Chelsea have fined Kepa Arrizabalaga one week’s wages after he refused to be subbed off in the Carabao Cup final.
The goalkeeper has been disciplined after he defied Maurizio Sarri’s orders to come off in extra-time of Chelsea’s eventual defeat to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
In 2014 Barcelona coach Luis Enrique had to part with a comment after Messi was captured in footage broadcasted by Spanish TV channel La Sexta showing the Barcelona star Lionel Messi refusing to be substituted during the 3-0 win over Eibar at the Camp Nou on “what happened can be interpreted in many ways” said Luis
Images of the 76th-minute incident show Enrique shouting to Messi and gesturing towards the bench after the Argentine had scored his side’s third.
But Messi appeared to refuse to be replaced by Munir El Haddadi, with Neymar becoming the player to make way instead.
Messi’s goal left him one short of the all-time La Liga scoring record of 351 strikes and Enrique, quoted by AS, said: “Before making changes, we generally ask the players and we make the decision afterwards.
“What happened can be interpreted many ways, depending on who it serves. I will carry on doing what I have been doing.
“I have to take everything into account, but I trust in how he feels and what he tells me.
“Sometimes I look around me on the bench and think how lucky we are to have Messi. For us it is not just about what he does on the pitch. He is also a great motivator for his teammates.”