Chelsea manager Guus
Hiddink says Diego Costa "likes to fight -- in a good way"
"He is important, because he's focusing on his first job," the Dutchman said on Chelsea TV.
"If you have to play him as a central defender, then you are a bit in trouble.
"He likes to fight -- in a good way -- and he's got his credentials."
Hiddink added: "When I came in I said 'hey guys, you have to win back the support and the confidence of the Chelsea supporters and then we're looking to the future.'
"With the commitment of the players, on top of the way they played, they are pleasing the fans again and the fans are closing them in their arms."
Hiddink expressed admiration for Arsenal's style, but praised his men for not allowing the Gunners to play before calling on Chelsea to be more consistent.
"I like to see them play, but our credit was not to have them play," he added.
"We were having an unbeaten run of games, but there were some draws and also some games where we had to come back.
"The team reacted very well, but that's not enough. I want a team that's not having this negative score.
"We want to be proactive. We must be more consistent in getting the wins."
Midfielder Nemanja Matic added on Chelsea's official website: "This was the real Chelsea, and I believe that we can show again in the future that we deserve to play for this club.
"Of course we are not in a good position in the table but there are a lot of games until the end of the season and we have chance to show our quality.
"I am sure that this win gives us more confidence for the future.
"We deserved to win, we showed our qualities and that we can play good football, and I am sure that until the end of the season we will show that we are still a big team and that we can win something."
"He is important, because he's focusing on his first job," the Dutchman said on Chelsea TV.
"If you have to play him as a central defender, then you are a bit in trouble.
"He likes to fight -- in a good way -- and he's got his credentials."
Hiddink added: "When I came in I said 'hey guys, you have to win back the support and the confidence of the Chelsea supporters and then we're looking to the future.'
"With the commitment of the players, on top of the way they played, they are pleasing the fans again and the fans are closing them in their arms."
Hiddink expressed admiration for Arsenal's style, but praised his men for not allowing the Gunners to play before calling on Chelsea to be more consistent.
"I like to see them play, but our credit was not to have them play," he added.
"We were having an unbeaten run of games, but there were some draws and also some games where we had to come back.
"The team reacted very well, but that's not enough. I want a team that's not having this negative score.
"We want to be proactive. We must be more consistent in getting the wins."
Midfielder Nemanja Matic added on Chelsea's official website: "This was the real Chelsea, and I believe that we can show again in the future that we deserve to play for this club.
"Of course we are not in a good position in the table but there are a lot of games until the end of the season and we have chance to show our quality.
"I am sure that this win gives us more confidence for the future.
"We deserved to win, we showed our qualities and that we can play good football, and I am sure that until the end of the season we will show that we are still a big team and that we can win something."
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