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Thibaut Courtois: This Chelsea ace can save our season
THIBAUT COURTOIS has backed Diego Costa to fire the Blues up the table.
Thibaut Courtois has backed Diego Costa to carry on finding the net for the Blues
The Spaniard scored an impressive 21 goals for club and country last season as Chelsea won the Premier League.
But following Chelsea's dismal start to the campaign this time round, Costa was one of several players singled out by the fans for struggling under Jose Mourinho.
The 27-year-old looks to have rediscovered his form in recent weeks though, that has seen him net six times in his last six matches.
And Courtois expects his team-mate to find the net plenty more times this season as the west London outfit look to push for a top four finish.
"It was a brilliant pass, we knew there was a weakness in behind the two central defenders," Courtois told the club's website. "We had to play the ball there and Diego is fast so he did very well.