You’ve exerted years upon years of your life to play professional football in cup finals, title winning games and defining moments in your football club’s history. You go on to keep a clean sheet against the Premier League’s top scorers at Wembley, and are a penalty shoot-out away from silverware…I think I’d throw a hissy fit too if I was taken off!

What happened on Sunday was a farce. It was an insult to the integrity of the game and the nature of respect. But club record signing Kepa Arrizabalaga acted on emotion, and in those circumstances, I think we all would. It’s the guy’s first ever cup final for his new club, bear in mind he is only 24, he wants to experience the glory of going all the way or at least die trying.

Imagine the embarrassment of been substituted so that a 37-year-old can show you how to save a pen, in front of 80,000 people! It’s damaging to pride, confidence and morale.

But, on what authority did Kepa have to undermine his manager and thus the entirety of Chelsea Football Club? His thought process didn’t even brush past putting the club before his own esteem. A global club worth billions, with fans stretching to the very far corners of the globe. But why would it?

His face says it all. (Credit: Goal.com)

Also, lets think about Sarri’s reaction. How did he allow Kepa to have that sort of authority? What is it about Kepa that gives him that high ground, his £71million price tag perhaps? What if this was a young English player such as Loftus-Cheek, what would be the reaction of Sarri and the media? I think it would be very different indeed.

I’ve seen all the rubbish about it all being a misunderstanding and that they are best friends again. But come on, seriously? I’ve had misunderstandings with my missus, but I haven’t lobbed water bottles around, turned to bolt out of the door and then dropped her for the next fixture. It was cowardice from Sarri, it was gracelessness from Kepa. It’s all food for thought.