'I haven't had any really physical battles yet... but if they provoke me, I'll score against them!' Chelsea sensation Costa has warning for rough defenders (and reveals why Aguero was 'God' to him)
Diego Costa has emerged from Sergio Aguero's shadow and is replicating Jurgen Klinsmann's seamless introduction to the Premier League
►The Spain international has scored seven goals in four games for the Blues
►Diego Costa has made a superb start to life in the Premier League
►Costa's impact is similar to that of Jurgen Klinsmann when he joined Spurs
►Costa faces his biggest test in the Premier League to date when Chelsea travel to champions Manchester City on Sunday
Not since Jurgen Klinsmann swallow-dived his way into Premier League history 20 years ago has a foreign striker made quite such an impressive entrance into English football as Diego Costa. It is not just the goal record, which is extraordinary — with a hat-trick and seven goals in four games.
As with Klinsmann, whose scored seven in his first six games, it is the sheer force of personality of the player that has enthralled English audiences. Klinsmann's charisma became evident with that self-parodying celebration, diving to mock his reputation for going to ground easily.
With Diego Costa, who faces the biggest test of his short Premier League career on Saturday against champions Manchester City, it is his clear relish for the physical battle that has made such an impact.
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