"When you warm up, you have your half, the other team have their half. I've never asked my team or my coaches to encroach on the opposition's territory. In that moment, I didn't think it was right where they were operating. They were affecting my lads' warm-up and my staff's warm-up. So I asked them, maybe not politely, to make sure they stay in their half."
"I'm not here to have mind games. It's just what I think is right and respectful. Hopefully, we respect that and other teams do too. There are certain etiquettes in football. I always try and be as respectful as possible. I always want to win. I've never asked my coaches. I don't have an issue with anyone at Arsenal Football Club. A fantastic manager, Mikel Arteta, I've got so much respect for."
"Arsenal reached the final after a late Kai Havertz goal sealed a 4-2 win on aggregate. Chelsea were criticised for their cautious approach but were without a host of key players. Rosenior said that Cole Palmer, who came on in the second half against Arsenal, was ready to play 90 minutes when Chelsea visit Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. It is unclear whether Pedro Neto and Reece James will return from minor knocks. Jamie Gittens is sidelined with a torn hamstring."
Liam Rosenior accused Arsenal staff of encroaching on Chelsea's warm-up at the Emirates and publicly admonished a staff member for straying into the wrong half. Television cameras captured Rosenior losing his temper and directing a foul-mouthed outburst at an unidentified Arsenal employee. Rosenior emphasized established warm-up etiquette, saying each side should keep to its half and that the encroachment affected his players and coaches. He stressed respect for Mikel Arteta and denied seeking mind games. Arsenal reached the Carabao Cup final with a late Kai Havertz goal, while Chelsea, missing several key players, saw uncertain returns for Pedro Neto and Reece James.
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