Diego Costa

[didierforever 7,349]

If he continues playing like this whole season, I want him out in the summer. When you take all good with the bad... Yeah.

i think this is where we are wrong.

we need 2 good strikers to compete with each other. no longer have an alpha striker whose name is carved in stone for our starting 11.

lukaku could have been an option but we stupidly sold him.

we need another good striker like lacazette/auba who can challenge costa as well as provide something different.

on the other hand, if he again EVER plays the way he played in the 2nd half, we should fucking reserve him.

[didierforever 7,349]

I saw Costa make quite a few runs in behind last night, and Cesc opted not to play it over the top to him, he still makes those direct runs, its just his movement inside the box which has been poor lately.

so according to you, its cesc's, hazard's, willian's oscar's, matic's, pedro's and everyone else's fault that costa has been shit?

also, the important word here is "few". he should not be making a few or rather (to be precise) a couple of runs behind the defence. he should be doing that all day long instead of doing god knows what on the wings or in the midfield.

and before you say "service", we have been providing him with "service", its his positioning and his movement which have been awful. not just inside the box but pretty much all over the pitch.

[jmarlow 458]

so according to you, its cesc's, hazard's, willian's oscar's, matic's, pedro's and everyone else's fault that costa has been shit?

also, the important word here is "few". he should not be making a few or rather (to be precise) a couple of runs behind the defence. he should be doing that all day long instead of doing god knows what on the wings or in the midfield.

and before you say "service", we have been providing him with "service", its his positioning and his movement which have been awful. not just inside the box but pretty much all over the pitch.

no they have also been shit(apart from Willian, who isnt the most creative player), if you watched us play this season you would see our creativity has been shocking! the Norwich game was the first time we created lots of good chances in a game all season.

and no he shouldnt be making the same run over and over again it makes you predictable and easy to defend against.

[didierforever 7,349]

no they have also been shit(apart from Willian, who isnt the most creative player), if you watched us play this season you would see our creativity has been shocking! the Norwich game was the first time we created lots of good chances in a game all season.

and no he shouldnt be making the same run over and over again it makes you predictable and easy to defend against.

or maybe it keeps the defenders busy and looking over their shoulder instead of having no outlet ever. and that is exactly what has been happening.

our wingers our reaching the by-line, only for there to be no one in the box to put in a cross.

willian has put in countless number of near post crosses only for costa to be standing stupidly at the edge of the box.

also, for a striker who hates to spend time in the box, i would atleast expect that striker to be good with the ball. costa is not. he cant create, he cant shoot from outside the box, and he does not want to be in the box. get the problem?

[El P. 1,354]

i think this is where we are wrong.

we need 2 good strikers to compete with each other. no longer have an alpha striker whose name is carved in stone for our starting 11.

lukaku could have been an option but we stupidly sold him.

we need another good striker like lacazette/auba who can challenge costa as well as provide something different.

on the other hand, if he again EVER plays the way he played in the 2nd half, we should fucking reserve him.

Yes, but what if Costa's departure is condition for getting some other great, maybe world-class striker? Money or *put-another-reason-there-are-plenty* wise.

Yes, we can have Remy and Costa competing for place. But can we have Costa and Cavani fighting for place? With our recent policy - I don't think so.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, I WANT him to work his shits out. He is not my type of a player, I don't like him so much, but if he can be good for a club, I'll be happy that he succeeds.

[jmarlow 458]

or maybe it keeps the defenders busy and looking over their shoulder instead of having no outlet ever. and that is exactly what has been happening.

our wingers our reaching the by-line, only for there to be no one in the box to put in a cross.

willian has put in countless number of near post crosses only for costa to be standing stupidly at the edge of the box.

also, for a striker who hates to spend time in the box, i would atleast expect that striker to be good with the ball. costa is not. he cant create, he cant shoot from outside the box, and he does not want to be in the box. get the problem?

why are you changing the subject to his movement in the box, i have already said his movement and anticipation in the box has been poor, we are talking about his direct runs that he makes, you said he doesnt makes them anymore, but i saw him making them yesterday and against Norwich.

