Diego Costa became the latest Chelsea player to arrive on the field wearing a mask intended to terrify the opposition in to submission.It worked pretty well because the opposition,Newcastle in this case,got hammered 5 -1.
Diego Costa, Willian and Pedro all scored before 20 minutes were up.
It was a bit unfair on Newcastle because apart from having to deal with Diego in a mask,they also had a masked Cesar Azpilicueta on the day.
Costa had to wear the mask because he broke his nose against young defender Fikayo Tomori’s head during training.
Newcastle are back in the relegation zone after the defeat and Steve Mclaren,who knows how to wear the mask,said grimly
“Games can be won or lost in the first 20 minutes or last 20 minutes.his was self-inflicted.
‘At half-time we thought we would go for it for ten or 15 minutes but the fourth goal really killed us. That’s what can happen when you come here.“…
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