But that poor bib...

He was fantastic against Porto and I wouldhope that he could replicate that

F me, they are only human, why shouldn't they go out on the lash for Xmas?  they get zero time off to celebrate unlike us lot

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3355047/Manchester-United-cancel-Christmas-party-embarrassing-Champions-League-exit.html

 

I think that showed better sense than what our club did.  Players get zero time off to celebrate? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.  I wish I could work a footballers hours, never mind the compensation package.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3355148/Diego-Costa-hints-Atletico-Madrid-return-Antoine-Griezmann-Felipe-Anderson-Alex-Teixeira-Chelsea-radar.html

Oh dear, what a nothing article. The daily mail are so sh*t.

Is Costa morphing into Torres?

Not until he starts flicking his delicate blonde locks.

The difference is, When Torres at his worst, he's not interested in doing anything on the field. Costa right now only interested in fighting and arguing with defenders

Some members of Chelsea’s squad are believed to feel striker Costa gets away with things others wouldn’t be allowed. #CFC (Mirror)

Time to give Remy a run of games.

Costa is at a point where it seems like nothing but a spell out of the team is going to help him rebuild form and confidence.

If his teammates have a problem with him, stuff like this is not going to help

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5uwywZ5ao

Deserves to be benched for a spell, Remy came in for 20 minutes and showed more than Costa has in months.

Deserves to be benched for a spell, Remy came in for 20 minutes and showed more than Costa has in months.

 

I would go further and say he needs an extended holiday break.

I would go further and say he needs an extended holiday break.

Could be worth it.

Send him back to Spain for a few weeks and see if anything changes, if not cash in time.

Not like we'd be missing much just now.

If his teammates have a problem with him, stuff like this is not going to help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5uwywZ5ao

Thats actually great to see.

I agree he needs a bit of a break but the sad truth is he possesses attributes which our team desperately needs, we have absolutely no presence up front without him and teams can bully us off the ball.

 

We seriously need to bring in a player to either play up front or behind Remy who would actually provide some threat in the air and be able to physically compete against big CB's.

Costa's actually quite poor when balls come up to him. 9 times out of 10 defenders out jump him or his close control sees the ball bounce off him and go to an opposition player.

He enjoys a scrap but very rarely does he win the ball

Costa's actually quite poor when balls come up to him. 9 times out of 10 defenders out jump him or his close control sees the ball bounce off him and go to an opposition player.

He enjoys a scrap but very rarely does he win the ball

 

Yeah very good point, if you asked people what his best attribute was, most would say strength, but he does'nt even have that now.

His best (only?) attribute at the moment is the ability to get an opposing centre half booked or sent off.

Unfortunately he's turning out to be what a lot of us feared he would be.

I genuinely thought I'd been completely wrong based on last season but that injury seems to have made us realise our worst fears.

I can't say I was completely right because I did say I'd prefer Balotelli haha! Thank god we didn't go for that one.

Thats actually great to see.

 

I would usually agree, but since he is the one that has been sleeping the most this season it's hard to take him seriously. 

 

If it was someone like Willian doing this it would make more sense.

 

Pretty much the whole squad has been sleeping this season, they only wake up when the game we are playing is getting desperate.

Thats actually great to see.

 

 

I would usually agree, but since he is the one that has been sleeping the most this season it's hard to take him seriously. 

 

If it was someone like Willian doing this it would make more sense.

 

Pretty much the whole squad has been sleeping this season, they only wake up when the game we are playing is getting desperate.

 

 

Talk about cognitive dissonance, as I completely agree with both of you.  First, it shows that he cares, and that he's annoyed that we have conceded again.  Second, if I were a defender, I'd probably have a hard time telling him to keep his eyes open and create better movement in front of goal.

If his teammates have a problem with him, stuff like this is not going to help

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5uwywZ5ao

Honestly, a fair assessment of the defending of the first goal.

 

Sad thing is, Zouma could of responded with a "w**k off sign"   and it would of been a fair assessment of Diego's attacking play this season.

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Can't agree with those who say it's great to see (sorry Zola).

 

It's one thing saying it, it's another thing making a sleep gesture so that everybody watching can see it. He's playing to the gallery and humiliating his teammates.

 

It's bullying in fact, because the hallmark of a bully is someone who can dish it out but can't take it themselves.

 

Can you imagine if any of our players did the same thing to him in public, and what's worse, he deserves it far more than our defenders, he's been sleepwalking throughout our current campaign.

 

My only hope is that Terry gave him both barrels behind closed doors, where it should be done, behind closed doors.

 

Terry's a real leader unlike this fake, and he's as hard as they come. You'll never see him dig out his teammates in public like this.

Meanwhile Costa will start instead of Remy this weekend.