The agent of Chelsea defender Toni Rudiger has taken aim at Cesar Azpilicueta over the Kepa Arrizabalaga revolt.
In a series of tweets, Saif Rubie slammed the Spaniard, accusing him of a lack of leadership for not making his fellow countryman leave the field when asked by manager Maurizio Sarri.
“I’m a fan of Azpi [Azpilicueta] but as captain he should never have allowed what happened with the GK [goalkeeper] refusing to come off to happen,” he tweeted.
“For me he needs to have the captaincy taken off him, GK dropped for the foreseeable future and Rudiger to be made Chelsea captain as he’s a real leader.”
Chelsea fans also turned on Carabao Cup final captain Cesar Azpilicueta after he did nothing to intervene during the shameful scenes involving goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Wembley.
Azpilicueta refused to comment on the row after the game in his post-match interview, claiming he did not see the incident as he was on the other side of the pitch.
Kepa went down twice with cramp and needed attention from the Chelsea medical team, but Sarri said after the game he was incorrect to think the goalkeeper could not continue.
Chelsea legend John Terry said Kepa showed a lack of respect for his coach, but the goalkeeper has since spoken out about the incident.