Kepa’s fate in the balance as Chelsea bid to ease Sarri pressure
Maurizio Sarri claimed after the Tottenham match that Kepa Arrizabalaga remained his 'first choice' keeper, but yesterday he refused to confirm whether the former Athletic Bilbao star would feature against Fulham. — Action Images via Reuters
The Italian was apoplectic at Kepa’s Wembley mutiny and, already battling to avoid the sack in the midst of a nightmare campaign, he responded to the challenge to his authority by wielding the axe. Sarri claimed after the Tottenham match that Kepa remained his “first choice” keeper, but yesterday he refused to confirm whether the former Athletic Bilbao star would feature against Fulham.
They trail fourth placed Arsenal by three points and a shock defeat against managerless Fulham would leave Sarri back on the brink of the sack after a draining week for him and his team.“On Sunday we played for 130 minutes and 95 minutes on Wednesday, so I need to value the recovery of every single player. Then we have to decide the team.”
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