noble savage noun 1. (in romanticism) an idealized view of primitive man http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31450221 Chelsea striker Diego Costa says he is a 'strong but noble' player Chelsea striker Diego Costa claims his challenges are "strong but noble" and that he has never seriously injured an opposition player. The Brazil-born Spain international, 26, has just served a three-match ban for a stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can in their League Cup semi-final last month. "My challenges are strong but noble at the same time." Costa said in an interview with Sport magazine. "Check my records, you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player." Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed the stamping incident was an accident and the player has been targeted by sections of the media. In the wake of Costa's suspension Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini urged the player to learn from the incident and change his game in the future. Costa, scorer of 17 Premier League goals this season, believes the reactions to certain incidents he is involved in are blow out of proportion. "I consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand what I say," he said. "The bottom line is that sometimes the little things I do on the pitch provoke exaggerated reactions." Costa, who joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid for £32m in July 2014, says he has received some rough treatment by players from other teams which should have been more harshly dealt with. "Some of the kicks I suffer in England would be punished with a red card in Spain," he added. "I am getting used to getting kicked more than before. Premier League defenders are really strong and physical. "In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the 90 minutes."
I thought it gonna be about Robbie Savage! He is just a dude from an impoverished background who plays snide tbh. Talented guy, but I can't believe for one minute he doesn't know what he is doing.....nothing wrong with it imo, as long as he doesn't break any rules, and if he does, he will be punished like everyone else. (which we have seen just recently)
Here's another one !! Costa is a spiky bugger, but if you look at the "stamp" it was pretty mild. If he'd really wanted to stamp he'd every opportunity to do real damage. I think it was a red card, but I'm inclined to agree with him, he doesn't hand out shocking stuff like Roy Keane or Norman Hunter did. However, he should watch his step and back off a bit, cause he's on the radar now.
