Chelsea striker Diego Costa unlikely to play again this season

Diego Costa has been limited to just 24 Premier League appearances this season and his boss is reluctant to risk him with Loïc Rémy fit again. Costa is only likely to feature for Chelsea again this season if they fail to win the Premier League title against Crystal Palace on Sunday, according to manager José […]
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2015-05-02 20:39:00

Diego Costa has been limited to just 24 Premier League appearances this season and his boss is reluctant to risk him with Loïc Rémy fit again.

Costa is only likely to feature for Chelsea again this season if they fail to win the Premier League title against Crystal Palace on Sunday, according to manager José Mourinho. He said: “No [he will not play against Palace], it isn"t worth the risk. In this process over the last month if we lose a game and we don"t want to lose the second he would be back immediately. So because the results in the last month were also victories and a draw against second [Arsenal] we don"t need to rush him. We are trying to give him maximum stability. We are on result after result, need after need. If we don"t need, he doesn"t play again. [In pre-season he needs] a good period of work. We are preparing a good working situation for him during the holiday period."

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