While it ended up backfiring, Thomas Tuchel ’s decision to bring on Kepa Arrizabalaga specifically for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final penalty shootout remains the right decision when comparing his penalty save percentage to Edouard Mendy’s.
Kepa was brought on with less than a minute remaining of extra-time, despite Mendy producing a man-of-the-match performance to hold out Liverpool across 120 minutes.
But rather than be Chelsea ’s hero of the hour, the Spanish keeper was the villain, failing to save any of Liverpool’s 11 penalties before putting his spot-kick high over the bar to hand the Reds the trophy.
