• Spanish striker scored 20 goals in his first Premier League season
• ‘I haven’t done anything malicious so why change anything?’
Diego Costa has said he will never change his approach – no matter how many people become upset, or bruised, along the way. The Chelsea striker bludgeoned his way to 20 goals in a rollercoaster first season in England following his £32m move from Atlético Madrid but also attracted controversy, receiving a three-match ban for an off-the-ball stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can in January.
“I don’t think I have done anything malicious; I’ve not had a red card so why change anything about the way I am?” said Costa. “I’ve always played this way for all the sides I’ve been with and I’ve always scored a lot of goals in this style.
“The key for me is to score goals and win trophies. If I change in any way, I’m not going to be the same player. I feel very much at ease and neither the manager nor anyone else at the club has said anything to me, and at no point have I shown any lack of loyalty at all and so that is good enough for me.”
Costa is looking ahead to the upcoming battles with relish. Mourinho has hinted here that Chelsea may operate with two strikers this season, the manager not always sending out Costa as his battering ram. The 26-year-old could be partnered with Loïc Rémy, the France international, or Radamel Falcao, his former striker partner from Atlético. Either way, Costa cannot wait.
“Goals are what count for me,” he said. “It’s not about a battle with defenders. Fighting hard, giving everything and working hard on the field you have to combine with the goals you score. It doesn’t matter if defenders want to battle with me or not, I will just be trying to do my job as well as I possibly can.
great!!!!
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