Why does Diego Costa perform well in the club and become more dull when he goes to the Spanish national team?

There was once a cold knowledge in football, I wonder if you still remember it. Someone asked, which striker has played for the Spanish national team and Brazilian national team?

The player is Diego Costa.

In 2013, in a friendly match between Brazil and Italy, Costa played for Fred in the 69th minute of the game, representing Brazil; later he changed to Spanish nationality and has played for the Spanish national team since then.

It is also very interesting to talk about this experience.

However, like Argentina's Diego Milito, Diego Costa's performance in the national team will be a bit dull. The club is incredible at Atletico Madrid and Chelsea and scored a lot of goals, but his position in the national team is not stable.

In the 2018 World Cup, Spain and Portugal scored 3:3. He scored twice in that game and performed well. Iran later scored a goal. If it weren't for losing to Russia in the penalty kick, Costa could have considered competing for the best scorer of this Cup.

In the 2014 World Cup, Spain performed poorly, losing to the Netherlands and Chile, and did not qualify in the group stage. It would be useless to defeat Australia. In both competitions, Diego Costa was a passerby and did not get better results in the Spanish team.

Why can't Costa play in the Spanish national team? The reason is quite complicated, and we have to look at it comprehensively.

In 2014, Costa encountered problems with the aging of the Spanish lineup. Xavi, Iniesta and others are beginning to grow old, and they are much worse than four years ago.

Costa's characteristics are that he is a bit incompatible with the team's tactics.

The Spanish system still pays attention to passing and controlling. In the way of playing, the space pursuit is relatively detailed. The center's requirements are to support and open up space. It has a large range of running without the ball and is fast, and can take the ball and pass and cut, forming a series with the midfield.

However, Costa's playing characteristics are that he is biased towards the "front line finisher". Scoring is his strength, and seizing opportunities is his best; but if he really plays some delicate small-scale cooperation, it will be a bit out of place with Spain's overall style of play.

At that time, Spain intentionally said that it wanted Costa to replace Torres and Villa, and replace the old and others to take on Spain's attack line.

Unfortunately, the overall combination is not good and incompatible. If you insert it hard, it will still look very awkward, and Costa also doesn't feel comfortable playing.

After watching the game, you will find that Costa’s overall feeling with Spain is not as comfortable as he played at Chelsea and Atletico Madrid. In the club, what Costa has to do is not that complicated. Just seize the opportunity and score. There will be teammates in the midfield to protect him.

The Spanish national team is not good, they are all small in the frontcourt, they have to control and pursue ground cooperation. If you can't control it, the attack will be very stagnant and you will lack efficiency no matter how you fight.

For Costa’s use, I think the best way is to have a straight pass from the midfielder, pass the ball to him as soon as possible, fight back, and use the impact of body speed to force the opponent.

Walk teammates, if you can have a speed-type winger to open up space, try not to squeeze out the depth of the defense line. When both sides are pulled open and the middle hinterland is wide, Costa has a chance to score.

Boat, grab points, and long shots are fine, it depends on how he scores.

In other words, if it were the current Spanish team, the combination of Nico and Yamal might be more in line with Costa. Because of the routine of flying two wings together, Costa would be very adaptable.

When he transformed in the later stage, he had a fulcrum technology and practiced some supporting skills in the club. Holding the ball on your back, leaning on the defender, and then making the ball to your teammates will be of great help to the team.

Yamar, Nico and others also pass the ball very well. With Costa's finishing ability, they can definitely score many goals at their peak, and the team can also score multiple goals.

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time. Costa went downhill after 2018. Due to injuries and age, he no longer had his previous good condition and slowly withdrew from the historical stage of the national team.

A very regrettable star. His peak period was dislocation from the peak period of the national team. When he came to the Spanish national team, it was already the time when Xavi and the others were about to end.

and other players retired, and the Spanish team also experienced a period of change of dynasty, which also led to a bleak harvest in Costa's national team journey.

is a bit unlucky.