It is very demanding as a league and we have to be up for it. We play very well with a striker of his sort.
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“I’m sure that if I was in their team, they (the opposing fans) would love me in their team because I’m one of those players who gives everything to the cause“. Because he’s a predator in the box and a guy who does score goals all the time.
This deal excites Hoddle for many reasons but he believes that former Atletico Madrid team-mates like Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois, plus other South American’s such as Oscar, Willian, Ramires and Juan Cuadrado will help Falcao settle in quicker and begin to produce the kind of football he has in the past.
Chelsea FC took part in the North American version of the global Champions Cup in the United States – only recently returning to England – and the Blues’ skipper shared his thoughts with American soccer podcast Men in Blazers following his team’s penalty shoot-out victory against Barcelona in Washington.
“We were losing against Barcelona and I took Eden Hazard off because I was not anxious about the result otherwise he would have played the whole game”.
He continued: “As a start I’m just anxious that he adapts and he is happy and we are happy with him, he performs and he gives us what we want”.
Despite ending the campaign as the club’s top scorer with 21 goals, Costa was restricted to just 24 starts in the top flight last term due to an ongoing hamstring problem.
I use it to my advantage because nine times out of 10 if I can stay focused we are going to come out as winners.
“Unfortunately the stick comes with it but I am very much used to that now”. “Him and Harry Kane were the best players I came up against”.
Loic Remy offers pace and width but Mourinho believes Falcao could play in tandem with either.
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‘They did very well not just to bring the team forward but also with one less player in midfield they closed the spaces in front of the midfield line.
