Diego Costa Doubtful for Saturday's match,says Mourinho

Thegoalmac can understands that Jose Mourinho has revealed Diego Costa is a big doubt for Chelsea's trip to face Crystal Palace on Saturday after his exertions for Spain during the international break.

For i don't think Cost will miss tomorrows match due to exertion,i don't know if Mourinho is enjoying this Costa injury talks or is  it simply mind games from Jose to simply distabilise the opponents game plans?Continue to see what he said.

After reeling off a list of his casualties, Mourinho was asked if Costa was a big doubt for Saturday and replied: "Yes."

He added: "The Spanish team played in Luxembourg on Sunday. I gave them Diego, [Cesc] Fabregas and Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta] two days off [Monday and Tuesday], so they had to report Wednesday at 3pm. Diego was here Monday at 9am. That shows you how strong he is."

When asked if Costa had been forced to return early for medical treatment, Mourinho replied: "No comment."

The Portuguese stopped short of attacking Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque for selecting Costa against Slovakia and Luxembourg, but continued: "They [national coaches] have the power. We don’t have the power."

Costa has made a blistering start to life in the Premier League since his move from Atletico Madrid in the summer, scoring nine goals in his first seven matches.