Cesc Fabregas speaks out on Chelsea’s penalty fiasco as he warns arguments over who takes spot-kicks can cause ‘bad vibes’ in the dressing room – and recalls being at the centre of a similar row

Cesc Fabregas has claimed penalty chaos such as Chelsea‘s team-mate scramble against Everton on Monday can create a ‘bad vibe’ in the dressing room.

Chelsea thrashed a struggling Toffees side 6-0 as Cole Palmer scored four goals to move level with Erling Haaland on 20 strikes in the Premier League‘s golden boot race, but it was the argument to take a penalty that dominated post-match discussions.

Fabregas, was watching the ugly scene unfold between Chelsea players Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson before Palmer took control of the situation and fired past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from the spot.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea Premier League winner fumed about the public display of chaos at Stamford Bridge and insisted he ‘hated’ watching the scene unfold.

Fabregas compared his past experience at Euro 2016 when Sergio Ramos took the ball off him before missing against Croatia to the incident between Chelsea team-mates. 

Chelsea players Nicolas Jackson (right) and Noni Madueke (left) argued over who would take the penalty

Cole Palmer eventually took control of the situation before scoring the resulting penalty

‘I had a similar experience at the European Championship in 2016 in Spain against Croatia,’ he said on the BBC‘s Planet Premier League podcast.

‘I was about to kick the penalty for 2-1 for us and there was someone coming from the back and said: ‘I want to take it’. 

‘I said: ‘No, I’m the penalty taker’. I hate it when I see these kinds of things. I think it creates such a bad vibe. I just gave it up and I didn’t want to be a part of anything so ugly.

‘We ended up missing it and then after that we ended up losing the game,’ he added.

Ramos’ missed penalty ended up costing Spain top spot in their group at the Euros as Croatia won 2-1 and meant they had to play Italy in the competition’s last-16.

Fabregas recalled a similar situation with Spain legend Sergio Ramos at European Championship 2016

Fabregas was annoyed after Ramos took the ball off him for a penalty against Croatia

They ended up being knocked out of the competition by Italy at the time and Fabregas evidently still holds grudges over the incident.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was similarly disgusted by the squabble amongst his players but admitted the squad have ‘moved on’ ahead of taking on Man City in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

‘I made it clear after the game. We had a meeting with all the players, staff and the sporting directors,’ he said.

‘I explained my feelings and delivered a clear message that I delivered in my media and press conference. We move on and I think they understood the situation.’