Diego Jeremiah Psychopathic Costa; An Evaluation

There is no escaping who was the character of the weekend. Diego Costa was pretty much the catalyst that swung the game in Chelsea's favor for reasons other than football. To be fair, I will have to tackle this situation in the most objective way, looking at it from both sides; and try and understand the mysterious creation that is Diego Costa.







An amazing stat that I came across was the fact that Costa has not been shown a red card for years. That is quite shocking. For a player who seems to constantly want a fight, reacts to EVERYTHING and is always on a warpath; it's simply incredible that he does not have a trophy cabinet filled to the brim with red cards. I have never ever actually seen a player like Costa, who literally is ready to do battle at any given opportunity.

When you look at the scuffle that began with Koscielny, it all started in the penalty box when they both wanted to be a lot closer to each other, getting in a bear-hug. Then Costa reacted with his chest, and everything all kicked off. As I write this, the FA have charged him with violent conduct and rightfully so. From that moment, Costa just would not let up. He kept on going and going, hellbent on instigating a scenario that eventually lead up to Gabriel being sent off.

There is no crime against instigating. Just as it was never seemed a bookable action when players dived to win a penalty. It's all part of the game and is what players choose to do in order to win a game. Arsenal fans need to know where to place and direct their anger toward. They can't be angry for Costa trying to get Gabriel sent off. As one Arsenal fan said, this is how Chelsea operate and more importantly; it's how Costa operates. Once you know that game, don't get drawn into it. Instead, the anger of Arsenal fans should be if Costa was not punished retrospectively for his physical reaction to Koscielny. It would have been wrong and very unfair if Costa had gotten away with that. The law should apply to everyone and shouldn't be subjective and conditional.


As for Costa, if this is what gets him off and makes him play well, he should carry on doing it. Whatever works for you, works for you. All Mourinho has to do is ensuring that he doesn't get booked and he remains on the pitch. If he can manage that, then I can't tell Mourinho to curtail Costa's abrasive attitude and be less antagonistic. I for one love that psychological aspect of the game as it makes things even more interesting. It's what Mourinho is a master of; manipulating his opposition with his masterful use of mind-games. I would expect his pupils to of course follow the same path.


I would still suggest that Costa seeks psychiatric evaluation as I'm not sure he is completely sane. Apart from looking like an 80's villainous henchman; it seems as if he could erupt and perform a Jackie Chan kick
 on a player if pushed to his limit. In that situation, it could be a four or five month ban which would be disastrous for Chelsea because when Costa does focus on his football, he is one of the best strikers in the world.