The Spain international was an unused substitute against Tottenham and threw his bib in frustration towards the Chelsea boss during the match
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Diego Costa should feel “privileged” not to have been dropped sooner.
The striker was an unused substitute in Sunday’s goalless draw against Tottenham and threw his bib in frustration towards Mourinho after warming up on the touchline during the match.
Costa has scored just four times in 20 appearances this season and Mourinho believes the Spain international should consider himself lucky that he was one of the last first-team regulars who was benched after the club’s poor start to the campaign.
“Diego is very privileged because he was the last one to be on the bench,” Mourinho said.
“Everyone else has been left out: the captain, John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, the vice-captain of England, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro, Eden Hazard, the player of the season and Oscar. Everyone was on the bench and Diego was privileged because I kept him in the team for all these matches.
“Physically he is fine. No problems. He is working well every day. His mood is positive. He’s always a positive guy in the team. I was not expecting to have a player on the bench jumping and singing because he is not playing, unless you’re a kid who has a chance to go on the bench – Ruben [Loftus-Cheek], Kenedy feel being on the bench is one more step in their development.
“But for a top player, they’re not happy. His behaviour was normal. He was ready to play when he went to warm up. When I decided not to play him, he went [back to the bench]. And probably he is having something to eat now while waiting for us on the bus.”
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Diego Costa should feel “privileged” not to have been dropped sooner.
The striker was an unused substitute in Sunday’s goalless draw against Tottenham and threw his bib in frustration towards Mourinho after warming up on the touchline during the match.
Costa has scored just four times in 20 appearances this season and Mourinho believes the Spain international should consider himself lucky that he was one of the last first-team regulars who was benched after the club’s poor start to the campaign.
“Diego is very privileged because he was the last one to be on the bench,” Mourinho said.
“Everyone else has been left out: the captain, John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, the vice-captain of England, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro, Eden Hazard, the player of the season and Oscar. Everyone was on the bench and Diego was privileged because I kept him in the team for all these matches.
“Physically he is fine. No problems. He is working well every day. His mood is positive. He’s always a positive guy in the team. I was not expecting to have a player on the bench jumping and singing because he is not playing, unless you’re a kid who has a chance to go on the bench – Ruben [Loftus-Cheek], Kenedy feel being on the bench is one more step in their development.
“But for a top player, they’re not happy. His behaviour was normal. He was ready to play when he went to warm up. When I decided not to play him, he went [back to the bench]. And probably he is having something to eat now while waiting for us on the bus.”
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