Diego Costa

[Leif 6,006]

i guess messi's a defender then

[Pacquiao 1,834]

2nd best striker in the world ?? sorry cant agree with this.

Aguero, Suarez, Ibra, Lewa, Benzema are all better IMO..

That's not to say I dont rate him, I like him a lot and I'm happy that he's playing for us.

that's your opinion, for me I cant see how anyone can even make a decent argument for Benzema, Lewandowski and Ibra being better

Costa's last 2 seasons have been simply stunning. 36 goals for Atletico in 2013/14 while guiding them to the La Liga title against the big 2 and if he was fully fit for the CL final, then I think Atletico would have definitely won that also. Then last season he comes to a new league in a new country where he can't even speak English and settles straight away, scoring goals for fun on the way to the PL title, had he not had the injury problems he probably would have won the Golden boot also.

Lewandowski is the best with his back to goal and his link up play is excellent but he isn't clinical enough and plays in a weak league, Ibra is old now and really has never shone in the CL, and also plays in a weak league, Benzema also isn't a clinical finisher, and doesn't lead the line very well, Aguero has never had a season as good as Costa's in 13/14, and Costa is a more complete striker then Aguero, both are good finishers, but Man City always try to get Aguero to be the one finishing off their attacks, there style really benefits Aguero, we are not as reliant on Costa, who I feel has more to his game and leads the line a lot better.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

i guess messi's a defender then

He certainly isn't a striker.

[yuvala 2,167]

that's your opinion, for me I cant see how anyone can even make a decent argument for Benzema, Lewandowski and Ibra being better

Costa's last 2 seasons have been simply stunning. 36 goals for Atletico in 2013/14 while guiding them to the La Liga title against the big 2 and if he was fully fit for the CL final, then I think Atletico would have definitely won that also. Then last season he comes to a new league in a new country where he can't even speak English and settles straight away, scoring goals for fun on the way to the PL title, had he not had the injury problems he probably would have won the Golden boot also.

Lewandowski is the best with his back to goal and his link up play is excellent but he isn't clinical enough and plays in a weak league, Ibra is old now and really has never shone in the CL, and also plays in a weak league, Benzema also isn't a clinical finisher, and doesn't lead the line very well, Aguero has never had a season as good as Costa's in 13/14, and Costa is a more complete striker then Aguero, both are good finishers, but Man City always try to get Aguero to be the one finishing off their attacks, there style really benefits Aguero, we are not as reliant on Costa, who I feel has more to his game and leads the line a lot better.

Valid points mate.

[lionsden 4,689]

So you can't back up the stupid comment you made, what else is new.

That gif is the only appropriate response to your ridiculously outrageous post. In fact I'm surprised at how many posters took that post of yours seriously. Costs is the "second best striker in the world" what's next, Oscar is the best attacking midfielder on the planet and beyond.

[Muzchap 8,966]

That gif is the only appropriate response to your ridiculously outrageous post. In fact I'm surprised at how many posters took that post of yours seriously. Costs is the "second best striker in the world" what's next, Oscar is the best attacking midfielder on the planet and beyond.

That's a bit harsh...

I think Costa is probably Top 10 - but if someone else thinks he's Top 2, then what's the problem?

It's like comparing dog shit to cow shit - at the end of the day they're both shit and there's no prizes here!

A striker is only as good as his last game in the modern world and by those standards Diego's having a bit of a mare, but it's a long season and once we start playing well he will start scoring. Yes his antics are frustrating, but we knew that when he came and can't complain too much now. It's like buying a Ferrari and complaining it only does 10mpg...

[zolayes 14,489]

I am worried that we might have seen the best of Costa from Aug to Dec last year ,, and before PAQMAN asks YES I have watched all of our games,, only

on tv thats true . His decline seriously worries me .

[Essien19 1,415]

Costa is one of the best strikers in today's game, but he has to stop being such a dick.
In his first ~20 games for Chelsea he concentrated on playing football, nowadays he is more interested in playing the psychological game.
It's way too easy to provoke him and get under his skin.
After that his main objective isn't to score anymore but rather to start a street fight with the opponents.
David Luiz, Skrtel, Shawcross and so on aren't the friendliest guys but the smart people don't get diverted from getting the job done and scoring goals for fun.

The times of Vinnie Jones or Roy Keane are gone; these days everything is put under the microscope,
all over the place are cameras monitoring the game closely. If you make an inappropriate posting in the social media you will get problems and maybe withdrawn from currency, ask Mario Balotelli.

You need to behave yourself on and off the pitch!
Luckily Diego Costa has only problems on the pitch.

Jose Mourinho is one of the smartest guys out there, therefore i hope that he talks to Diego Costa and brings him back on track.
Otherwise i am having a hunch that some day Costa will do something very stupid and hurt and influence the game by getting sent off.

I still remember the second leg against PSG, he didn't behave cleverly and he could have been sent off.

Overall i am in love with the Guv'nor.

