{"id":242396,"date":"2018-09-27T16:33:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T20:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=242396"},"modified":"2018-09-28T01:56:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T05:56:07","slug":"chelsea-will-miss-diego-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/09\/27\/chelsea-will-miss-diego-costa\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Will Miss Diego Costa This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea will miss Diego Costa despite the fact that Sarri-Ball<\/a> has been on full display at Stamford Bridge. All three areas of the London club’s midfield have been firing on all cylinders; the defence has only allowed four goals in the Premier League, Jorginho and N’golo Kante<\/a> have starred and Eden Hazard has been leading one of the most potent attacks in football.<\/p>\n

Although this is the case, Chelsea are missing a formidable striker.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Morata has been a bust to date, only finding the back of the net once so far this season. Olivier Giroud has provided three assists, but has yet to score. It goes without saying that this Chelsea squad would be world-beaters had they kept Diego Costa.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Will Miss Diego Costa and his Goals<\/h1>\n

How the Current Attack Looks<\/h2>\n

Morata and Giroud have both appeared five times thus far in league play. The Spaniard has gotten the bulk of the starts but has done little to cement that position.<\/p>\n

Giroud has been more active in attacking movements\u00a0but seems to be better suited coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

The majority of Chelsea’s goals have come from the wing. Hazard has bought into Maurizio Sarri<\/a>‘s of play, as he is currently tied for first in most Premier\u00a0League goals with five.<\/p>\n

After a strong World Cup showing, he has shown no signs of decline with Chelsea. His goal to knock Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup is a testament to that.<\/p>\n