Diego Costa

[Fenrir_]

Problem is who else could we have signed outside the window.
We should never have been in that position.

Other option was Andy Carroll wasn't it? We left ourselves in a right hole, hopefully we'll rectify it this month

 

[Scallywolf]

Other option was Andy Carroll wasn't it? We left ourselves in a right hole, hopefully we'll rectify it this month

It wasn’t a hole, it was a chasm!

We look so good box to box, with Neves, Nunes (very good against United) and Moutinho (or whoever) but when we get to the eighteen yard area everything becomes nothing. All our approach play stops and nothing happens.

We must get someone in (or get Raul back to his best) who will get on the end of our approach play and make defenders work, think and worry in the eighteen yard box. Someone who will put defenders under pressure and give them no time on the ball and be comfortable.

I hope Cunha is that player, but is he an out and out goal scorer and the answer to our prayers? We’ll know very soon.

 

[WolvTown]

Hasn't chipped in with any goals, but he must be the link for us successfully talking a few more Brazilians into joining us?

 

[Beijing Wolf]

He looked good in the Brentford game before being sent off. I would not write him off at all.

I think the addition of Sarabia is going to increase our creativity in the final third and Costa will benefit from that.

 

[Wolfmeister75]

Think when Andy Carroll was mooted as a potential signing most of us nearly cried. But I reckon he’d have been more effective than Costa.

 

[TheConcourse]

He looked good in the Brentford game before being sent off. I would not write him off at all.

I think the addition of Sarabia is going to increase our creativity in the final third and Costa will benefit from that.

Can really only remember one chance we’ve created for him - an actual chance - Palace away.

He’s had a couple of half moments, but he’s largely been feeding off less than scraps.

 

[kennyB]

He's not good enough for the PL, that much should have been obvious to whoever decided to bring him in.

 

[Streathamwolf]

He's not good enough for the PL, that much should have been obvious to whoever decided to bring him in.

Yeah, no record at all.

 

[WalsallWolf]

Out of favour completely at the moment, or fitness issues? Personally, he is above Raul in the pecking order IMO

 

[JOSWolf]

Surprised he didnt make the bench yesterday. Hope he isnt injured now that Hwang is crocked as well.

 

[SuperGran]

Out of favour completely at the moment, or fitness issues? Personally, he is above Raul in the pecking order IMO

Think he may have finished that Jimenez chance yesterday

 

[Jonzy54]

Surprised he didnt make the bench yesterday. Hope he isnt injured now that Hwang is crocked as well.

I think it might be a case of fitting a quart into a pint pot .At last we have viable options .

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Out of favour completely at the moment, or fitness issues? Personally, he is above Raul in the pecking order IMO

From the Wolves vids he seems to be the class clown, joking around but we still need him till the end of the season. I thought Jimenez was pretty woeful yesterday. His touch has just gone and he offers very little up top now. The old Jimenez would have scored with that pretty easy lob over Allison.

 

[hollo]

It might be that we have simply bought 6 players and someone has to lose out.

 

[SA Wolf]

Think he may have finished that Jimenez chance yesterday

Don't think Costa would have even run that far and that fast from the halfway line to be in that position.

 

[crash2772]

Costa hasn’t been good, but he does consistently make runs into the box.

So while he would have been a step slower, he would have got there IMO. It’s a chance most would finish, so you’d back him to get his first in that setting.

He also would have made a run towards a post on the Neves goal.

 

[Shergar]

Think he may have finished that Jimenez chance yesterday

Costa would not have even been in that position to miss it. He would have been going through the motions 10 yards back.

 

[Sketchead]

Think he may have finished that Jimenez chance yesterday

He hasn't struck a shot cleanly since he arrived if I remember correctly so not sure about that!