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Diego Costa hails team spirit inside Chelsea

Diego Costa has hailed the team spirit inside the Chelsea camp.

Costa says the unity is similar to what he experienced with former club Atletico Madrid.

He told the Mail on Sunday: "A great example of that is what happened at Atletico Madrid last season. We had a group which was brilliant. We were all mates for real, on and off the pitch. We solved all our problems within the dressing room.

"Nothing ever went out into the press. We all fought for each other and for the club, we all defended each other as mates and that's why we achieved what we did. Here, it is very similar. We have a great bond.

"There are great players like Didier Drogba. I don't have to say what he was or what he is. I'm playing now in his place but he would never be moody or anything like that; same with Ramires. We all go in the same direction. And that's the only way in order to succeed.

"We have young players here. It's a very competitive squad. Everyone wants to play, everyone goes hard and that keeps it better for all of us. We have people like John Terry, who has been great - not only with me but with all the new guys. And that sense of unity, that's how you win things."

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