Chelsea striker Diego Costa was having an interesting night in the Capital One Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
In the first half of the second leg at Stamford Bridge, he appeared to stamp on Liverpool defender Emre Can.
It looked a bit like this.
The Diego Costa stamp on Emre Can pic.twitter.com/zMqPA9HKKJ
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) January 27, 2015
Twitter didn’t like that very much.
Nasty from Diego Costa. Trod on Can's ankle as he was on the floor.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) January 27, 2015
Ugly from Diego Costa on Can. Stamped on him. No wonder Lucas and Skrtel had something to say to Phil Dowd and Mourinho #cfc #lfc
— ian herbert (@ianherbs) January 27, 2015
Diego Costa – class act. The FA will have his retrospective ban in place by the weekend, right?
— Ian Parker (@iparkysport) January 27, 2015
Diego Costa is so good at that sort of thing he manages to get away with it with the fourth official standing three yards away
— Daniel Taylor (@DTguardian) January 27, 2015
At half-time, Sky’s pundits were in agreement – Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry both thought he deserved to be sent off.
But Costa wasn’t finished. In the second half he appeared to have a second bite at the cherry – this time with Martin Skrtel the victim. And you don’t hear the words ‘Skrtel’ and ‘victim’ in the same sentence too often.
The second Diego Costa stamp of the game. This time on Martin Skrtel pic.twitter.com/TOyEWR7nMC
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) January 27, 2015
Twitter liked this even less – although it did provide an opportunity for stamp-based lols.
Diego Costa with a second stamp in this game…. a third one gets him a free coffee.
— Football Collective (@fbcollectivecom) January 27, 2015
On looks alone, Skrtel v Diego Costa looks like the key match-up in a game between two opposing wings of a maximum security jail
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) January 27, 2015
Diego Costa's new book pic.twitter.com/IQt5NH8okp
— Sunday League Quotes (@ltsSundayLeague) January 27, 2015
Look, Diego Costa just isn’t a fan of other people’s legs.
— Howler Magazine (@whatahowler) January 27, 2015
Diego Costa has to be one of the dirtiest soccer players in the world
— Panqueque (@davidarod_) January 27, 2015
Another look at the Diego Costa stamp. pic.twitter.com/zK4u6o5Bjh
— Sunday League Footy (@SundayChants) January 27, 2015
Diego Costa is like a less hungry version of Luis Suarez
— Kevin Smith (@OneKevinSmith) January 27, 2015
Surely a sizeable suspension is on its way…
Oh lord. Diego Costa with his second stamp. Six-game ban due on tonight’s antics if the ref dares view the tv footage.
— Paul Tomkins (@paul_tomkins) January 27, 2015
But we like this person’s take on it all – although we’re not sure we agree with it.
I'm sure beneath Diego Costa's abrasive personality is a graceful angel that just wants to be loved.
— U want sum Atletico? (@pure_hattricks) January 27, 2015
Source: SNAPPA
