Banned for 4 games apparently.
Douglas Costa - The Spitter
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Should be a huge ban (10+) for the health risks alone.
Yeah that’s the point. That fecker is doing it every single game all the time and it bears no consequences.
Not saying it’s the case here at all though. Costa shouldn’t have done that regardless.
If Costa has a clean bill of health then the health risk isn't high. It would still be revolting but not much harm done in the end.
And there is spit everywhere on the pitch, football players are like llamas.
As expected only a little slap on the wrist 4 game ban for elbowing, headbutting and spitting... Appalling decision that shows judges in sports are just as weak, stupid and lenient as in other parts of life...
Would have been much harsher in England.
Farcical punishment. Barely anything really.
Is this serious??? He elbowed a guy, headbutted him followed by doing a Carragher in his mouth and he only gets away with 4 games? Remember when Rooney got 3 or 4 games for saying feck in front of a camera? This sport is rapidly going downhill.
Just a 4 game ban? This is shameful!!
Rashford got 3 games for what he did. Costa, has 3 worse offences within 5 minutes of the same game. How can he only get a 4 game ban?
Rashford got 3 games for what he did. Costa, has 3 worse offences within 5 minutes of the same game. How can he only get a 4 game ban?
That is such a poor advertisement for the Serie A.
Costa gets the most attention of anything bar Ronaldo's hairstyle in that league this season, it's all negative, and the league responds by letting a player for the seven-in-a-row champions off easily, generating more negative publicity.
wankers.
Costa gets the most attention of anything bar Ronaldo's hairstyle in that league this season, it's all negative, and the league responds by letting a player for the seven-in-a-row champions off easily, generating more negative publicity.
wankers.
Not really surprised by the punishment. It's sport, expecting some sort of consistent/fair system is a pipe dream.
Over the weekend, I can't recall which EPL match it was, but a defender almost booted a forwards head off his body with his boot. The defender got a yellow for it. It reminded me instantly of that Nani red card in UCL, which still pisses me off to this day. Then there was also de Jong's famous karate chop on Alonso in the WC final.
Over the weekend, I can't recall which EPL match it was, but a defender almost booted a forwards head off his body with his boot. The defender got a yellow for it. It reminded me instantly of that Nani red card in UCL, which still pisses me off to this day. Then there was also de Jong's famous karate chop on Alonso in the WC final.
A 4 game ban is a normal punishment. Actually in all other precedents for similar cases the punishment was a 3 game ban.
As to the elbowing and stuff, that couldn’t have been punished because the referee already sanctioned him on the pitch. He deemed that was worth a yellow card (should have been a red but you get what I mean).
In any case, Di Francesco is a fascist so he got what he deserved.
It’s not a coincidence that Costa apologize to fans and team mates but not to Di Francesco. To someone pointing that out on Twitter he just said “you don’t know what he told me”. This is a Materazzi-Zidane situation, he lost his mind because Di Francesco just like Materazzi is a huge prick (and among other things he intentionally elbowed Costa literally 2 minutes before the episode).
As to the elbowing and stuff, that couldn’t have been punished because the referee already sanctioned him on the pitch. He deemed that was worth a yellow card (should have been a red but you get what I mean).
In any case, Di Francesco is a fascist so he got what he deserved.
It’s not a coincidence that Costa apologize to fans and team mates but not to Di Francesco. To someone pointing that out on Twitter he just said “you don’t know what he told me”. This is a Materazzi-Zidane situation, he lost his mind because Di Francesco just like Materazzi is a huge prick (and among other things he intentionally elbowed Costa literally 2 minutes before the episode).
Not to sound stupid but that picture is not showing much of anything, could easily be waving for all we know. Also, it's in Italian and most of us (me included) do not speak Italian, maybe get an English source?
It's saying it was all a misunderstanding
Dunno what kind of misunderstanding though, the image is pretty clear. Dunno how you can work that into a part of a normal celebration...
Well his arm that's extended is cut off, I can't tell if it is a fascist salute or a wave.
Left arm behind the back, right arm extended slightly forward...yeah, it's hard to misunderstand
Though i do think it likely he didn't actually know its significance and picked it up from the ultras
Only 2 starts in 16 CL + Serie A games. We must do whatever it takes to rescue him. This golden opportunity only comes once in a lifetime. Costa will easily be our Mane, a big upgrade on the right wing
I would agree but surely there is a reason he's not starting? Or is it because Dybala occupies the right wing area?
He was banned and had an injury, he'll play a lot more often in the rest of the season.
Maybe Juve figured out what Bayern already knows.
I’m pretty big when it comes to forgiving idiotic and disgusting behavior on the pitch, but what he did with that spitting makes me think he should be denied a transfer to United. Would I say the same if Messi did it and wanted to sign for us? Probably not
Think Allegri prefers the balance Cuardrado offers.
Would be great if we could get him on a cut price deal.
Would be great if we could get him on a cut price deal.
Seems like we're being offered Perisic in the january window, so I'm sure Mourinho will be all over that.
Feels like he has an injury every 6 weeks or so.
Allegri rates him and dont think is willing to sell him. It was bought just a few months ago. He is usually used as a substitute when teams are more tired and it has worked. He has been inconsistent this year but I think is because he struggled to find his rhythm after the suspension.
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No thanks, aint good enough for Juve or Bayern then he aint good enough for us. Disgusting cnut too.
He was one of the best Juve players last season. According to their fans too.
Well,we're a few notches below those two,especially Juve,so yes he is good enough for us.
Currently we are, we aspire to be better and will be again.
You're very mistaken. He's in the top 3 attacking players at Juve. He just hasn't played as much due to a combination of injuries and suspension. Plus, Juve have enough options to just ease him in when he has come back from injury. As the season wears on, he'll probably be one of their most important players (like last season). He's better than any attacking player at United at the moment.
No he's not good enough. If better players than him are struggling here right now, Costa won't hack it especially with his inconsistency.
He's struggling to play consistently well in a perfectly well functioning team like Juventus, coming here would be a disaster.
We've seen the likes of Sanchez, Di Maria who happened to be better players than Costa currently is when they came to us and failed to make it because of the mess we're currently in. Adding an inconsistent player like Costa to our team would just mean piling up more overpaid players on the bench because it won't take long before he's benched due to his inconsistency.
He doesn’t really need an organized team to shine imo. Anyways, Juve won’t let him go like that, they are very smart and know his talent.
So who should we target then
?Who should we sign then? There are only a handful of players that are better than Sanchez or Di Maria were when they signed for us.
Someone better, he's a good player but he isn't gonna transform us. Check his career stats, what's he gonna provide? Ten goals a season at the absolute best.So who should we target then
Why did you
?The spitting thing aside, he would improve us massively I feel. To actually have some who is comfortable on the right wing, has a bit of pace and is able to take one defenders would be great! Currently we are so reliant on our left side with Martial and Shaw.
With the form Martial is in, moving for Perisic would be stupid. So yes I fully expect us to go for him in January.
WIDTH!Someone better, he's a good player but he isn't gonna transform us. Check his career stats, what's he gonna provide? Ten goals a season at the absolute best.
Why did you
Seriously, we don't have a single RW in the squad, Douglas Costa could bring that dribbling and running at defenders from the right side.