🇪🇸 Diego Costa

[CHOULO19 24,332]

OMG!!!!!

I can't believe I read in this thread someone saying Torres is better than Costa - no matter what they're referring to.

Some people are just unbelievable.

I stand by my words. Some of you make me embarrassed of being a Chelsea fan.

Not true. Torres is better at unintentionally missing the goal, he's better at miscontroling the ball, he's a lot better at whining to the press...etc.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

The goal drought continues...If he doesn't start scoring against in the next couple of games I am slightly concerned. Also resting him doesn't help, he is not a machine who just works at full capacity again after a bit of resting. He is human, he needs momentum and confidence. Only worry thing for me is in the 2nd half of last season he was in this sort of form as well, ended up going periods of matches without scoring compared to the continuous streak in the 1st half.

It is great that we got Drogba and Remy as back up but we need our main man to be hitting it again soon.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Thing with Costa is it's not just goals, he adds more than that. He contributes a lot when he doesn't score, he's a proper team player. I am not one bit concerned by his so called 'Mini Drought' because when he pulls on that shirt, you get one thing, 100% commitment 100% of the time. Mourinho wants team players, he wants people to do donkey work, he wants a work ethic that is across the board. I bet if someone asked Mourinho now if he was concerned by his so called 'lack of goals' he would answer very plain and simple......"No" because his notion is one of, and that he knows Costa is a team player. Now don't get this confused with me saying he shouldn't be scoring goals, he should, I am just putting the point across that while people point the finger to lack of goals, there is also a flip side.

This time last year we had Torres, take a moment to remember that.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Someone injure him, he's shit when he's fit

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Someone injure him, he's shit when he's fit

Tbf injury prone Torres was the best ST in the world, fully fit Torres(from 2011 to now) is pure shit

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

Mourinho fucked up by selling Mata and Luiz. He should have never bought dirty Costa, aka Torres 2.0. Benitez needs to come back, Oscar and Hazard are shit.

Things I read on talk chelsea these days...

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

BTW, this isn't fifa. Resting players doesn't make them more fit. Costa right now has the same problem Drogba had at the beginning of the season. Drogba improved massively after a run of games and so will Costa.

[TheOneChan95 225]

BTW, this isn't fifa. Resting players doesn't make them more fit. Costa right now has the same problem Drogba had at the beginning of the season. Drogba improved massively after a run of games and so will Costa.

It's a fine line I think. Momentum and confidence will overcome mental fatigue but rest is required for physical fatigue. It's like NBA where if you play too much you get injuries but if you sit out too long you get a bit rusty even if it's just a few weeks. It looks to me that he has overcome his physical problems so we should play him to form. Whereby the early Diego needed rest for his hamstring problem. Mou clearly believes the players are physically capable and not so willing to rotate in form players like Matic even for a dead rubber game.

[Special Juan 28,141]

He will score tomorrow, two in fact.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He will score tomorrow, two in fact.

If he's saving himself up for a hat-trick against Spurs in January I won't mind if he doesn't score for a while, tbh!

[Tautvix 1,321]

He needs to score to take a pressure away form him...

[Jase 43,479]

Costa may not have scored in the last few matches but I'm not even concerned, not yet anyway I guess. Like I said before, it's normal for strikers to suffer some small goal drought after starting brightly at the start of the season. Besides, we have seen worse goal drought than this with that Flop-res blondie, haven't we? Nothing to panic about, especially when Costa is still at least contributing to the team in other ways.

[1chelsea 864]

He will score tomorrow, two in fact.

i second that for he owe the fans that goal come tomorrow

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

it's a crime no one posted in this thread after he scored, lol

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

From yesterday match, what I'm really realized, is that I thought Costa not a 'deadlock breaker' striker. He is more like 'needs to be served' striker. What I mean is that he is struggled to solely create chances to score, he is no Messi or Ronaldo. But if you give him the ball on the right time, he surely would finish it without problem. He is more like a clinical finisher. If we want to see him perform, he needs other players to perform as well. That's why we always see Fabregas or Hazard shone when Costa scored.

But it is exactly what we needs, so I don't see any problem with it.

[Strike 7,489]

Even without the goals, he's a bull upfront.

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

From yesterday match, what I'm really realized, is that I thought Costa not a 'deadlock breaker' striker. He is more like 'needs to be served' striker. What I mean is that he is struggled to solely create chances to score, he is no Messi or Ronaldo. But if you give him the ball on the right time, he surely would finish it without problem. He is more like a clinical finisher. If we want to see him perform, he needs other players to perform as well. That's why we always see Fabregas or Hazard shone when Costa scored.

But it is exactly what we needs, so I don't see any problem with it.

Exactly on point. With no disrespect to Costa, he is not a game changer. He never looked to be our savior against Newcastle. Drogba for example, is a better player than Costa in these situations. When you need something from the game, you can always rely on him.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Exactly on point. With no disrespect to Costa, he is not a game changer. He never looked to be our savior against Newcastle. Drogba for example, is a better player than Costa in these situations. When you need something from the game, you can always rely on him.

Nah he was key player for us in first two months with his goals. I remember he was the one who scored leading goal or equalizer in those matches.

Now he is probably going through some difficulties that always happen with new players and once he plays full season and completely settles in, I think he will be more decisive for us in upcoming years. His play has also changed bit, he tries everything on his own, while in first games he played more with team and they looked for him more too. He didnt score recently and tried too hard, but once things get down, he will be key again with Hazard and co. Maybe not like Drogs was, but honestly how many strikers are like him? He was like the perfect striker, scored when needed in many finals and key games etc.

Costa has incredible desire to score and if he picks the right path, we should be good.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Hazard finally saw the Costa run while he was dribbling.

Costa makes a lot of runs in behind the defenders. For the past 3 games he has been given the ball while standing which will make him dribble and he is no Suarez. If our midfielders can stop ignoring him when he makes the run, and pass more to our most clinical player in the box our goals will increase again.

[Jase 43,479]

Good to see Costa finally score again yesterday as it will serve as a confidence boost for him.

On another note, he came back from suspension last weekend and he's picked up two bookings in two games. Get 3 more yellow cards and he'll have to sit out for two matches.