I can't get the picture out of my head; Costa and his brother sitting with the fans, great guy and he isn't going anywhere!
But it would be nice if he could decrease his thug behavior a little bit, it's too much...

I am looking forward to seeing him play against Everton.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

That gif is the only appropriate response to your ridiculously outrageous post. In fact I'm surprised at how many posters took that post of yours seriously. Costs is the "second best striker in the world" what's next, Oscar is the best attacking midfielder on the planet and beyond.

you are probably one of the very few people on the planet who thinks saying Costa is the 2nd best striker on the planet, is ridiculously outrageous, saying something like Ivanovic is better then Cafu in his prime is ridiculously outrageous, saying that you think a world class striker is the 2nd best on the planet clearly isnt.

tell me how many strikers have had a better last 2 seasons then Costa? in fact lets see if your even capable of giving some valid reasons as to why its ridiculously outrageous to say Costa is the 2nd best striker in the world.

[zolayes 14,489]

you are probably one of the very few people on the planet who thinks saying Costa is the 2nd best striker on the planet, is ridiculously outrageous, saying something like Ivanovic is better then Cafu in his prime is ridiculously outrageous, saying that you think a world class striker is the 2nd best on the planet clearly isnt.

tell me how many strikers have had a better last 2 seasons then Costa? in fact lets see if your even capable of giving some valid reasons as to why its ridiculously outrageous to say Costa is the 2nd best striker in the world.

he hasnt been the second best striker at Chelsea since Xmas Edited September 11, 2015 by The Skipper

[Pacquiao 1,834]

he hasnt been the second best striker at Chelsea since Xmas

Since Xmas he has 10 goals and 4 assists in 20 games including his goal in the league cup final. In a team that has been in poor form since Xmas, Yes clearly the form of a player who isnt even one of the top 2 strikers at Chelsea.

Edited September 11, 2015 by The Skipper

[Essien19 1,415]

you are probably one of the very few people on the planet who thinks saying Costa is the 2nd best striker on the planet, is ridiculously outrageous, saying something like Ivanovic is better then Cafu in his prime is ridiculously outrageous, saying that you think a world class striker is the 2nd best on the planet clearly isnt.

tell me how many strikers have had a better last 2 seasons then Costa? in fact lets see if your even capable of giving some valid reasons as to why its ridiculously outrageous to say Costa is the 2nd best striker in the world.

How will you evaluate the performances of the strikers when they all have different roles to participate in?

There is a group of players where the differences aren't that huge; the abilities differentiate them from one another a little bit

and the form on their day.

Suarez, Aguero, Costa, Lewandowski, Benzema and so on...

For me it's a rather impossible job to put on a number to every player.

Yes, maybe Luis Suarez should be the No.1 because of his performances in the last two years, but after him, tricky and in my point of view very subjective!

[Tomo 21,733]

I can't stand the thought that he will likely be our main striker for the foreseeable future. He's simply not worth the drama and baggage he brings with him and we should be doing much better than him.

Wasn't that not to dissimilar to what use to be said about Drogba? Only difference being the play acting instead of the confrontations.

Many thought we would need to upgrade on Didier back in the day, it took 38 goals in a season for the masses to be won round.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

I can't stand the thought that he will likely be our main striker for the foreseeable future. He's simply not worth the drama and baggage he brings with him and we should be doing much better than him.

To be fair club is actively looking for the other striker - Dybala, Icardi and Lacazette were main targets. They will continue to keep looking I guess.

I think Diego Costa hold up play was decent against Palace, which coincides with the fact that he has to have 5 uniterrupted games to his link up play be decent enough. I think he will be good now though it only needs few missing games to break the momentum and become absolute dogshit in playing with the ball.

[lucio 5,418]

he's probably like 8th or 9th best striker.

i kind of prefer remy (not that he is higher in the list) , but i want someone who can shoot outside the box. shame he will never play though.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

he's probably like 8th or 9th best striker.

i kind of prefer remy (not that he is higher in the list) , but i want someone who can shoot outside the box. shame he will never play though.

dont just make outrageous comments like this and not back it up.

lets see you name 7/8 strikers better then Costa, and explain why you think they are better.

[Henrique 9,133]

Its ridiculous when you think Spain pretended to be the dominant NT team until, lets say, before 2014 WC, and they had to "import" a brazilian striker to led their attack in a WC in Brazil. I mean, he barely played for Spain before that WC, but was the main striker for that tournament.

Im sure Spain will discard him soon, because his perfomance has been sub bar for NT.

[Henrique 9,133]

Top 5 Strikers in the world.

1. Suarez

2. Costa

3. Aguero

4. Lewandowski

5. Ibrahimovic

your football knowledge is simply shocking if you think Costa isn't top 5

Your football knowledge is simply shocking if you think Costa is even close of being the 2nd better striker in the world, specially when you consider him to be a better striker than Aguero. He is not even the 2nd best striker in PL, since Sanchez is better in my books.