Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes that Diego Costa is a completely changed player than what was before. Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 to maintain their position at the top of the Premier League.
Diego Costa scored the only goal of the match to give Chelsea a nervy win over the Baggies.
Costa has been the focus of disciplinary actions as he often was indulged in verbal and physical altercations with players. He even got involved in a training ground bust-up with his own teammate Oscar in the Cobham training ground and had to be separated by the fellow players. Conte said, “I’m happy for him because he is showing great passion. In every game he is showing great commitment and work rate to help the team
“It’s fantastic and it’s important to continue this way. Diego for sure is a great striker.
“He is enjoying playing his football. Now he is showing his passion in the right way.
“If you ask me why he didn’t in the past I don’t know. I can talk very well about his commitment and his behaviour in the training sessions.”
This season, the striker so far has been very calm although he has already accumulated four yellow cards. The last date of the expiry of the suspension is December 31 and he might get away with it.
“It’s incredible because after the Arsenal defeat Diego had four yellow cards. He was on the edge but he continued to stay on the edge and not go over. I think he can arrive at January without a yellow card. I hope!
“I always tell my players to stay focused on the football. I don’t like the provocation. I’m trying to transfer this. I’m very lucky because my players know this.”
