Diego Costa

[Roquila 1,335]

On 1/25/2016 at 3:06 PM, lucio said:

I hope this is real

[CHOULO19 24,332]

8 hours ago, The Skipper said:

He was injured lots throughout the second half of the season last year, so that stopped his momentum. He still had a 1 in 2 goal ratio back then though. He wasn't amazing but he was decent. Not sub par though. 

I can say Costa is consistent usually because of how consistent he was at Atletico and how he was here last season for the most of it. Now he's gone through a very bad patch for the first time in years... With obvious reasons as to why... It's unfair to call him inconsistent. He's been our most consistent player under Hiddink whether you like that or not. 

Getting another top striker in to compete with Diego is entirely another argument tbh. I'm not disagreeing with you on that. 

The reoccurring injuries are part of his inconsistencies and why we need to get another top striker. 

[Polo7 3,496]

15 minutes ago, CHOULO19 said:

The reoccurring injuries are part of his inconsistencies and why we need to get another top striker. 

And which top striker is willing to sit on the bench until Costa is injured? We all know Costa wont stay happy on the bench. We need the Pato's and Remy's unfortunately.

[The Chels 2,502]

8 hours ago, Roquila said:

I hope this is real

It's fake. Take a look at the (latter) replies to that post. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/24/arsenal-chelsea-premier-league-match-report#comment-67375309

[CHOULO19 24,332]

16 minutes ago, Polo7 said:

And which top striker is willing to sit on the bench until Costa is injured? We all know Costa wont stay happy on the bench. We need the Pato's and Remy's unfortunately.

Costa has many limitations, so we can easily have two types of strikers and keep them both happy a la Torres and Ba under Rafa (but hope fully A LOT better). We can have for example a Cavani who can hold up and a ball and be the focal point of attacks and start him in game when we need such skills while playing Costa in game when we need  a lot of movement and runs behind.

Or we can bin Costa, which as I said, I wouldn't at all mind. 

[Barbara 15,149]

And which top striker is willing to sit on the bench until Costa is injured? We all know Costa wont stay happy on the bench. We need the Pato's and Remy's unfortunately.

Costa has many limitations, so we can easily have two types of strikers and keep them both happy a la Torres and Ba under Rafa (but hope fully A LOT better). We can have for example a Cavani who can hold up and a ball and be the focal point of attacks and start him in game when we need such skills while playing Costa in game when we need  a lot of movement and runs behind.

Or we can bin Costa, which as I said, I wouldn't at all mind. 

Two top strikers won't be happy taking turns. The two you mentioned aren't even slightly on the same level as Costa. Even with the eventual injury or suspension he's been capital for the title, much better return than all potentially available strikers in the market.

Costa is underrated on his ability to score goals. He went through a bit of drought, any player is subjected to that. Even missing matches he takes us to a new level 7 goals/assists in five matches is one of the reasons we reacted in the league...

[Stats 7,054]

19 minutes ago, Barbara said:

Two top strikers won't be happy taking turns. The two you mentioned aren't even slightly on the same level as Costa. Even with the eventual injury or suspension he's been capital for the title, much better return than all potentially available strikers in the market.

Costa is underrated on his ability to score goals. He went through a bit of drought, any player is subjected to that. Even missing matches he takes us to a new level 7 goals/assists in five matches is one of the reasons we reacted in the league...

Even Aguero, the best striker in the league which most people agree with has his droughts where he sometimes goes 5-6 games without scoring. Costa is no different. But when they are on form, they really are on form.

[Tomo 21,733]

16 minutes ago, Stats said:

Even Aguero, the best striker in the league which most people agree with has his droughts where he sometimes goes 5-6 games without scoring. Costa is no different. But when they are on form, they really are on form.

Paq got a lot of stick for sayjng Costa is the second best striker in the world and while he may have exaggarted with second, there is a strong case for Diego being 4th behind Aguero, Suarez and Lewa.

[Stats 7,054]

6 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Paq got a lot of stick for sayjng Costa is the second best striker in the world and while he may have exaggarted with second, there is a strong case for Diego being 4th behind Aguero, Suarez and Lewa.

I rate Lewa but he would get a lot more criticism if he was playing over here imo. I think he is a world class striker but I don't think if he was here, all of a sudden he would be on 20 goals this season. He is in a team where he is getting regular chances to score while Costa has not had the same type of service. I mean last season to put in perspective, Costa got 20 goals in 24 starts in a much tougher league while Lewa only got 17 from 28 starts in the Bundesliga. Costa deserves a lot more credit tbh. I would not say Lewa is miles ahead of him at all. This season he has been on another level but you put Costa in that Bayern team, I doubt you would see anyone talking about his flaws.

