‘I’m not saying I’m an angel — I’m no angel. You can see that. But every time I play I will play the same way because that’s the way I am. That’s what I need to do in order to support my family. That’s my bread and butter; also that’s what I need to do for this club, for the fans and for all the people involved in this club.
‘On the pitch I will always be like that. That’s my character and I will always compete. I’m a different guy off the pitch — as you can see — but on it I will not change. And I want to say this again: you can look at the video and interpret it how you want but I know I can sleep in peace because I know I didn’t mean to do it.’
‘You have to see how many times have I injured someone,’ he says. ‘Never. I’ve never inured another colleague, another player on purpose. Yes I’ve had loads of incidents — maybe even more in Spain. But that’s the way I play.’
‘Back in the old days there used to be way more contact and a lot of things permitted that, these days, everyone is looking at — and I don’t think that is good for the game. I have a go at defenders and they have a go at me, we argue and whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.
'After the game I shake hands with the defender. Job done, I go home, he goes home. We’re all mates. It’s all good. That’s how I see football. That’s how I play football. I’m not going to change it — football is a contact sport.
In many ways Costa is a throwback. You can almost envisage him relishing a game against Norman Hunter or Tommy Smith. No surprise then that he enjoys English football.
‘I really, really like it because it’s very competitive, it’s very physical. Here, playing as a striker, you get kicked way more than, for example, Spanish football and referees don’t call fouls — not only for me but all strikers in the league.
'On the pitch I transform myself. I really, really want to win. I want to be competitive, I want to run all over. I can accept defeat but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job. I train all week just to play for 90 minutes. I love playing games and so, during those 90 minutes, it’s always 100 per cent.’
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John Terry paid tribute in the match-day programme to Capital One Cup hero Branislav Ivanovic. 'At half-time he had a hole in his foot, his sock and his boot were full of blood and most players would have come off, but not him,' said Terry. 'He said: "Glue it doc, I'm staying on. We can sort it after the game." Then he scores the winner. He's a great player, a big character and a winner.
Chelsea strikers this season: Costa - 17 goals in 24 starts Drogba - 6 goals in 8 starts Remy - 5 goals in 6 starts
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