I've been accepting - and sometimes enthusiastic - about Diego's fiestiness, but I am starting to see it as a real problem now. His actions could have - and should have - cost us a man down. Well, instead they get a man off; stupid from Gabriel, but I have to say Costa's largely to blame for that.

Yeah it's only because the officials got it wrong in the first place and didn't send him off that he was around to get Gabriel sent off. On most other days we'd be a man down.

What I don't understand is why nobody was making much of an effort to get Costa away from Gabriel. If JT had been on I think the situation would have been brought under control very quickly.

sorry but awful sportsmanlike conduct by Costa...don't like to see that..

I very much agree with you. But like it or not it's a common part of modern football

How Diego Costa has not been sent off is beyond me. He's a lucky man!

Should of been red for both of them in my opinion.

Costa lucky not to be off here

I know we make a lot of jokes about the ambiance at ethiad but man it's quiet as f**k at Stamford bridge

I've been saying that. It's embarrassing from out fans

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Edited September 19, 201510 yr by Blueblur

Costas antics are unacceptable

He needs to rap it

Edited September 19, 201510 yr by Chelsbear

Yeah Costa should have been sent off too, or at least neither of them. I reckon we had a decent penalty shout with Hazard near the touch-line earlier. A good half overall.

I love Costa

So do I!

Best half of the season so far.

Have a word with yourselves boys.

 

This is Arsenal. Put them to the f**king sword.

i think we've played amazing so far. i dont know whether thats being made even more evident by our sh*t start to the season but i feel we've been on top in all facets of the game. about time the real chelsea showed its face again.

Costa hadn't already dragged and wrestled, Gabriel was pushing his luck.

Costa was wrestling Koscielny, elbowed him in the face and slapped him and then got upset for no reason at all and went chest to chest with him which is what lead to the bust up. That's 3 yellow cards right there before the incident even starts. 

Edited September 19, 201510 yr by Remodez

Costa was very fortunate there. Should have been sent off. Somehow, events transpired and Arsenal ended up losing a man. I'll take that but Costa needs to settle the f**k down.

so sick of Costa. He should be off.

Yeah it's only because the officials got it wrong in the first place and didn't send him off that he was around to get Gabriel sent off. On most other days we'd be a man down.

What I don't understand is why nobody was making much of an effort to get Costa away from Gabriel. If JT had been on I think the situation would have been brought under control very quickly.

To be fair if we had got the penalty Gabriel would have already been on a yellow and would be off anyway so fair play for me.

I know we make a lot of jokes about the ambiance at ethiad but man it's quiet as f**k at Stamford bridge

 

It's hardly the same. We are just suffering what the majority of home stadiums in the country suffer from.

Yeah Costa should have been sent off too, or at least neither of them. I reckon we had a decent penalty shout with Hazard near the touch-line earlier. A good half overall.

Maybe a yellow for Costa, maybe, but Gabriel had got away with open obstruction, then tried to be sneaky. Think his aim was to get Costa off, but it backfired.

This is exciting!

well that was entertaining as hell

proper derby match

We also don't know what's being said on the pitch.  Can't really judge accurately the actions of Costa if we don't also hear what's going on.

Maybe a yellow for Costa, maybe, but Gabriel had got away with open obstruction, then tried to be sneaky. Think his aim was to get Costa off, but it backfired.

This is exciting!

 

"Maybe"? He elbowed him and pushed him in the face twice.

much better from us so far, If we sort out our attacking organisation a bit more and we should score 

It's a shame because this Costa stuff is going to completely overshadow the positivity of our football in the first half, and if we win it will give Wenger and the gooners something to bitch about.

Load of nonesense there at the end. Costa has some serious issues. Every game there seems to be a fear he could be off.

Hazard has been so quiet so far. He hardly seems to be getting the ball in recent games.

Have a word with yourselves boys.

 

This is Arsenal. Put them to the f**king sword.

Gabriel fell on the sword he tried to use against Costa! Haaaa!