Hanako
2019-02-25 17:26:30
But a club source told Standard Sport that Chelsea are not looking to punish or fine Kepa, who joined from Athletic Bilbao for £71.6million last August, and insisted both he and Sarri are putting the altercation behind them.
And when asked by Standard Sport if the Sarri is having a problem with player power at Stamford Bridge, Luiz said: “No. The coach has the power over the group. He has our respect.
“For me there is not a problem here for that. We all believe in his philosophy, we all believe in the way he wants us to play.
“That’s why we did a great game against the best team in Europe at the moment. It was a misunderstanding and we all want to do what is best for Chelsea.”
Pressed for his version of events over what happened regarding the substitution, Luiz added: “It is never easy for us to listen from afar. I didn’t know if the coach wanted to make the change because it was his decision or because he’d (Kepa) already been on the floor twice.
“Kepa was saying ‘no, I’m good, I can stay on the pitch’, but from far (on the sidelines) you can’t understand. You have the fans too, they start to boo (so it’s hard to hear/communicate).
“The game was stopped but the referee (Jonathan Moss) was saying ‘play, play, play’. The referee went there and said ‘okay no more substitution’, came back and we restarted.
“People can think in a negative way or a positive way (about this). It is always like that.”