Diego Costa: "I am very happy to spend more time here and continue giving joy"
The Spanish-Brazilian striker spoke at a press conference after his recent renovation until 2018 with Atletico, he was full of enthusiasm for all the challenges that will face the team this year.
Diego Costa spoke in the press conference today after the morning training session held at the Majadahonda Sports City. The striker was very happy to have reached an agreement with the club to continue for five more seasons,"It was what I wanted, I am very happy to continue longer here and continue giving joy," said the Spanish-Brazilian. He also said that after having fought so hard for the position, he never doubted that the place where he wants to succeed is our club: "After spending so much time fighting to have my place here, having won over the fans and everything, I never thought of leaving Atletico".
Costa is a player who plays with heart and gives everything for the team on the pitch, knowing that everyone looks to him: "I always need the pressure to feel good and to be motivated. I'll try to do better than last year, not only me but the whole group. The most important thing is that we all improve to succeed."
In the team there is a lot of competition this year and that's very good
About the competition attacking position, the striker sees it very positive: "The competition this year is very good. There is not much to say about David Villa, we all know what he can do. The other day he scored a goal on his debut, which is very important to gain trust from the beginning."
Both Diego Costa and the rest of his teammates already have their minds set on the league start against Sevilla on Sunday. "It is a good game to start the season. We know it is very important that we win the game and we know that they are a great opponent, but we are working hard to win not only this match but the following, we must go step by step," said the Spanish-Brazilian.
The striker knows that the Super Cup is a very important game, but his mind is only on the start at the Pizjuan: "The Supercup is a fruit of our hard work last year, but to do well first we have to win in Sevilla".
To conclude the press conference, Diego Costa talked about one of the main dangers of Barca, his compatriot Neymar: "We all know how good Neymar is, we saw him in the Confederations Cup. He has plenty of quality and is very dangerous"