[didierforever 7,349]

why are you changing the subject to his movement in the box, i have already said his movement and anticipation in the box has been poor, we are talking about his direct runs that he makes, you said he doesnt makes them anymore, but i saw him making them yesterday and against Norwich.

i am not changing the subject. i specified EXACTLY that not only is his movement in the box shit, his overall movement and positioning has been shit. everywhere on the pitch. the fact that 99% of the fans say the same thing should be an indicator of it.

how many and how often, does he make those runs. definitely not enough for a striker who is more of a hindrance than anything else, he should be concentrating on doing something right.

[jmarlow 458]

i am not changing the subject. i specified EXACTLY that not only is his movement in the box shit, his overall movement and positioning has been shit. everywhere on the pitch. the fact that 99% of the fans say the same thing should be an indicator of it.

how many and how often, does he make those runs. definitely not enough for a striker who is more of a hindrance than anything else, he should be concentrating on doing something right.

i dont think his overall movement is shit at all i was at Norwich game and i watched him make runs in behind but not receive the pass a number of times i agree his movement in the box has been poor recently and him drifting out wide ect is frustrating but i am not concerned about it right now as its not a hard thing to fix, i just disagree with the fact you blame Cesc being poor on Costa, because he certainly has been making good runs outside the box but not getting the passes

[zolayes 14,489]

Show my homophobic comments in a pm if you prefer

[didierforever 7,349]

i dont think his overall movement is shit at all i was at Norwich game and i watched him make runs in behind but not receive the pass a number of times i agree his movement in the box has been poor recently and him drifting out wide ect is frustrating but i am not concerned about it right now as its not a hard thing to fix, i just disagree with the fact you blame Cesc being poor on Costa, because he certainly has been making good runs outside the box but not getting the passes

well, in that you must be watching some different game than the ones most of us on here are watching.

and i am not blaming costa for cesc's performances. infact, cesc's performances in the last 2 games have been wonderful and costa's performances in the last 2 games have been worse.

but cesc is our most creative player (unfortunately) and costa's poor movement is hampering our most creative player's most potent weapon.

[jmarlow 458]

well, in that you must be watching some different game than the ones most of us on here are watching.

and i am not blaming costa for cesc's performances. infact, cesc's performances in the last 2 games have been wonderful and costa's performances in the last 2 games have been worse.

but cesc is our most creative player (unfortunately) and costa's poor movement is hampering our most creative player's most potent weapon.

dont agree with that, Cesc has had chances to play it over the top to Costa to run onto in the last 2 games but too often played a simpler pass

[didierforever 7,349]

dont agree with that, Cesc has had chances to play it over the top to Costa to run onto in the last 2 games but too often played a simpler pass

sure. like i said in the game thread, whatever helps you sleep at night.

[jmarlow 458]

Show my homophobic comments in a pm if you prefer

I think the post has been deleted now, but you said to someone the reason why Pacquiao got banned was because he was caught sucking Costa's dick and then something about spitting it out, joking or not that was such an unnecessary and disgusting comment to make and can be seen a homophobic.

[zolayes 14,489]

I think the post has been deleted now, but you said to someone the reason why Pacquiao got banned was because he was caught sucking Costa's dick and then something about spitting it out, joking or not that was such an unnecessary and disgusting comment to make and can be seen a homophobic.

I DID NOT say that either .. show it I said he got banned cos I made a £1ooo bribe to STAFF

[jmarlow 458]

I DID NOT say that either .. show it I said he got banned cos I made a £1ooo bribe to STAFF

you 1000% did say that.

[manpe 10,861]

I DID NOT say that either .. show it I said he got banned cos I made a £1ooo bribe to STAFF

you 1000% did say that.

Yep, he did, I saw that too.

[quickpassnmove 924]

If he continues playing like this whole season, I want him out in the summer. When you take all good with the bad... Yeah.

better to sell him ASAP. he's weak and apparently unhappy.

[Spike 12,049]

Eh, I don't bother myself with any tabloids and whatnot. As far as I can remember Drogba was an inconsistent moody ponce that threw tantrums all the time too. At least Drogba grew up, I can't say the same for a lot of players. Like a lot of great strikers in the past he is just throwing his toys out the pram because it isn't going his way, if he were scoring goals we would never hear about this. He is a great striker but sell him if is that unhappy.