cookster said:
Costa don't cut it against the big boys. Hope he plays against us as he's due a red card.
Do you really believe this? Costa the guy who has scored in cup finals against Madrid, against Chelsea in the Champions League final and is currently the top goal scorer in the league cannot do it against the big boys?
He should have been sent off today and crossed the line, but Chelsea's bigger problem is that Fabregas actually does go missing in the big games.
If Costa gets banned then City have a huge advantage for the game on Saturday. Both teams are not actually in great form at the moment. The difference could be Yaya coming back or whether Hazard has a great game.
With Sturridge things might have been different. Lucas was great and so was Coutinho. When you look at the Brazilians playing today that could not play for Brazil it makes you realise just how stupid Scolari was. Ironically even with their best team, which is probably the second best in the world they probably still would have ended, though in less embarassing circumstances, with a loss to Germany in the semi final.