Diego Costa

[lionking 10]

W͢h͢y͢ a͢re͢ w͢e͢ l͢i͢n͢k͢e͢d͢ t͢o͢ s͢h͢i͢t͢ s͢t͢ri͢k͢e͢rs͢ l͢i͢k͢e͢ l͢u͢k͢a͢k͢u͢ a͢n͢d͢ m͢o͢ra͢t͢a͢ w͢h͢e͢n͢ w͢e͢ c͢a͢n͢ g͢e͢t͢ a͢u͢b͢a͢m͢e͢y͢a͢n͢g͢ w͢h͢o͢'s͢ b͢e͢t͢t͢e͢r t͢h͢a͢n͢ b͢o͢t͢h͢. W͢e͢ s͢h͢o͢u͢l͢d͢ b͢e͢ l͢o͢o͢k͢i͢n͢g͢ a͢t͢ w͢o͢rl͢d͢ c͢l͢a͢s͢s͢ s͢t͢ri͢k͢e͢rs͢ t͢o͢ 

R͢e͢p͢l͢a͢c͢e͢ D͢i͢e͢g͢o͢ i͢f͢ w͢e͢ w͢a͢n͢t͢ t͢o͢ w͢i͢n͢ t͢h͢e͢ U͢C͢L͢. #d͢ro͢p͢s͢m͢i͢c͢

[BlueLyon 9,359]

2 hours ago, akgw13 said:

Feels like a big Diego day for me. Loves the big occasion. Will fire us into a Win.

Lets hope so. I miss the guy, he has been invisible for too long now.

[akgw13 867]

1 hour ago, BlueLyon said:

Lets hope so. I miss the guy, he has been invisible for too long now.

Agreed its been a rough couple of months for him, the Jan transfer window must have messed with his head more than any of us know. I think the CP loss will snap him back and he will finish up strong. Positive thoughts!

[Beigl 1,387]

His link up play was absolutely atrocious again. He didn´t even win a single header today, which would have been vital in the last 20 minutes. 

I really miss the times with Didier upfront, who was a master at laying off the ball for our players. Diego can be glad that he doesn´t have any competition for his place in the starting XI, otherwise he would have been benched a long time ago.

[Irakozium257 350]

47 minutes ago, Beigl said:

His link up play was absolutely atrocious again. He didn´t even win a single header today, which would have been vital in the last 20 minutes. 

I really miss the times with Didier upfront, who was a master at laying off the ball for our players. Diego can be glad that he doesn´t have any competition for his place in the starting XI, otherwise he would have been benched a long time ago.

He's become a f*cking liability. The whole game he was playing carefree, the fact that he knows that he'll start the next game however he plays in real time is the one thing that really boils blood. I can't wait till his self-entitled ass f*cks off. Conte should freaking stop pampering to him, starting him unconditionally game after game.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Absolutely shocking yet again. Nothing else to add really.... To what we've all been saying for months. 

[marflow 39]

I think we would be better off with Hazard-Pedro-Willian, if Costa continues with these performances. 

[LAM09 6,751]

Can't score, so he's back to his old games of fighting with players. I'll say it again, he needs to be drop.

[nono 791]

We're gonna sell him in the summer. If we drop him his value will plummet. Best option we have at the moment. I don't suddenly want to change to Hazard up front at the final stretch when the title is on the line. Let's just bear through with it. 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

On 03/04/2017 at 4:37 PM, lionking said:

W͢h͢y͢ a͢re͢ w͢e͢ l͢i͢n͢k͢e͢d͢ t͢o͢ s͢h͢i͢t͢ s͢t͢ri͢k͢e͢rs͢ l͢i͢k͢e͢ l͢u͢k͢a͢k͢u͢ a͢n͢d͢ m͢o͢ra͢t͢a͢ w͢h͢e͢n͢ w͢e͢ c͢a͢n͢ g͢e͢t͢ a͢u͢b͢a͢m͢e͢y͢a͢n͢g͢ w͢h͢o͢'s͢ b͢e͢t͢t͢e͢r t͢h͢a͢n͢ b͢o͢t͢h͢. W͢e͢ s͢h͢o͢u͢l͢d͢ b͢e͢ l͢o͢o͢k͢i͢n͢g͢ a͢t͢ w͢o͢rl͢d͢ c͢l͢a͢s͢s͢ s͢t͢ri͢k͢e͢rs͢ t͢o͢ 

R͢e͢p͢l͢a͢c͢e͢ D͢i͢e͢g͢o͢ i͢f͢ w͢e͢ w͢a͢n͢t͢ t͢o͢ w͢i͢n͢ t͢h͢e͢ U͢C͢L͢. #d͢ro͢p͢s͢m͢i͢c͢

No need to worry about the names we're linked with. It's the one, or ones, we sign we need to concentrate on.

[Stats 7,056]

As bad as he was, he won us numerous amount of free kicks which allowed our players to retreat and get back into position. That was a key part. Was fouled numerous amount of times and was clever in that aspect. However still needs to improve big time.

[the wes 7,212]

There's sky sports at there work again trying to get Costa a ban  they have it in for him 

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10826810/watch-did-diego-costa-intentionally-kick-vincent-kompany-at-stamford-bridge

[quickpassnmove 924]

pretty sure Batshuayi would be a more accurate shot and more active on-side player right now. WTF. 

GTFO, Diego.

[manpe 10,861]

8 hours ago, Beigl said:

His link up play was absolutely atrocious again. He didn´t even win a single header today, which would have been vital in the last 20 minutes. 

I know right? It's not like he's short and weak either, his positioning and body shape is always wrong when going for headers. He may even outjump the defender though his leap is crap, but his shit positioning and shape allows the opponent to get his head on first. And passing to him is like passing to a fucking wall, nothing sticks. Just awful. It's not a coincidence that the team's form has dipped together with Costa's, a ST who can't control the ball and get the basics right is always a liability and that's why we concede so much possession and face more pressure.

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

By god he's been fucking shite. Belotti needed in the summer. Complete striker, much better option than Lukaku imo. In fact we shouldn't aim for Lukaku as I don't believe he's good enough for us. If he is then we're not as good as we think we are.

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 minutes ago, Hybrid Angel said:

By god he's been fucking shite. Belotti needed in the summer. Complete striker, much better option than Lukaku imo. In fact we shouldn't aim for Lukaku as I don't believe he's good enough for us. If he is then we're not as good as we think we are.

Or MAYBE Roms better than some here think he is

I knew there would be a backlash after his kick out last night. Hes his oiwn worse enemy. Everyone around me in the stands had their heads in their hands just wondering WTF is going on with him.

Hes not seemed his bouncy labradour fun self in training neither from the pics/vids Ive seen. Theres got to be summet in his head thats thrown his game off so much.

But if he gets a 4 game ban just WTF doo we do? I cant see Conte do a 360 and start Bats. So it will be Willian - Eden - Pedro. That is IF Moses is fit.

Lets hope the ban doesn't woek

[Special Juan 27,429]

He was terrible, anonymous nigh on all of the game.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Poor game, especially in the first half. He is the major reason why we are not winning games comfortably again by giving the opponent back the ball almost all the time