Tag: Diego Costa
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Cerezo: Costa’s weakness saw him join Chelsea
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo admits he regrets selling Diego Costa and has admitted that the striker’s decision to leave was a moment of ‘weakness’. The Spanish international joined Chelsea in a £35m deal in July and has played an important part in helping the London club lead the Premier League, scoring nine goals in…
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Mourinho confident Diego Costa will re-find form
Jose Mourinho is confident Diego Costa will soon be back to top form after returning from injury in the 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers. Costa was ruled out of four competitive games after injuring himself whilst on international duty with his adopted country Spain. The 26-year-old has been in superb form for the Stamford…
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Diego Costa fit to return against QPR
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says striker Diego Costa is available to face QPR on Saturday after recovering from his latest injury. The Spanish international has missed Chelsea’s four matches with a hamstring problem but is set to return against Harry Redknapp’s struggling side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Costa’s return is met with open arms…
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Mourinho: Diego Costa could face Man United
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says that Diego Costa has ‘a little chance’ of facing Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Spanish international has been considered a major doubt for Sunday’s massive Premier League clash, but Mourinho now claims that the former Atletico Madrid man could play a small part in the game. “He…
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Mourinho unhappy with Spain’s treatment of Diego Costa
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has spoken of his ‘hurt’ by Spain’s treatment of striker Diego Costa during the international break earlier this month. While the Blues boss is keen to cooperate with national team bosses, he believes that Spain’s treatment of striker Diego Costa has now seen the Brazilian born star ruled out of action…
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Diego Costa out of Maribor clash, Mourinho confirms
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Diego Costa will not face Maribor in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The Spanish international missed the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday after playing twice for the Spanish national side during then international break. And, Blues boss Mourinho has explained the extent of his injury…
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Mourinho pleased to win without Diego Costa
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is delighted his side beat Crystal Palace without the free scoring Diego Costa. Spanish international Diego Costa has been in superb form since arriving at Stamford Bridge this summer, scoring nine league goals in his first seven games but he was unavailable to face Palace on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Oscar…
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Chelsea striker worried about Spanish goal drought
Diego Costa has revealed he was beginning to worry about his goal drought for the Spanish national side after hitting his first goal against Luxembourg on Sunday. Spain struggled last week in their Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovakia and were beaten by the lowly nation, however, they returned to their best against Luxembourg on…
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Chelsea striker receives backing over poor Spain form
Spain defender Juanfran has defended Chelsea striker Diego Costa following criticism from Spanish press over his performances for the national side. The former Atletico Madrid striker has been in superb form in the Premier League for new club Chelsea this season but has failed to live up to those performances for Spain, failing to score…
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Mourinho and his former enemies bring Chelsea success
A closer look into the summer signings of Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas that have worked wonders for Jose Mourinho this season. Rewind to 2010, Inter Milan were crowned Champions League winners after beating Bayern Munich in the final but leading to the final, Jose Mourinho, then boss, had scored arguably one of…
