Douglas Costa (28 Viewers)

[edgardavids2608]

Lazio bitchslapped us twice in two weeks, hardly unstoppable.

I was refering to Ronaldo not our team just didnt say it correctly

 

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[MikeM]

Watched Ronaldo's third goal again...Costa had 3-4 defenders collapsing on him which left GOAT wide open..that's the effect he has, he always needs at least two guys marking him and when he has the ball heading straight to goal it pulls defenders away from our other attackers. Needs to stay fit and we will see more and more of this.

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Imagine having to make that decision as a defense...collapse on a guy you can't control 1v1 and sacrifice coverage leaving one of Ronaldo, Dybala or Higuain wide open

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Talk about picking your poison...if that was Bernie there this goal wouldn't have happened.

This is my favourite thing about Costa. He looks to put himself into these situations. He has no thoughts of shooting here. His only goal is to put as much pressure as possible on the defenders, he is waiting for them to commit to him and he's always looking to play a teammate. Sometimes he can look like a machine, very disciplined and effective.

I don't find him to be a true lolzillian in the way he plays. 99% of the time when I see him take on an opponent, it's because he sees an opportunity to get past and then run at the defence and make it really uncomfortable for the opposition. Rarely will you see a useless lolzillian dribble, where there is nothing to gain afterwards.

This is why I can't quit this guy. You search all match to play like five straight one touch passes and get into this dangerous scenario when sometimes you can just pass to Costa and he just dribbles himself into this scenario.

 

[Hust]

This is my favourite thing about Costa. He looks to put himself into these situations. He has no thoughts of shooting here. His only goal is to put as much pressure as possible on the defenders, he is waiting for them to commit to him and he's always looking to play a teammate. Sometimes he can look like a machine, very disciplined and effective.

I don't find him to be a true lolzillian in the way he plays. 99% of the time when I see him take on an opponent, it's because he sees an opportunity to get past and then run at the defence and make it really uncomfortable for the opposition. Rarely will you see a useless lolzillian dribble, where there is nothing to gain afterwards.

This is why I can't quit this guy. You search all match to play like five straight one touch passes and get into this dangerous scenario when sometimes you can just pass to Costa and he just dribbles himself into this scenario.

We don't have anyone like him in the team that can do that. Dybala does well in little pockets and quick turns, but Costa does that well but his pace offers him the ability to take that attack into open space and pull a defense. Its like every single attacker we have has something different to bring to this team.

Bernie brings bricks to build a wall to block our offense. He needs to go.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

This is my favourite thing about Costa. He looks to put himself into these situations. He has no thoughts of shooting here. His only goal is to put as much pressure as possible on the defenders, he is waiting for them to commit to him and he's always looking to play a teammate. Sometimes he can look like a machine, very disciplined and effective.

I don't find him to be a true lolzillian in the way he plays. 99% of the time when I see him take on an opponent, it's because he sees an opportunity to get past and then run at the defence and make it really uncomfortable for the opposition. Rarely will you see a useless lolzillian dribble, where there is nothing to gain afterwards.

This is why I can't quit this guy. You search all match to play like five straight one touch passes and get into this dangerous scenario when sometimes you can just pass to Costa and he just dribbles himself into this scenario.

His only problem is being injury prone. He's not a superstar like Neymar but never tried to be one anyway, he's a team player and seems to be more interested in helping his team mates than scoring.

He'd be finding the back of the net more often if he was more selfish though.

 

[Hust]

His only problem is being injury prone. He's not a superstar like Neymar but never tried to be one anyway, he's a team player and seems to be more interested in helping his team mates than scoring.

He'd be finding the back of the net more often if he was more selfish though.

Feels good to be right, doesn't it?

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Feels good to be right, doesn't it?

Don't really care to be right tbh because it was easy to see he had an immense talent, only the haters thought otherwise

Looking at you @DAiDEViL

 

[DAiDEViL]

Don't really care to be right tbh because it was easy to see he had an immense talent, only the haters thought otherwise

Looking at you @DAiDEViL

Absolutely. His talent to get injured is almost 2nd to none. The only constant thing in his career so far, and he'll be 30 this year.

Contributed so little to the teams he's played for, that no one is ever gonna remember him once he's gone, except for maybe Donezk fans.

Just kidding, truly great player.

 

[pavluska]

Absolutely. His talent to get injured is almost 2nd to none. The only constant thing in his career so far, and he'll be 30 this year.

Contributed so little to the teams he's played for, that no one is ever gonna remember him once he's gone, except for maybe Donezk fans.

Just kidding, truly great player.

Looked like a diff post last time I saw it and it was already edited. Edited it for 38 minutes? Feeling the pressure, untermensch?

You were talking about DC's quality as a player since he signed, your main point of contention, not his injuries.

At least own up to what you said. Embarrassing.

 

[Karim30]

Looked like a diff post last time I saw it and it was already edited. Edited it for 38 minutes? Feeling the pressure, untermensch?

You were talking about DC's quality as a player since he signed, your main point of contention, not his injuries.

At least own up to what you said. Embarrassing.

Are you mainly here to annoy the shit out of anyone who ever disagrees with you?

 

[Snobist]

He is our only winger who can get past opposition players and knows what to do next. Cuadrado can dribble a player but next moves leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Signora Omicidi]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

 

[lgorTudor]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

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[edgardavids2608]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

I agree. After 2 other players

 

[Nedved96]

I agree. After 2 other players

 

[Gigiventus]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

Yes, after about 9 or 10 other players

 

[Elvin]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

2nd most

 

[Strickland]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

Although I disagree with Costa being more dangerous than CR7 in CL, Costa might be the most important piece because his competition isnt up to the task.

Imo our best attacking trio is Costa, Dybala, Ronaldo. Take Dybs or Ronaldo out, Higgy replaces them beautifully and we barely feel it. Take Costa out and we lose a gear with Berna or Ramsey replacing him.

 

[Bianconero81]

Yes, after about 9 or 10 other players

Please name those 9 or 10 others. I can only think of Ronaldo, Dybala, Higuain, and possibly Cuadrado.

 

[Vlad]

Although I disagree with Costa being more dangerous than CR7 in CL, Costa might be the most important piece because his competition isnt up to the task.

Imo our best attacking trio is Costa, Dybala, Ronaldo. Take Dybs or Ronaldo out, Higgy replaces them beautifully and we barely feel it. Take Costa out and we lose a gear with Berna or Ramsey replacing him.

omg, ur saying we would barely feel the absence of a player that has scored highest number of goals in CL history? In knockout rounds? He scored all our knockout goals last season.

 

[Post Ironic]

Healthy Costa is our most dangerous weapon in UCL

More dangerous than the guy with the most goals in CL history, has 65 CL knockout goals (second most is Messi at 46) who scored every single one of our knockout goals last year?

That's a Skip Bayless level take.