All signs point to this being done and dusted. Better start getting used to the idea of Costa in blue.. 

You have to wonder. If Costa is one of the two supposed big name signings we're making this summer, who is the second?

 

Be funny if we bought both Costa and Cavani, sticking them both up front in a 4 - 4 - 2.

Kind of ironic when a few of us mentioned about signing Mad Mario that most on here thought he would be too much of a liability. Now it may be mad Diego instead lol

Diego makes Mario look like a Saint.

You have to wonder. If Costa is one of the two supposed big name signings we're making this summer, who is the second?

 

Be funny if we bought both Costa and Cavani, sticking them both up front in a 4 - 4 - 2.

Nobody plays 442 anymore, especially with two relatively similar players upfront.

Kind of ironic when a few of us mentioned about signing Mad Mario that most on here thought he would be too much of a liability. Now it may be mad Diego instead lol

Costa is a nutter but he works his ass off, something that can't be said about Balotelli.

Have you watched La Liga?

 

Ours is the most physical (major) league in the world.

 

I think Ligue 1 is

 

Starting to we'd be better off with Mandzukic, Lazar Markovic and Lukaku next season

 

Markovic isn't a striker

 

All signs point to this being done and dusted. Better start getting used to the idea of Costa in blue.. 

 

I cant get that excited about it.

Diego makes Mario look like a Saint.

 

True, but what I believe to be the difference is that Mario does what he does simply because he doesnt know any better. Just like Suarez he has no idea how to vent frustrations and disappointments like a normal person. With Costa its a different ballgame, he does what he does because he knows its going to get a rise out of the opposition. Its calculated. And knowing Simeone from his playing days, Im pretty sure he encourages it as long as it doesnt affect the team negatively performance wise. Im pretty sure he can tone it down when asked to and I highly doubt hes going to get red carded every other game for some off the ball shenanigans.

I think he's gonna be a media disaster for our club.

Calculated? You're having a laugh surely. If anything people are gonna wind HIM up because hes got such a short fuse.

Maybe Jose can contain him and use his fire in a positive way. But right now I wouldn't bet on it because he has all the attributes of a total c*nt.

Nobody plays 442 anymore, especially with two relatively similar players upfront.

City, Liverpool, United all play various types of 442.

True, but what I believe to be the difference is that Mario does what he does simply because he doesnt know any better. Just like Suarez he has no idea how to vent frustrations and disappointments like a normal person. With Costa its a different ballgame, he does what he does because he knows its going to get a rise out of the opposition. Its calculated. And knowing Simeone from his playing days, Im pretty sure he encourages it as long as it doesnt affect the team negatively performance wise. Im pretty sure he can tone it down when asked to and I highly doubt hes going to get red carded every other game for some off the ball shenanigans.

Most of the time it's the defenders trying to wind him up and it works! They get a rise out of him not the other way round. The bloke has a screw loose and it will cost us.

 

Just seen zola's post after I posted this. Spot on

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I think he's gonna be a media disaster for our club.

Calculated? You're having a laugh surely. If anything people are gonna wind HIM up because hes got such a short fuse.

Maybe Jose can contain him and use his fire in a positive way. But right now I wouldn't bet on it because he has all the attributes of a total c*nt.

 

Well like I said this is how I see it so off course I disagree. Time will tell though, if he signs for us Ill donate a fiver for every red card he gets.

Most of the time it's the defenders trying to wind him up and it works! They get a rise out of him not the other way round. The bloke has a screw loose and it will cost us.

 

Just seen zola's post after I posted this. Spot on

 

And yet he hasnt got a single red card all year, lets not act like la liga is some back alley league were anything goes. If hes constantly getting wound up easily by everyone, then his goal scoring record is even more impressive imo.

 

To see what Im talking about, watch the Sevilla game in the cup. Single handily got two players sent off

Edited May 5, 201412 yr by Xfaxtor

You have to wonder. If Costa is one of the two supposed big name signings we're making this summer, who is the second?

 

Be funny if we bought both Costa and Cavani, sticking them both up front in a 4 - 4 - 2.

 

That would be bloody expensive! Cavani has got to be worth 50+ million, as well as the 30+ million for Costa, not to mention any other players we buy. 

And yet he hasnt got a single red card all year, lets not act like la liga is some back alley league were anything goes. If hes constantly getting wound up easily by everyone, then his goal scoring record is even more impressive imo.

 

To see what Im talking about, watch the Sevilla game in the cup. Single handily got two players sent off

I don't think they do retrospective action in spain but if he does half the sh*t he does over there here he will miss a big chunk of the season!

Nobody plays 442 anymore, especially with two relatively similar players upfront.

Not a flat one, but we could play a diamond with Matic holding, Van Ginkel and Willian in the middle behind Hazard as the number 10 with the aerial threat of Costa/Lukaku holding it up for our smaller guy's runs.

Would love him at the bridge works his socks off every game and scores goals, However if Falcao can get back to full fitness he could be a real coup, i know he has had a serious knee injury but he's never been the quickest anyway it's always been skill and power with him. Either way one of these two could be immense for us and I personally can't wait to see what happens in the summer! UTC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVqP4sSDWeY

 

Twat.

 

Its just stupid and the fact there are going for the title makes it worse because him if he did get sent off it could of cost them the title. He will be targeted next season because he is so easy to wind up he will lash out and get sent off.

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he's a liability getting on like that; if we are going for him, i hope Jose can sort him out

He's a twat.

We have to sign a striker this summer. All in for Cavani, if we cant get him (not even sure he's available) then Costa. Theres nobody out there who will tick every box

That Immobile bloke someone posted about looks good. We could go with Immobile, Lukaku and then maybe another Eto'o type player as 3rd choice, someone older with experience who can do a job when needed. I really don't want us to spunk £30-40m on Costa.

That Immobile bloke someone posted about looks good. We could go with Immobile, Lukaku and then maybe another Eto'o type player as 3rd choice, someone older with experience who can do a job when needed. I really don't want us to spunk £30-40m on Costa.

If the criticism of having one good season can be leveled at Costa, then it can definitely be said of Immobile

he's a liability getting on like that; if we are going for him, i hope Jose can sort him out

The club wouldn't sign him if they think otherwise. In fact there should probably be a misconduct clause in his contract.