Pizy 18,918 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 So after being in Spain for so long and switching nationalities I wonder if Costa speaks Spanish or Portuguese in everyday situations. I've never even heard him speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 So after being in Spain for so long and switching nationalities I wonder if Costa speaks Spanish or Portuguese in everyday situations.I've never even heard him speak.Same here. Does he speak English well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chelsea 864 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Ryan Davidson...A member of the forum. Spike put it in the tag because Ryan is a twit. Thanks but this thread need rest since there is no news ATM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Absolutely, and I think they've signed good players. But, having won the title for the first time in what was it, 18 years? To then go and lose the three forward players that delivered it must be gut wrenching for a football fan.Heard they're pretty close to signing Rodrigo from Benfica who will be another good option for them.Yeah, no chance of them winning the title again this season. To lose roughly half their starting lineup (Costa, Villa, Tiago, Luis, Courtois) will be too much no matter how good the replacements.I think Rodrigo would be amazing for them. Atletico have history of developing world class strikers and Rodrigo at the moment is a rough diamond, a player who's got all the talent to be one of the best players in the world but so far hasn't really been able to fulfill his potential playing in the low-level Portuguese league so Atleti would be a perfect team for him. Hope they get him, I like Rodrigo and would be nice to get to see him more often. He's way too expensive for Atletico though because he's owned by a third party who earlier this year bought his rights for €40m from Benfica but with the rules being what they are in Spain I think Atletico could just buy a part of him with the majority of his ownership still remaining with the investment group but to buy 100% of his rights is too much for a team like Atletico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidEU 2,023 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Yeah, no chance of them winning the title again this season. To lose roughly half their starting lineup (Costa, Villa, Tiago, Luis, Courtois) will be too much no matter how good the replacements.I think Rodrigo would be amazing for them. Atletico have history of developing world class strikers and Rodrigo at the moment is a rough diamond, a player who's got all the talent to be one of the best players in the world but so far hasn't really been able to fulfill his potential playing in the low-level Portuguese league so Atleti would be a perfect team for him. Hope they get him, I like Rodrigo and would be nice to get to see him more often. He's way too expensive for Atletico though because he's owned by a third party who earlier this year bought his rights for €40m from Benfica but with the rules being what they are in Spain I think Atletico could just buy a part of him with the majority of his ownership still remaining with the investment group but to buy 100% of his rights is too much for a team like Atletico.Depends how much prize money they are able to reinvest from winning La Liga and getting to the CL final I guess. Isn't the distribution of TV money in Spain changing quite dramatically this season or something too? But they've bought for big price tags before so I wouldn't be surprised to see them do it again.Turan, Mandzukic and Rodrigo is an interesting front 3 for sure and they'll give every side in La Liga a tough job. Oblak and Siqueira are really good replacements for Courtois and Luis whilst the rest of their defence and midfield should be the same as before. I think they'll do well again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If World Cup players are getting three weeks off (as they have previously), then we could see Cesc, Azpi, Torres and possibly Costa at some point this week. They were eliminated 20 days ago.The one player I could see having longer than the rest is Oscar, if its true hes played 156 games in two years then give him an extra 7-10 days.156 games in two years? Now that's a lot of numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Absolutely, and I think they've signed good players. But, having won the title for the first time in what was it, 18 years? To then go and lose the three forward players that delivered it must be gut wrenching for a football fan.Heard they're pretty close to signing Rodrigo from Benfica who will be another good option for them.rodrigo is part owned by peter lim (valencia owner) i think he will go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Depends how much prize money they are able to reinvest from winning La Liga and getting to the CL final I guess. Isn't the distribution of TV money in Spain changing quite dramatically this season or something too? But they've bought for big price tags before so I wouldn't be surprised to see them do it again.Turan, Mandzukic and Rodrigo is an interesting front 3 for sure and they'll give every side in La Liga a tough job. Oblak and Siqueira are really good replacements for Courtois and Luis whilst the rest of their defence and midfield should be the same as before. I think they'll do well again next year.They haven't really been spending big in the past, maybe on paper someone like Falcao looked expensive but in reality Atletico only paid a small portion of the €40m with the majority of his rights owned by an investment group led by Jorge Mendes. That's all well and good because unlike in England, in Spain such things are allowed and it gives teams like Atletico a chance of attracting top players with relatively little risk but then again the downside is that they can't keep hold of such players for too long and when they finally move on Atletico don't receive much of the transfer fees. That's what I predict will happen with Rodrigo too if he ends up there and I think Atletico are happy to agree deals like that because it at least gives them a shot of going up against Barcelona and Real Madrid who, no matter if it has changed a little in recent times, still earn at least three times as much money from broadcasting revenue than Atletico do. But yeah, one thing people can always count on is Atletico having a world class front line. Players come and go but they always seem to find the perfect replacements to suit their needs and I think this time it will be no different. Correa is another interesting prospect and it will be great to finally see him in a European league playing for a big team, been hearing good things about him for a while now but never really watched the Argentinian league so can't say if he's as good as they say he is.They'll definitely do well again next year but I think it's still safe to say Atletico getting back-to-back titles won't happen. Would love to be proven wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 156 games in two years? Now that's a lot of numbersAnd almost true. Since June 2012 Oscar has played 111 games for Chelsea, 4 games for Internacional, 6 games for Brazil U23s in the Olympics and 33 games for the senior Brazil side. A total of 154 official games and if we include pre-season games there as well I'm pretty sure we'll end up with around 160 matches. Crazy numbers really, got to be some kind of a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 And almost true. Since June 2012 Oscar has played 111 games for Chelsea, 4 games for Internacional, 6 games for Brazil U23s in the Olympics and 33 games for the senior Brazil side. A total of 154 official games and if we include pre-season games there as well I'm pretty sure we'll end up with around 160 matches. Crazy numbers really, got to be some kind of a record.I actually found it hard to believe Oscar played 111 games for Chelsea but it turns out he's played 114 games for Chelsea. 81 starts + 33 sub appearances, according to ESPN.Impressive.*Had to edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Costa is a Chelsea player , locked this topic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 And almost true. Since June 2012 Oscar has played 111 games for Chelsea, 4 games for Internacional, 6 games for Brazil U23s in the Olympics and 33 games for the senior Brazil side. A total of 154 official games and if we include pre-season games there as well I'm pretty sure we'll end up with around 160 matches. Crazy numbers really, got to be some kind of a record.Oscar wasn't available for preseasons. Olympics and then World cup this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chelsea 864 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Is there a oscar thread around here??? Leave this thread alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Costa is a Chelsea player , locked this topic !Just checked our site and can't see it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidEU 2,023 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Oscar wasn't available for preseasons. Olympics and then World cup this yearHe actually played 4 of the preseason games in USA last summer. And he played the two games in USA against City after the 2013 season.But yeah, back to Costa guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHaRaOn 2,131 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Contract has been signed. He departs to London on Tuesday.http://globoesporte.globo.com/se/noticia/2014/07/diego-costa-fala-em-adaptacao-rapida-ao-chelsea-e-exalta-briga-com-torres.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetdoscar 335 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 ^^^ is there any Translated English version for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetdoscar 335 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Contract signed with Chelsea, Diego Costa leaves for London next Tuesday. Before the trip, he spoke with the staff and Sergipe GloboEsporte.com TV, an affiliate of Rede Globo, on his future in the Spanish national team and the dream come true to be able to compete in the Premier League. From d interview with globosport above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 ^^^ is there any Translated English version for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'd be amazed if he said that with a straight face, but good on him for speaking the right things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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