Pablo Sarabia has hailed Diego Costa’s character and personality, and believes he has been a huge addition for Wolves.
Wanderers are closing in on Premier League safety and just need a couple more positive results.
The team slipped up against Leicester City at the weekend. The 2-1 defeat was frustrating given the way Wolves started the game.
But Wolves are six points clear of the relegation zone. While that is a decent gap, it is not totally comfortable.
But it’s probably one most Wolves fans would have taken when Julen Lopetegui arrived when the club were bottom of the Premier League.
One man who has really played his part for Wolves in recent weeks is Costa.
The 34-year-old hit his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win over Brentford. He has done really well leading the line lately, with Matheus Cunha supporting.
Many Wolves fans loved seeing Costa score against the Bees. It was definitely something he has deserved.
Lopetegui has certainly taken a liking to the £50,000-a-week star. And Sarabia has been speaking about the veteran ahead of tonight’s game with Crystal Palace. He’s piled praise on him for the impact he has had.
He said (via Wolves official): “Not only as a player, but as an individual in the locker room, I personally always looked up to him because he works hard and his arrival was very welcome. The goal he scored the other day was impressive and he’s working more for the team’s benefit and when we’re with him, we try to cheer him on and offer the best support we can.
“He’s a very energetic person. He loves to speak with all the players and prank them and he definitely has character and personality which comes through on the pitch which is needed in a team.
“We need people with personality, character and eagerness to win and improve and I think that he has that ability to help us tremendously.”
Just last week, Max Kilman also insisted Costa has been brilliant for the dressing room.
Pablo Sarabia’s comments about Diego Costa show why he’s been a brilliant addition for Wolves
At this point, comments like this about Costa are no real surprise.
A number of Wolves stars before Sarabia have spoken about Costa’s character and how hard he works.
While he may not have been prolific (nobody was expecting him to be), he has clearly been a wonderful addition to the dressing room.
This was a dressing room that was somewhat in disarray around the time of Bruno Lage’s dismissal.
But Costa sounds like he’s played a major part in restoring team spirit, which really is invaluable.