“New Torres” – Fans react after Chelsea target Diego Costa has a shocker for Spain

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A helpless Diego Costa stares on during Spain’s defeat to Chile

It’s fair to say that Diego Costa has had a stinker of a World Cup. With Spain out and Costa having started both games so far, he’s had really struggled to enforce himself onto games.

The statistics tell the same story too. <Diego Costa, the Chelsea target-- has a Squawka Performance Score of jus two, while he has also created just two chances this season. Furthermore, in two World Cup games, the La Liga winning striker has managed to muster just two attempts, with both shockingly being off target – yes really. Two seems to be the deadly number for Costa..

Looking at his other statistics, it’s clear he has struggled in other parts of his game. Costa completed a mere 72% of his passes, while the centre-forward won just 30% of his duels. For a towering forward, often labeled a ‘powerhouse,’ Costa failed to win a single headed duel, while he also lost his only tackle in the two games. Worrying statistics for a striker known for being assertive and combative.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to his World Cup showing so far.

how many times can you change nationality? asking for a friend

— Diego Costa (@OfficialDCosta) June 18, 2014

Diego Costa already branded a failed experiment by Marca. #ESP

— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) June 18, 2014

Lol Diego Costa not loved by his birth country and nor his surrogate now I imagine. Lonely world.

— Merteswagger (@RuuAndThatsAll) June 18, 2014

Chelsea fans? Diego Costa really is the new Torres. Where is that pace you all told me he had? Hahaha #CFC

— MUFCSupportersClub (@MUFCLondon) June 18, 2014

BREAKING: Live pictures of Diego Costa. pic.twitter.com/bkQr9oXvmd

— Úber FootBallFacts (@UberFoootyFacts) June 18, 2014

Diego Costa be like... pic.twitter.com/HssivHb8S4

— TransferScoop (@TransferScoop) June 18, 2014

Not saying he's rubbish, but Diego Costa goes into the Hulk category. Never seen him play well. Think that's five games now. #esp

— Andrew Gibney (@Gibney_A) June 18, 2014

I can't wait to see Diego Costa play for Chelsea though. Chelsea is nothing like Atletico Madrid so it'll be fun to see him struggle!

— Austin (@Frimponged) June 18, 2014

Pls tell me that Chelsea isn't actually signing Diego Costa. That would be ridiculously bad news in my opinion.

— Goku (@Ectoguesebrah) June 18, 2014

Think Chelsea should forget about Diego Costa & sign Mandzukic!!

— CT Tipster (@CTTipz) June 18, 2014