Diego Costa

[didierforever 7,349]

Constantly out of position yesterday for the whole 90 minutes as his proper position on current form is firmly on the bench!

THIS

[Stats 7,140]

those stats are meaningless how exactly???

as didierforever said 'a striker's link up play, hold up play, positioning, general contribution should even be looked at'

Wel, I find the passing stats meaningless tbh. He kept drifting out wide and looking for a teammate so obviously his passing rates will be a bit higher but look for instance for our first goal. I know we got the goal from an own goal but when Willian got past his man, Costa should have made a run on the far post but luckily it worked in the end. Then there was another opportunity near the end for him where he received the ball and he drifted on to his left foot. It was a similar angle to the goal he scored against West Ham last season at the Bridge however this time rather than shot, he tried to take the ball further and then the chance was wasted. Sometimes he tries to dribble too much when there is an opportunity of shooting.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

His diving was embarrassing, deserves some time on the bench for that.

[lucio 5,418]

LOL put Remy up front or how about Aguero or Suarez or Lewandowski or Ibra or Benzema, it wont make a difference, the way we are playing doesnt help a striker at all, no striker on the planet would be prolific in our current team, we dont create chances, we just steal a goal from a set piece or a mistake, then sit back and hope for the best, Remy would be our worst option to have up front right now, at least with Costa he has been able to put in some top performances against West Brom, Porto and Villa during this bad spell.

diego relies on chances in the box, something he wont get here. so i'l go for the striker who can finish from 25-30 yards on either foot.

[Special Juan 28,100]

His diving was embarrassing, deserves some time on the bench for that.

Looking at his form he'd probably miss the bench

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Looking at his form he'd probably miss the bench

#bants

Come on Juan, I expected better from you

[Special Juan 28,100]

#bants

Come on Juan, I expected better from you

Am trying man, I'm trying.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

diego relies on chances in the box, something he wont get here. so i'l go for the striker who can dribble past one marker, can jump and provide holdup play and can finish from 25-30 yards on either foot.

Fixed

[stroey 2,525]

[jmarlow 458]

Fixed

so basically you want a striker that doesnt exist?

[jmarlow 458]

shows how bad we are in attack! It must be very frustrating playing as a striker for Chelsea right now

[kellzfresh 7,229]

so basically you want a striker that doesnt exist?

Costa can dribble sometimes, but he has no hold-up play and can't shoot from outside the box. It's not his fault that he's playing for a team that can't create chances but that's how it is for us. We would be better as a team with a striker who can cope better in our teams current situation.

[jmarlow 458]

Costa can dribble sometimes, but he has no hold-up play and can't shoot from outside the box. It's not his fault that he's playing for a team that can't create chances but that's how it is for us. We would be better as a team with a striker who can cope better in our teams current situation.

i dont think many strikers would be doing well for us in our current situation

[kellzfresh 7,229]

i dont think many strikers would be doing well for us in our current situation

It's hard to find strikers who know how to craft chances for themselves

[Spike 12,049]

There is nothing I hate more than seeing someone trying to justify a striker's bad form and performances on the rest of the team. Well, guess what? A bad striker affects the rest of the team just as much; it makes wingers look bad for instance, if their striker isn't finishing their crosses and passes. Diego Costa has been terrible and it is not because of the team, it is because he has been terrible. It doesn't help that the team is pretty bad too.

He gets his chances and does nothing with them.