Diego Costa’s supposed bite on Gareth Barry has kicked up a storm in the English media, but Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink believes that this was the result of the Everton players trying to provoke the Spain worldwide throughout the match. Michael Oliver showing Diego Costa a red card after being booked for the second time on a foul on Gareth Barry.He wanted out last May.
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Of course, we will see the incident (Costa “bite” on Barry) but in principle I protect them, every man.
“The first task was to get out of the relegation zone and we did that fast, we went from 16th to 10th”. “But then it is hard, as I said before, to achieve the Champions League places and maintain two roads to have success which is the FA Cup and which was the Champions League”.
(Costa) was chased a bit in the game.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez, who had not spoken to Barry immediately after the game, described the match as “emotional”. “For the record, Diego did not bite me”.
Chelsea fans in the Transfer Tavern endured another hard weekend after their side crashed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Everton, with the biggest talking point by the pool tables being the dismissal of a key player.
“I don’t think about that”, Lukaku said.
“They will look for evidence, for Gareth Barry’s reaction, for marks on the neck”.
“I just want the team to win – I want to be there for my team”.
Costa’s second caution, which led to his first red card in English football since a £32m ($48.5m) transfer from Atletico Madrid in July 2014, came six minutes from time.
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The governing body takes a dim view of player’s refusing to leave the field of play after being dismissed, and that will bring at least another game’s ban, with official Oliver certain to include the matter in his report. But you see him I would say that I have got sympathy for him.
