An increase in rating for Diego Costa was almost a cast iron guarantee in FIFA 15 considering the last 12 months the striker has just enjoyed, but a boost by just ONE point? Are you being serious? Costa was rated 84 in last year's game but a campaign that saw him finish as the third-highest goalscorer in La Liga suggests he should have seen a much bigger increase. Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi scored more league goals than Costa in Spain last season, with the Brazil-born forward striking 27 times to Messi's 28. The Barcelona star will undoubtedly be one of the highest-rated players in FIFA 15, yet Costa is nowhere near him despite scoring one fewer goal. Surely a score of 86 or 87 would have been more appropriate? Costa is after all proving himself as one of the best strikers in the world with the 25-year-old having scored four goals from three appearances for new club Chelsea already so far this season, suggesting he's set for a series of performances that make a mockery of his basement rating. And you can't seriously claim he's just as good as Carlos Tevez. Unfortunately, a less-than-impressive World Cup campaign with Spain appears to have restricted his climb up the rankings.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
