that somehow.

I was a bit disappointed with what appeared the lack of response from the bench, to support Sarri in this situation.

 

Neutrals, who did you think the ref massively favoured in the United v Liverpool game?

 

Yeah it was an absolute **** show from Kepa, massive lack of respect for his manager and Caballero

 

City

 

funny as **** though .

 

Sarri is refusing to slate Kepa....keeps saying it was a misunderstanding

 

100%

 

Neutrals don't give a flying **** how two teams who used to win things played out a 0-0 draw.

 

No player should ever be bigger than the manager. Sarri would have been justified in publicly roasting the insolent little ****er.

 

Shame is that I thought Sarri got the tactics absolutely spot on. Chelsea were a match for Man City and could easily have won that game, Hazard possible MOTM.

It would have been utterly awesome if Sarri had subbed off an outfield player for Willy and Kepa was left just sitting to one side watching the penalty shoot out. Caballero could definately take Kepa in a fight and I suspect would have enjoyed putting him in his place. It'd have been like an old school WWF tag into the ring.

 

He didn't even need to do that. Although Clough would have publically torn strips off him the likes of Ferguson and (my teams manager) Benitez would have more likely just said it was something they would be dealing with in such a tone that everyone hearing it would know they wouldn't want to be that player.

 

More aimed at the people who took 2 hours out of their life to watch the game and a few moments to comment on it during the match. I understand that you chose not to watch it so can't give an opinion but thanks for your input nonetheless.

PS United won two trophies the season before last so we still win things occasionally.

 

I always appreciate a hilarious Chelsea story but he can’t be allowed to get away with this.

 

I didn’t think the ref was particularly good or bad for either team. Did you?

 

He massively favoured one side.