Kepa the leper
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an act of dissent
meant
disbarment
to the bench
while the stench
of mutiny
lingered
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Sarri fingered
as dead man walking
meanwhile Kepa?
treated
like a leper
¶ 1
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an act of dissent
meant
disbarment
to the bench
while the stench
of mutiny
lingered
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Sarri fingered
as dead man walking
meanwhile Kepa?
treated
like a leper
Sunday 24th February 2019
Man City beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup Final, on penalties.
Not the greatest match – but one of the greatest controversies…..
Kepa Arrizabalaga, the Chelsea keeper, refused to be substituted.
He had been victim to cramp and treated twice in the last 10 minutes of extra time.
Maurizio Sarri wanted to substitute him with Willy Cabellero, a known specialist at penalty saves, but Kepa refused to be substituted.
Mr Sarri was apoplectic and even had to run out of Wembley to clear his head!
Kepa did subsequently save one penalty, but dived over Aguerro’s soft pen.
David Luiz also missed (hit the post).
Man City won on penalties.
The following Wednesday, 27th Feb 2019:
Willy Cabellero was selected over Kepa, for the home PL fixture v Spurs. Chelsea won 2-0.
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Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
‘Three Teams Worse Than Us’ from our Toffee friend Denys in Italy, also sums up how FGR fans currently feel. Yes, in our case, with two going down to the Conference, it could be entitled ‘Two Teams Worse Than Us’, but three would make us feel even safer.
Enjoy it while you can, although I’m sure Mbappe could well be bound for St James
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