How is that a bad thing? Your categorization would put Neymar into a similar spot as Costa.
Pretty sure that both are better dribblers than Di Maria or Brahimi, who hasnt really shown anything at a big stage yet, other than several group stages.
Actually Di Maria is also pretty reliant on agility and acceleration. Every good dribbler is actually, without speed you can't get away from a defender into freespace (which is what dribbling is about), its not a beauty-contest
is different, Costa pushes the ball and runs these players have the ball under control.
not difficult to understand.
lol Di Maria and Brahimi hasnt really shown anything at a big stage yet? Di Maria win La Deciam for Real thanks to his dribbling, who the fuck is Douglas Costa?
Di Maria is not only much better dribbler than costa(and in big games has showed to be even then Neymar, but Neymar is a better player) but Costa can only dream to be half the player than Di Maria is. Costa was no one, before some months ago and is just 2 years younger than Angel who is one of the best winger in the world sinze 2008. Costa is no one.
Brahimi is much better dribbler than Costa. Costa is not even close to the dribbling ability of Brahimi.
Costa is not a dribbler, is just a player with great pace, who look much better than he his thanks to perfect system of Bayern(is even more easy with lewa, a cross a goal), created by Guardiola. A similar example was Pedro, but pedro was more talented and technically better. Costa was no one at Shaktar and was never considered by Brazil Nt before going at Bayern. And even now when it is called it is always invisible. Is just about pace and decent technique.
Really nothing of special in Costa, a player like dozzon of others with Brahimi the team would be even better.