Patrick Vieira has jumped to the defence of Thomas Tuchel after his decision to bring Kepa Arrizabalaga onto the pitch in Chelsea's Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
Kepa has a strong record in penalty shootouts in recent times, including in the UEFA Super Cup, where he was brought on for Edouard Mendy in extra-time and was then the hero for the Blues, who ended up lifting the trophy.
However, that was not the case on Sunday evening in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley against Liverpool. In the most ironic of ways, Kepa was the only player, out of the 22 who took a spot-kick, to miss - handing the Reds the trophy.
