Diego Costa

[Y123CFC 69]

Seriously, though, I wonder what we'd do if Costa does decide to stay there.

Not many top class strikers out there that are the 25-30 goal scorers we need for anything under £50m. I guess Benzema would be the next best out there but I have a feeling he'll stay at RM and if not would fit like a glove with his French mates and a French manager at Arse who have been linked with him forever.

We'd almost be shit out of luck if Costa doesn't come. We may have to settle for Mandzukic & Lukaku.

Honestly, I'm past worrying about our new strikers. I know something will be done there. I'm now in the "hope and pray" phase concerning our CM.

we have been linked with Benzema a few times, I wouldn't mind him. Or Higuain maybe?

Jose has worked with both of them so I'm sure he would be aware and could turn to either as an option if we don't get Costa

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Mourinho saying we wont sign anyone before the WC. Why do I have a feeling he is lying? Lol.

Those quotes are what he said in the press conference before Cardiff game i think [may be wrong].

He may be telling the truth, but i wouldnt be surprised in the slightest if we did something, or agreed something before the end of WC. I'm still expecting something official re.Costa next week after CL final

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Our strikeforce will be Costa, Lukaku and Torres next season. Would put a tenner on it

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

http://as.com/diarioas/2014/05/20/english/1400614521_057694.html

Diego Costa in Belgrade to see 'placenta doctor' Kovacevic

Known as the 'miracle doctor', Marijana Kovacevic uses horse placenta to bring players back from muscle injuries. Diego Costa is in search of a miracle in Serbia.

Her name is Marijana Kovacevic and they call her the ‘miracle doctor’. Diego Costa has travelled to Belgrade as Atlético Madrid turn to the Serbian specialist for a miracle – and to get the forward back fit.

Costa has escaped a tear to his right hamstring, instead suffering an accumulation of spasms that threaten to end up KO-ing the 25-year-old. On widespread advice, he has flown to the Serbian capital to see Kovacevic – who has become well-known for using horse placenta to treat muscular injuries – and will return on Wednesday to join up with Diego Simeone’s squad at Los Ángeles de San Rafael.

The player's flying visit to Belgrade indicates that he is exploring every possible avenue towards a possible recovery in time for Saturday’s Champions League final. Kovacevic’s former patients include Frank Lampard, Glen Johnson, Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera. She is to work as Ghana’s national team doctor at this summer’s World Cup – and is Costa’s last chance.

Rumour said he is went to Belgrade for a treatment.

I remember Lampard has that kind of treatment back then, and it seems there are no big problem. But, I'm curious with Benayoun case, is he going downhill after that placenta treatment? And from this article :

http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=516820

According to the latest announcements, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres, are coming to Belgrade. They will probably have no difficulty to contact Marijana Kovacevic. The initial prognosis was that Frank would be out for 3 weeks after the F.A.`s cack-handed flight cock-up.

Seems like Torres have this kind of treatment too in 2009. Is he going downhill after that too?

I suddenly don't like the idea of Costa to have this risky treatment.

[Yeboii 1,844]

http://as.com/diarioas/2014/05/20/english/1400614521_057694.html

Rumour said he is went to Belgrade for a treatment.

I remember Lampard has that kind of treatment back then, and it seems there are no big problem. But, I'm curious with Benayoun case, is he going downhill after that placenta treatment? And from this article :

http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=516820

Seems like Torres have this kind of treatment too in 2009. Is he going downhill after that too?

I suddenly don't like the idea of Costa to have this risky treatment.

If the treatment made players worse, I'm sure it would have been found out by now and a player like Diego Costa would not go see her(him?)

[Waterfall 893]

It's not Torres' hamstring that killed his career. He had no problem scoring even when he had the series of hamstring injuries. His damaged knee on the other hand did. It didn't help that pace was one of very few world class qualities he had (just like Kaka). Costa's tough and works extremely hard, but he's not as dependent on his pace.

[pWneR 230]

^^^I might as well go ask him if he's coming to Chelsea or not

[bushman 2,043]

^^^I might as well go ask him if he's coming to Chelsea or not

Let us know what he says then.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjp249A6O2s

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

He is an absolute handful, even when he doesn't score, he tortures defenses, (in this case two beasts in Pepe and Ramos), with his incredible pace and power. One of the very few WC strikers that can lead a frontline single-handed.

[Ze Mario 638]

He is an absolute handful, even when he doesn't score, he tortures defenses, (in this case two beasts in Pepe and Ramos), with his incredible pace and power. One of the very few WC strikers that can lead a frontline single-handed.

We need him to score. We buy WC strikers to bag a buttload of goals. If we want striker whom got pace we have torres, as he always beat opponents in 1on1 even against worldclass clubs with his incredible skill and pace, but utterly became incredible shit when it comes to scoring goals.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Running through channels, leading the line like a pro then scoring a brace. The way he runs through the channels and gets himself into scoring positions is exactly what Torres has NOT done in his 4 years at Chelsea. After he lost a fair bit of his electric pace, he was never able to compensate due to a lack of footballing brain.

I'm absolutely certain Fernando would not have gotten himself into goal-scoring positions to score those goals.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

We need him to score. We buy WC strikers to bag a buttload of goals. If we want striker whom got pace we have torres, as he always beat opponents in 1on1 even against worldclass clubs with his incredible skill and pace, but utterly became incredible shit when it comes to scoring goals.

Which is what I have now highlighted in the Milan video. I'm sure the 36 goals (more than any other CF in Europe's top 5 leagues except for maybe Zlatan) he has scored this season is one of the reasons we have done a deal to sign him Let's be realistic, strikers won't score goals in every game, so I was just showing the other qualities he brings in the Madrid video. I highlight this because some people judge him solely based on his goal-scoring highlight reel but not on the build up process and all round forward play.

[Ze Mario 638]

Which is what I have now highlighted in the Milan video. I'm sure the 36 goals (more than any other CF in Europe's top 5 leagues except for maybe Zlatan) he has scored this season is one of the reasons we have done a deal to sign him Let's be realistic, strikers won't score goals in every game, so I was just showing the other qualities he brings in the Madrid video. I highlight this because some people judge him solely based on his goal-scoring highlight reel but not on the build up process and all round forward play.

Thats exactly what Im saying. You just repeated my point (Or I to you) We buy strikers, WC strikers, to give immediate impact which is goals. We had experience in buying strikers that amazing in some aspects such as sheva, anelka, torres, mutu. But scoring many goals isnt one of them. I've had enough experience watching chelsea strikers come in come out with excuse "he didnt score, but he's involved, gave difference in that game". See this thread when torres had his debut in Chelsea uniform. He wasnt scoring at all but people (including me) said things about how he bring difference, his dribble, his pace changing the game. Look at where he's now. Just a blue Trojan horse filled with heavy money waiting to fuck us up in the end.

We buy strikers to score a lot of goals (yeah in reality ofc not in every games). End of argument

[lucio 5,418]

We need him to score. We buy WC strikers to bag a buttload of goals. If we want striker whom got pace we have torres, as he always beat opponents in 1on1 even against worldclass clubs with his incredible skill and pace, but utterly became incredible shit when it comes to scoring goals.

torres dosent have speed anymore. he got outpaced by ryan nelson last year (who retired halfway through the season)

[addyz 7]

i think the deal wont be done before WC.

Mourinho is worried cause he got an injury every 2 games.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Notice his technical qualities in these videos and his very high ambidexterity as well , qualities in his game that are often overlooked or simply unacknowledged.

Also, these are games against the best sides in La Liga and he dominates them. I'm trying to find a compo of him vs Barcelona. If anyone finds that, feel free to post it here.