Niall Quinn
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And that's not counting his ability on the ball.
When he does something like that with the overhead kick, of course he has that side to his game.
But he brings in a bag of goods, if you like, into every game.
And the defenders hate it.
And I can imagine the three who started and the two who finished up, Hammett and Fernandes, they'll be having ice baths tomorrow trying to get rid of bumps and lumps where he's kicked and pulled.
It's amazing to see how much he pours into every single moment in the game that he's involved in.
He's so wholehearted with it all, isn't he?
Yeah, he does really well here.
Now, we have to look at defending because that's a poor header out, of course we know that.
But look, split second the ball comes, that's clinical, that's precision, that's a guy who's in top form.
You know, he's done well to hold the ball up, as you say, Gianfranco.
He gets himself into position, lets the thing wander.
Just look at him at the top of the screen.
Just on the top right, he's still wandering, he's waiting, he's holding his ground, and when it comes out to him, bang.
It's not a big target to hit there, is it?
No, he's done great.
Yeah, keeper gets a hand to it.
You know, there was moments like that in the game when Costa just looks such a beast of a player, you know, and you think to be then able to score the two goals he did, because that's a quality finish, and the overhead kick as well then, to have the ability to do that on top of all the hustle and bustle that you bring to it, I think it's wonderful.
A lot of people, I think Alan Parry said in commentary, you know, 19 other clubs can't stand him.
You know, they can't stand him because they don't like to see their centre-halves being bullied.