Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes playing in front of Cesc Fabregas is a one of the reasons for Diego Costa’s sensational start.
Costa scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to seven goals from four Premier League games, as Chelsea beat Swansea 4-2 on Saturday with Fabregas laying on two assists for the striker.
Mourinho told Chelsea TV: “To play with Fabregas is the dream of every striker. The guy sees the movement, sees the pass, is not selfish, makes always the right choice.”
Chelsea will have to show more in Wednesday’s Champions League Group G opener with Schalke, a match which comes ahead of a trip to Manchester City.
The Blues have scored 15 goals in four EPL games but they have conceded five times in the last two games. Mourinho will demand his defence improve, but in Costa it seems Chelsea have an added cutting edge this season.
Mourinho has spoken of his upgraded strikeforce following the departures of Fernando Torres (on a two-year loan to AC Milan), Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba, with Costa, returning hero Didier Drogba and Loic Remy coming in.
Remy took just nine minutes to open his Blues account after coming off the substitutes’ bench in place of Costa.
He said: “For me it was amazing, I’m a striker and a striker wants to score. I was very happy after the goal and after the result. Diego Costa is on fire at the minute and that’s good for the team.
“It’s good for the team to have his quality. I really hope we’re going to stay at the same level.”
