Why Jose Mourinho Must Not Rush Diego Costa Back From Injury

Chelsea’s super striker has had his fine early season scoring form hampered by a series of hamstring injuries. The striker has struggle with his hamstring since making his £32m move to Chelsea from La Liga champion Atletico Madrid.

The player is currently sidelined for three weeks after returning from international duty with Spain nursing the same injury. He already missed the game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and the Maribor game at Stamford Bridge but there are speculations he could be rushed back from injury to face Manchester United on Sunday after Loic Remy(his back-up) also pulled out of the Maribor game with a groin injury.

The decision to rush Diego Costa back could be one that will be too costly for the club to make. It is time Diego Costa be given the adequate time he requires to rest his muscles. Hamstring injuries are basically a result of tightening of muscles around the thigh and the best known natural cure is to give the muscle enough time to relax. Rushing the player back is to put more load on an already “tired muscle”.

Diego Costa has not been given the necessary rest his muscles requires to heal properly right from his days at Atletico Madrid.   Costa sustained this hamstring injury during his days at Atletico Madrid in the run-in to the La Liga title and the Champions league final. Costa was rushed back from the injury by manager Diego Simeone for the Atletico vs Barcelona game and the Champions league final against city rival Real Madrid.

He was however, substituted on both occasions with the injury growing worse. His participation with the Spanish national team at the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil meant that he did not have enough time to recover from the injury before making his £32m move to Chelsea.

Coming to Chelsea, Costa has kick off in a flying start scoring goals after goals thus making it difficult for the manager to rest him in games. He has played virtually in all of Chelsea’s games before the international break.

Mourinho at one point has expressed fear that Costa cannot train with the rest of the squad after every match just to relax his muscle. His inability to train after games means he can’t play matches in quick succession. It is therefore, high time Chelsea gave Costa the rest he requires to get his muscles relaxed and properly healed.

It will be a hard decision to take but one that will be in the best interest of both the player and the club. If given the necessary time off, Costa will come back fit and better for the club while the reverse could be the case if rushed back from injury as has been done in past months.

Chelsea have really looked impressive and scoring goals in the two matches they’ve played in his absence. The players that have come in have put in their best and the team have shown that goals can come from any department of the team.

Aside the United game, Chelsea’s next three fixtures against ShrewBury Town(A), QPR(H) and Maribor(A) are ones the club can win without him. Chelsea and Costa will be safe if Jose Mourinho does not rush the 26-year-old back to action against Manchester United.

Costa can take enough time to rest his troubling muscles and make his return to action against Liverpool on November 8 as rest is simply what the striker needs to get back to his devastating best.

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