Delight of the boss: Mourinho a fan of fantastic Costa

Jose Mourinho couldn't help himself but heap praises on his new transfer recruit Diego Costa after the Spain international's good start of life at Chelsea.

The player who was significant in Atletico Madrid winning the Spanish La Liga last season transferred to the English Premier League after Chelsea met the £32 million release clause.

Jose Mourinho said of his Spanish star to Sky Sports:

'He's a great addition for us. He is a fantastic player.

'Technically he is very, very good. That's why, lots of the players, they are so happy and so surprised, because his quality is even higher than what they expect.

'He is so strong physically and he gives so much effort during matches.

'When somebody sees him play, the first thing that gets into their eyes is exactly that, the capacity to work hard for the team, and to be so powerful and so strong physically.

'To have Diego, [Fernando] Torres and [Didier] Drogba as our strike force is something that gives us different qualities. We are really strong in that position now.'

On Didier Drogba, the Chelsea manager said:
'The killer instinct is there, the technique to score goals is still there.

'He is still very strong physically. Mentally, exactly the same.

'Every training exercise, every competitive situation in training, his desire to compete and to win is always there. I think he's an important player for us.'

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