[Henrique 9,133]

17 hours ago, CHOULO19 said:

No he isn't! Apart from a few exceptions, he was sub-par and at times awful throughout all of 2015! 

How is it short sighted? He's been here for a season and a half and during that time, between the second half of last season and the first half of this, he's probably had more poor games than great ones for us. 

Everyone who's worked with him describes Diego as 'very emotional'. I'm sorry, but that's not AT ALL a positive quality for a professional footballer. It's unprofessional and a recipe for inconsistency. We can't afford to have him as our only top striker. 

I completely disagree. Nothing wrong in being "very emotional", I don't understand how thats a negative thing, specially when you talking about a very emotional game like football. Can you explain how being emotional is unprofessional? Costa is a leader, is the kind of guy that can change the team's spirit. He is eaily our most important player in post-Mourinho era.

I won't talk about his first 16 league games of this season, since its clear at this point that he had problems with Mourinho that were affecting his perfomances. 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

On 1/27/2016 at 11:24 PM, Barbara said:

Two top strikers won't be happy taking turns. The two you mentioned aren't even slightly on the same level as Costa. Even with the eventual injury or suspension he's been capital for the title, much better return than all potentially available strikers in the market.

Costa is underrated on his ability to score goals. He went through a bit of drought, any player is subjected to that. Even missing matches he takes us to a new level 7 goals/assists in five matches is one of the reasons we reacted in the league...

Then that brings me back to my original point that we need to sell him because our team performances are too reliant on him.

The problem with Costa, aside from attitude and tendencies to act like a right prick at times, is that all he brings is goals. His technical ability on the ball is largely poor (except when finishing obviously), his dribbling..................................his passing is erratic at times and for a big bully he can often be muscled off the ball too easily.

So when the goals dry up, we basically play with a man less in attack.

 

21 hours ago, Henrique said:

I completely disagree. Nothing wrong in being "very emotional", I don't understand how thats a negative thing, specially when you talking about a very emotional game like football. Can you explain how being emotional is unprofessional? Costa is a leader, is the kind of guy that can change the team's spirit. He is eaily our most important player in post-Mourinho era.

I won't talk about his first 16 league games of this season, since its clear at this point that he had problems with Mourinho that were affecting his perfomances. 

Seriously? You want proof how Costa is unprofessional? Have you even watched him play for us?!

Costa is NOT a leader. I wouldn't give him the armband if he was the last man in the team. Leaders are role models. They set an example for the rest of the team to follow. They don't elbow and stomp on opposition players and they don't get themselves needlessly into trouble in almost every single game. 

Take the blue tinted glasses off for a second, there are probably youth coaches showing kids videos of Costa as a guide for how NOT to act on a football pitch! 

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

On 1/27/2016 at 9:03 AM, Tomo said:

Paq got a lot of stick for sayjng Costa is the second best striker in the world and while he may have exaggarted with second, there is a strong case for Diego being 4th behind Aguero, Suarez and Lewa.

I would say Suarez and Aguero (top-tier) then Lewa, Costa and Benzema. 

[DYC. 7,542]

The change of opinion on Costa is astounding.

[The Skipper 20,593]

2 hours ago, DYC. said:

The change of opinion on Costa is astounding.

It is. Football is a fickle game. Personally, I've always overlooked Costa's poor start to the season because the team was completely not good enough in general. Same way I'm overlooking Eden's poor form. 

[BlueLion. 21,491]

On 29/01/2016 at 1:23 AM, The Skipper said:

It is. Football is a fickle game. Personally, I've always overlooked Costa's poor start to the season because the team was completely not good enough in general. Same way I'm overlooking Eden's poor form. 

 

I agree, but only with your point regarding Diego. 

 

You can excuse the striker for cutting an isolated figure when the midfield behind him can boast the same inventiveness and incisiveness that a three year-old could. But that is the issue - Hazard has been, all season, akin to that three year-old midfielder. He looks absolutely useless at everything he attempts. There is an obvious crisis of confidence and the only conclusion I can come to is that the boy's heart isn't at Chelsea. He seems to have lost his hunger, whilst Diego has had his reinvigorated. I'm not holding out for a similar transformation by Eden. 

 

But anyway, this is Diego's thread. 

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On 28/01/2016 at 10:42 PM, Reddish-Blue said:

I would say Suarez and Aguero (top-tier) then Lewa, Costa and Benzema. 

I would argue that, on this season's evidence, Higuain should be in that second bracket. 

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He had a great game. Should have scored twice, though.