“Imagine out of 22 players” – Gary Lineker digs at Tuchel Chelsea after Carabao Cup final loss
According to reports, Gary Lineker has aimed a dig at Chelsea and Kepa Arrizabalaga after the Blues fell to a penalty shootout defeat against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. The Chelsea shot-stopper missed the deciding penalty, having failed to make a single save, and has received a lot of negative press ever since.
Lineker took to Twitter to aim a sly dig at both player and club, following their loss:
“That must be a first. Bring on a keeper for a penalty shootout and the only player out of 22 to miss is that substitute keeper, Kepa.”
That must be a first. Bring on a keeper for a penalty shootout and the only player out of 22 to miss is that substitute keeper, Kepa.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) February 27, 2022
The Spanish keeper came on to replace Edouard Mendy for the penalty shootout, but failed to save any spotkicks. It didn’t help that he blasted the ball over the goal to give Liverpool the trophy.
The star’s costly penalty miss cost the Blues the chance to add a domestic cup to their trophy haul this season.
Chelsea will now focus on holding on to third spot in the league as well as mounting a defense of their European crown. The Blues will hope to put this setback behind them and move forward to possibly further trophies at the end of the season.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are celebrating a record-breaking League Cup win, with the Reds holding the most wins in the competition’s history. Jurgen Klopp will now hope to maintain the momentum and set his sights on potentially lifting a quadruple at the end of the current campaign.