Diego Costa

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Costa, cavani, mandzukic and even aguero all missed clear cut chances in the first few matches of the worldcup.

I can't judge them off world cup games unless the refree sprayed them with the vanishing spray and they perform disappearing acts.

[Mustafa 885]

Costa, cavani, mandzukic and even aguero all missed clear cut chances in the first few matches of the worldcup.

I can't judge them off world cup games unless the refree sprayed them with the vanishing spray and they perform disappearing acts.

When did Aguero miss a clear cut chance ?

[kellzfresh 7,229]

When did Aguero miss a clear cut chance ?

The first Argentina match, against Bosnia. He had a chance to lay the ball to someone for a tap in and he took the shot and missed off target.

[Blue Armour 4,312]

Yes but he also does this...

Great goal no doubt, but not what I would call something "created by himself out of nothing", or to be more specific...he did not create the chance entirely by himself.

If you take a look at his goals last season:

Most are from chances served on a plate for him

Also...before someone comes breathing down my back, I'm not in anyway against the signing. I just don't see how he will be the type of forward that Jose claimed he was looking for

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Great goal no doubt, but not what I would call something "created by himself out of nothing", or to be more specific...he did not create the chance entirely by himself.

If you take a look at his goals last season:

Most are from chances served on a plate for him

Also...before someone comes breathing down my back, I'm not in anyway against the signing. I just don't see how he will be the type of forward that Jose claimed he was looking for

How many golden chances in the box do you think the combination of Eto'o/Ba/TORRES missed last year?

How many goals do you think Costa has to score to be considered a good buy?

[iseah100 5,612]

Great goal no doubt, but not what I would call something "created by himself out of nothing", or to be more specific...he did not create the chance entirely by himself.

If you take a look at his goals last season:

Most are from chances served on a plate for him

Also...before someone comes breathing down my back, I'm not in anyway against the signing. I just don't see how he will be the type of forward that Jose claimed he was looking for

A strikers main job is to score, right? Anything else is extra. He shouldn't have to create when he has Cesc, Hazard, Oscar, Willian.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Only on a few occassions in the last 26 years have an international team with a top striker won a major tournament..Van Basten,Ronaldo,Villa,nobody else..

[lucio 5,418]

Only on a few occassions in the last 26 years have an international team with a top striker won a major tournament..Van Basten,Ronaldo,Villa,nobody else..

italy with del piero and inzaghi?

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

italy with del piero and inzaghi?

I don't class Del piero as a striker ...Inzaghi good but wouldn't say he was one of the best strikers around at the time.

Not that my opinion is absolute tho..

[Madmax 9,219]

italy with del piero and inzaghi?

I think DC meant teams that won something with the strikers firing them to it. Del Piero (from what I remember of 2006) changed the semi final but wasn't really crucial to the rest of the games. Inzaghi also got a goal or two, but again, not really the catalyst for victory.

I could be wrong though.

[Mustafa 885]

The first Argentina match, against Bosnia. He had a chance to lay the ball to someone for a tap in and he took the shot and missed off target.

And your telling me that that was a clear cut chance ...

[kellzfresh 7,229]

And your telling me that that was a clear cut chance ...

It was a clear chance. Did u watch the match? It was a better chance than the one diego costa got that he didn't shoot early.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Expecting the announcement after Spain against Australia match, maybe a couple days after that, at least.

[Diego Kwsta 96]

Simeone on Costa's performance for Spain:

“With the result as it is, it would also be very easy to say that Diego Costa didn’t work out. Spain were used to playing at one rhythm and one pace, while Costa offers other characteristics. If you don’t take advantage of Costa’s runs, you isolate him.

“He likes to exploit the spaces, to attack from deep positions and to get on the end of final passes, but Spain’s football focuses more on the collective. Playing that collective game, Spain haven’t performed at their best, nor were they able to take advantage of Costa and the characteristics he brings,” he revealed.

[pWneR 230]

Ultimate trolls

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Ultimate trolls

Lol! It was mobile friendly a year or so ago!

[Sovieticus 743]

Lol! It was mobile friendly a year or so ago!

Now it's even more friendlier.

[The Chels 2,502]

Diego Costa: "My future is at Chelsea more than Atlético" The striker admitted that he is close to joining the Premier League side: "There are situations in life that we have to make the most of".

i.e. 'I'm going for the money.' Not that we didn't know that of course!