Diego Costa bulldozed a Chelsea Ladies’s legend with brute power in coaching forward of a current charity match.
The previous Spain ahead, recognized for his maverick behaviour on the pitch, despatched Gemma Davison flying as they equipped for final weekend’s legends’ sport in opposition to Liverpool.
New footage exhibits the 37-year-old bowling over Davison by leaning into her as he challenged for the ball.
John Terry, who was a part of the session, instantly shouted: ‘That is a yellow!’
And talking in a clip on his new TikTok account, Terry mentioned: ‘That is Diego in a nutshell. He simply does not give a s***.
‘The ball goes down the channel, and Gem is shielding it a bit of bit, and he comes operating over and simply goes BOSH.
Diego Costa despatched Chelsea Ladies’s legend Gemma Davison flying with a brutal problem
Costa left her on the ground as they have been gearing up for a current legends’ charity match
‘Gem’s a legend as nicely. What a participant Gemma was. I sat subsequent to her at lunch after and she or he was like, “I really like all stuff like that.”
Costa and Davison – who each received two league titles with the Blues – hugged as soon as she was again on her ft and smiled broadly in an indication that every one was nicely.
It will not shock followers to find that Costa has retained all the ferocity which helped outline his days on the most important footballing phases.
The striker was at all times recognized for enjoying on the sting and that type, coupled along with his goalscoring, made him a forbidding presence. He techincally nonetheless is not retired however has been unemployed since leaving Gremio final 12 months.
His feisty mood was on full show within the charity sport between Chelsea and Liverpool’s legends as he renewed his battle with ex-Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel.
Costa noticed himself embroiled in a spectacular bust up with previous enemy Skrtel, resulting in a yellow card in outstanding scenes given the sport was classed as a ‘pleasant’ for charity.
The Reds defender was sharper off the mark because the ball was fed to Costa on the left channel, sliding from behind to win the ball from his rival.
But Costa was livid with the tenacity of the sort out, and instantly squared as much as Skrtel.
Diego Costa was as much as his previous tips as he squared as much as Martin Skrtel on Saturday
Costa, recognized for his scorching mood at instances, beforehand clashed with Skrtel again in January 2015
Their pair got here to blows after the striker appeared to stamp on Skrtel within the Carabao Cup conflict
The referee was swiftly on the scene and brandished a yellow card within the ahead’s course.
It is not the primary time Costa and Skrtel have not seen eye to eye, with the pair famously coming to blows throughout their heyday in a League Cup conflict again in 2015.
Costa was charged with violent conduct by the FA after allegedly stamping on each Skrtel and fellow Reds defender Emre Can in the course of the match at Stamford Bridge, selecting up a three-match ban.
Each incidents weren’t seen by referee Michael Oliver, forcing the FA to intervene and take retrospective motion.
The primary incident with Can occurred near the technical space and sparked a livid response from the German.
Then, in the course of the second half, Costa appeared to stamp on Skrtel within the Liverpool penalty space.
Brendan Rodgers, the then Liverpool boss, closely criticised Costa after the sport and claimed the striker might have significantly injured Skrtel with the alleged stamp.
‘He might simply hurdle over the younger participant and he directs his studs proper on to his ankle, which might’ve been nasty,’ the supervisor mentioned.
