Jose Mourinho believes Diego Costa is tailor-
made for the Premier League and can
match the impact made at Chelsea by Didier
Drogba.
The striker completed a 32 million pound
move from Atletico Madrid earlier this
month after being heavily linked with a
move to Stamford Bridge and is one of three
summer arrivals in west London.
Costa scored 36 goals in all competitions
last season and Mourinho believes he is the
heir apparent to Drogba — and is already
even better in some areas of his game.
“It is easy to see a big, strong guy using his
body, attacking spaces, holding up the ball
and pressing people. But, with proper
football eyes, the guy is much more than
that,” Mourinho told reporters at Chelsea’s
pre-season training camp in Austria.
“The movement is incredible, the
intelligence is amazing, the choices he
makes in terms of movement are fantastic.
“The guy is a real top striker. I can say that
because I’ve known him for a long time.
Even the older players with us —
[Branislav] Ivanovic, [John] Terry — they
say it’s fantastic that he’s coming because
he is so strong.
“They say he is good in the air but, after
three or four days of training, they change
their opinion. They say he is much better
than that. They thought about his physical
presence, but he is much more than that.
“Diego is made. Physically, mentally, Diego
is an end-product. The Premier League is
difficult and he knows — he is ready. To
play with the Chelsea responsibilities and
pressure, he knows and he is ready, too.
“I don’t think it will be difficult for him to
succeed. I feel he is the right guy to help the
team to win things. He just needs to work
with the new players, the new team and the
new coach to adapt his football to a
different way of playing.”
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