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This whole Costa thing has just made me realise that people don't know the difference between stamping on someone, to treading on someone.
 
Chelski Shogun said:
This whole Costa thing has just made me realise that people don't know the difference between stamping on someone, to treading on someone.
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lol, it's the usual defense. He didn't dive, it was just simulation. He didn't bite, it was just a nibble.
 
Costa has lost his appeal and will miss 3 games starting with City and will miss Villa and Everton. Jose cancelled his Presser for today after this news.
 
Theatreof Dreams said:
Costa has lost his appeal and will miss 3 games starting with City and will miss Villa and Everton. Jose cancelled his Presser for today after this news.
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That was obvious. I haven't seen anyone winning after being charged by FA.
 
This is a comment I saw from a United fan about Costa losing his appeal...

"Total hypocrisy from the Liverpool-biased media and punditry, after watching endless games of Skrtel elbowing players, endless Gerrard diving, Suarez biting and plenty of other types of behaviour etc. This is bad for football, former Liverpool players turned pundits now have an open line to force the authorities to act. This is nothing short of a media-driven campaign to avenge Liverpool's pathetic season."

Now there are some parts I don't agree with, but I do agree with the part about a media-driven campaign. This whole ban thing has stunk from the moment the second-leg finished and all the pundits were talking about was Costa's "stamp" and not the actual game itself, what makes it reek of bulls**t even more to me is the fact the case was fast-tracked by the FA in time for the City game. It might just be me being a bitter Chelsea fan but I still think this whole situation is utter rubbish.
 
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It was rather amusing to see them rule out the second incident, seeing as it incriminated Squirtle.

I think the ban is justified. This hard-line needs to be consistently applied though, and not just wheeled out whenever the papers go mad who am I kidding of course it won't be!
 
Retrospective punishment should become a norm for all types of incidents and not just ones that the referee supposedly missed. Usually actions, such as Aguero stamping on Luiz, takes place in a split second and the referees are unable to make an informed judgement on the right decision to make. With the benefit of endless tv replays and camera angles, the FA can ensure rightful punishment is given

Think about it ... People will stop diving. Players will stop trying to con the referee because they know it's futile when their actions can be rexamined at the end of the game. Only problem is that it will disempower referee's to an extent but that's a consequence I am willing to live with
 
Chelski Shogun said:
This is a comment I saw from a United fan about Costa losing his appeal...

"Total hypocrisy from the Liverpool-biased media and punditry, after watching endless games of Skrtel elbowing players, endless Gerrard diving, Suarez biting and plenty of other types of behaviour etc. This is bad for football, former Liverpool players turned pundits now have an open line to force the authorities to act. This is nothing short of a media-driven campaign to avenge Liverpool's pathetic season."

Now there are some parts I don't agree with, but I do agree with the part about a media-driven campaign. This whole ban thing has stunk from the moment the second-leg finished and all the pundits were talking about was Costa's "stamp" and not the actual game itself, what makes it reek of bulls**t even more to me is the fact the case was fast-tracked by the FA in time for the City game. It might just be me being a bitter Chelsea fan but I still think this whole situation is utter rubbish.
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Honeslty the media did the same with Suarez and Balotelli when they screwed up. If Costa deliberately stamped on the opposing player intending to cause him harm then he deserves his punishment and vilification. We can't have players who deliberately attempt to injure their fellow professionals allowed on the pitch. Hopefully this teaches him to control his temper on the pitch better

What I am worried about is that with the way we are defending him, he will become another Suarez. Constantly thinking their is some agenda against him despite the idiocy of his own actions
 
there is no campaign against chelsea that is pure rubbish suarez used to get it just as bad probably worse. a stamp deserves a ban
 
Alcaraz said:
Retrospective punishment should become a norm for all types of incidents and not just ones that the referee supposedly missed. Usually actions, such as Aguero stamping on Luiz, takes place in a split second and the referees are unable to make an informed judgement on the right decision to make. With the benefit of endless tv replays and camera angles, the FA can ensure rightful punishment is given.
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There's one thing wrong with that, rightful and the FA don't go together.

Alcaraz said:
What I am worried about is that with the way we are defending him, he will become another Suarez. Constantly thinking their is some agenda against him despite the idiocy of his own actions.
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We should defend him in this case because there is no evidence that proves he deliberately trod on Can and the incident happened a few days before arguably our biggest game of the season.
 
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Chelski Shogun said:
We should defend him in this case because there is no evidence that proves he deliberately trod on Can and the incident happened a few days before arguably our biggest game of the season.
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We should defend him but we are taking it way past the line ... Mourinho not doing his press conference etc. Will only make Costa feel like their is some sort of agenda against Chelsea and become another Suarez
 
Alcaraz said:
We should defend him but we are taking it way past the line ... Mourinho not doing his press conference etc. Will only make Costa feel like their is some sort of agenda against Chelsea and become another Suarez
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I suggest you read this...

Jose Mourinho is creating a siege mentality at Chelsea with Diego Costa saga | Daily Mail Online

Now obviously Mourinho couldn't of predicted Costa's "stamp" on Can and The Mail are giving Mourinho a bit to much credit here, but still it wouldn't surprise me if he was trying to create this so called "siege mentality" within the club before the City game.
 
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Chelski Shogun said:
I suggest you read this...

Jose Mourinho is creating a siege mentality at Chelsea with Diego Costa saga | Daily Mail Online

Now obviously Mourinho couldn't of predicted Costa's "stamp" on Can and I think The Mail are giving Mourinho a bit to much credit here, but still it wouldn't surprise me if he was trying to create this so called "siege mentality" within the club before the City game.
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That is neither here nor there. All I am saying is that if Costa is given the impression that he is being treated unfairly, when he quite clearly isn't then he will be less inclined to rein in his behaviour on the pitch which will only hurt him and conversely in the long run

The club entering siege mentality isn't helping. We must understand that FA's burden of proof operates on a balance of probabilities and not behind reasonable doubt. As much as I can't see how he stamped on Can purposely myself, I can understand why people might think that way even if the video isn't conclusive
 
De Bruyne just ripped Bayern apart...

If Jose doesn't win something this year, I feel he might be seeing a lot more scrutiny than he's used to from Chelsea fans.
 
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Subtle said:
De Bruyne just ripped Bayern apart...

If Jose doesn't win something this year, I feel he might be seeing a lot more scrutiny than he's used to from Chelsea fans.
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Yes he will. He asked for a year and we gave him that. He has been backed in the transfer market to the best of our ability. He has a good team in front of him
 
Subtle said:
De Bruyne just ripped Bayern apart...

If Jose doesn't win something this year, I feel he might be seeing a lot more scrutiny than he's used to from Chelsea fans.
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Yes De Bruyne has talent but it didn't work for him at Chelsea and that's just the way football is at times. Us selling De Bruyne has never bothered me, partly because he didn't want to do the defensive work and his transfer enabled us to balance the books on the Matic deal and I'd much rather have Matic than De Bruyne.

Off course Mourinho will be under more scrutiny if we fail to win a trophy this season (as would any manager in his position), but not only Chelsea fans will scrutinise him, he is a top manager who has his team now (a top team at that as well). However I can't see us ending up trophy-less by the end of the season.
 
If Branna and Luis are both out tomorrow who are we going to play at right back? Azpi will no doubt be at lb and I really hope zouma isn't moved to the right. Wouldn't mind seeing ake given a big chance tbh he can play full back aswell.
 
This is the thing...we only have 6 defenders..Terry,Cahill,Zouma,Azpilicueta,Ivanovic,Filipe Luis.....I really really like Cuadrado, but why not bring another defender(s)??
 
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