Diego Costa

[Spike 12,049]

World Class is such a stupid subjective and vague term. What is the definition of world class? Is my definition different to yours? What are the requirements? What about your own personal biases? 

Personally there are only XI world class players at any given time. Diego Costa is not the best striker in the world, I'd have to gamble and say Luis Suarez is.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,898]

37 minutes ago, Spike said:

What is the definition of world class? Is my definition different to yours?

Don't know, but if they are different then mine is obviously better.

I'd talk about twenty-two world class players, made up of the theoretical starter and his backup for each position. If that 'squad' were to be selected, I wonder how many unanimous picks there would be? My guess is two; Suarez being the other one.

[Spike 12,049]

1 minute ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Don't know, but if they are different then mine is obviously better.

Personally, I'd talk about twenty-two world class players comprising the theoretical starter and his backup for each position. If that 'squad' were to be selected, I wonder how many unanimous picks there would be? My guess is two; Suarez being the other one.

 

Yeah 22 is also a fair number. Suarez and Aguero would be my two strikers. Shame that Aguero is made out of some sort of plasticine. 

[Gilvorak 3,734]

9 hours ago, King11Didier said:

Yeah, Im sure most of you remember how Hazard's link up with Drogba won us the match against spurs last year.

Yep, Drogba was the very definition of a complete striker. Him and Hazard would've wrecked defences together.

[Fernando 6,488]

5 hours ago, the wes said:

Higuaín would be perfect at that  

I think that's why there was a rumor about us going after him. 

We shall see. 

[the wes 7,212]

7 hours ago, Fernando said:

I think that's why there was a rumor about us going after him. 

We shall see. 

I wonder if conte will be playing wif two strikers next season?? 

[Strike 7,254]

The club has to bring in a striker. Clear out Falcao and Pato. I wonder if they'll bring in someone to complement Costa or a bench option to change the game. Like a Dzeko

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He's so fucking shit it's unbelievable. We desperately need a clinical striker, not one that needs 3/4 clear cut chances to score.

[Styles 9,790]

This donkey cost us the game.

He needs 30 chances to score a goal.

He is a genuinely awful footballer who occasionally scores goals

[Blue Armour 4,312]

2 minutes ago, Gilvorak said:

He's so fucking shit it's unbelievable. We desperately need a clinical striker, not one that needs 3/4 clear cut chances to score.

 

I suppose his goal today was a total fluke, right?

We need another striker , but not to replace Costa. Seriously don't see the need for exaggeration 

[Styles 9,790]

4 minutes ago, Gilvorak said:

He's so fucking shit it's unbelievable. We desperately need a clinical striker, not one that needs 3/4 clear cut chances to score.

3/4 chances! HAHA,we'd be lucky if that was his strike rate. He needs way more than that.

[LAM09 6,784]

Poor game. Should have had a hat trick

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Just now, Styles said:

This donkey cost us the game.

He needs 30 chances to score a goal.

He is a genuinely awful footballer who occasionally scores goals

His only saving grace is his movement but that's irrelevant when you can't finish easy chances.

[Blue Armour 4,312]

3 minutes ago, Styles said:

This donkey cost us the game.

He needs 30 chances to score a goal.

He is a genuinely awful footballer who occasionally scores goals

IMO, it was the deflection off Terry and Mikel's half arsed clearance that cost us the game.

I'm sorry, if our attacking players are always expected to compensate for the defense leaking at least two goals every match...then you can't expect them to do much.

Even Hazard who was really electric when we were 2-1 up seemed to have given up after their winner.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

5 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

IMO, it was the deflection off Terry and Mikel's half arsed clearance that cost us the game.

I'm sorry, if our attacking players are always expected to compensate for the defense leaking at least two goals every match...then you can't expect them to do much.

Even Hazard who was really electric when we were 2-1 up seemed to have given up after their winner.

He had two chances to kill the game off with two easy 1v1's. Both were at fault but the game is over if Costa takes one of his chances.

[Blue Armour 4,312]

Just now, Gilvorak said:

He had two chances to kill the game off with two easy 1v1's. Both were at fault but the game is over if Costa takes one of his chances.

The one against Manonne was just an ordinary finish thwarted by a great save...I don't think he deserves too much flak especially after a peach of a finish to put us in front.

The real inexcusable thing in this entire match was the fact that we conceded 2 goals within 5 minutes, despite cruising during the match up till that point.

[Abreu 14]

 

Hahaha , now Diego is the culprit, cheap opportunism. Imagine if it were true that he needs more than 30 chances to score a goal , haha, not that he would have 12 goals in the PL in a horrible season like this, it seems as if our attackers have a game so many chances to make a goal. It is actually fatal , in the few chances you have for starting tries his goal . Pretty much have to take all the offensive system in the back, with Hazard returning to play the game well Diego improved a lot. I wanted to see another striker playing Chelsea this harrowing to see how many goals would, haha . It is far , very far from being a problem.

OptaJoe ‏@OptaJoe

Diego Costa Has Been Involved in 14 goals in his last 14 Premier League games for Chelsea ( nine goals , five assists ) . Integral .

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

It only makes me cringe when people point their fingers at Costa, Azpi, Willian and then go round praising Hazard for an half arsed season of no desire nor professionalism.
Those guys are the last of our problems. First we should think about a whole defence and midfield to rebuild. Then, maybe, we can upgrade on these players.