By yura_vv in the newbies:
Hi!
I'm Shakhtar and Utd fan, someone can also know my nick, as FC United fan.
We (Shakhtar) got a very hard title run this season (we managed to win back 7 points from Dinamo Kiev and finish with +6 points (which is very hard in Ukraine, where Dinamo and Shakhtar win in 90% of games). In second half of the season we lost only 2 points! Because of such hard title run Luchesku tried to use mostly tested fighters. Costa only came from the bench and Teixeira didn't play at all (got injured in winter and missed pre-season).
But Costa helped us A LOT! He scored 1 very important winning goal (see this vid), made some assists and scored several fantastic goals!!!
He was really awesome, clearly the best Shakhtar player this year, even better, then our best brazilians. In 5 months he got 4 internal (Shakhtar) player of the month awards, 4 goal of the month, will take now goal of the year and finished 2nd best in Player of the year award (just 15 voices behind skipper Srna)!
And all these he got after playing 30-40 minutes every game (watch his stats here - mostly subs-on)!
He has magic left foot! Luchesku often used him on right wing, because Costa liked to move to center and shoot from his left foot!
His free-kicks are also asesome (somebody already posted here video, made by me). I made this video, because I'm really giddy about this player. He's ace! And only 6 millions! We paid 19 for Willian, and it took 2 years for him to become really great player, but Costa looks 10 times better. And he's only 19 years old!
As Utd fan I really want to see him in United in future. His pace, speed, skills, shot - he has all to become a super-star in future. I wonder, why Utd didn't buy him in winter But Shakhtar did, which is very well for Donetsk team.
Unfortunattly now, when he's in Donetsk, Man Utd fans can forget about him in United, I think With our current "debt" politics of buying sh*t like Owen, AF will never buy young player for 25-30 millions. And believe me, I know Shakhtar and Ahmetov. Now Costa's price is such. And it'll rise after Costa's Champions League debut.
If you have any questions - ask. Here in Ukraine all are impressed with this guy!