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#2 Diego Costa

Costa is a menace to opposition defenders with his physicality

Diego Costa is a battering ram with stamina and footballing ability. That's exactly what has made him such a success at Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, especially when he's played to his strengths. The 28-year-old striker is a bully on the ball and off it, presses defenders into making mistakes before pouncing on defenders and finishes even half chances with considerable ease.

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He’s been much better than he was last season, covering a minimum of 10km per game and has made nearly 65.2 sprints per game compared to last season’s 62 sprints per game.

Strong, tireless and quick in his pursuit of the ball, he finally found a permanent place in a team after five temporary spells at other clubs at Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and became the perfect striker for Simeone’s counter-attacking style of play. He constantly provokes defenders, pushing the boundaries of legal tackles and challenges that the defenders become lost in their 1v1 battle, that they forget about the match.

A player who plays the way of the Spaniard international doesn’t usually top any coach’s list of role models but the striker does have a reputation of crossing the line when it comes to aggression on the pitch. However given his change under Antonio Conte, the 28-year-old has become one of the most feared strikers in the Premier League and is just one goal behind top scorer Harry Kane, Alexis Sanchez, and Romelu Lukaku.