In the just-concluded League Cup final, Chelsea and Liverpool, who played at home, played 120 minutes without a winner, and after two rounds of penalties, Liverpool finally won this season's English League Cup 11-10 due to Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa's penalty. The penalty shootout is always a harsh outcome for the losing side, especially for Chelsea, who have already cancelled three goals for offside. But when it comes to the defeat, both coach Tuchel and Kepa, who missed a penalty, have been fiercely criticized.
SpeakSPORT, in its critique of Tuchel, said that Mendy saved Chelsea in 119 minutes of the game, and since Tuchel decided to be the best player, he should continue to let him win for you in the penalty shootout, but he missed the penalty in the end, and you (Tuchel) also lost the trophy.
TalkSPORT analysis said: "In the next few days, there will be a lot of debate about whether Tuchel's substitution is the right choice. Are you going to have a dedicated professional penalty keeper for the penalty shootout? Can you really have it? Why did you make that decision? Your goalkeeper has been unbeaten for 120 minutes, so why has that changed? It's incredible, really, really. ”
Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp, who was the live host, also couldn't believe Tuchel's decision and questioned Kepa's behaviour on penalties. Redknapp told Sky Sports: "Edward Mendy is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and Tuchel replaced him with Kepa – it's ridiculous. I don't like Kepa's behavior when he takes a penalty and then he takes one of the most crucial penalties. I don't like it, I don't understand why Tuchel would do it. The best goalkeeper in the world should have stayed there in the first place. ”