bababoom 4,478 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well at some point we had to. We couldn't exactly have 40 year olds on the pitch lolHaha yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Oscar signs! :cfc:http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2860692,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 OSCAR SIGNSPosted on: Wed 25 Jul 2012Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Oscar.Oscar, full name Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, who will be 21 in September, is a Brazilian international who played for two clubs in his homeland prior to his move.Having come through the youth system at Sao Paulo, he graduated to the first team in 2008, the same year he was part of the Brazil side that won the Under-17 World Championships. That feat had also been achieved the previous year.His time at Sao Paulo came to an end in December 2010 with a move to Internacional, a club based in Porto Alegre in the very south of the country. In 2011 and 2012 they won the local state championship and Internacional also used Oscar as a substitute in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, the competition to be contested by Chelsea in December, although they suffered a shock defeat by Congolese side Mazembe. Oscar, who played international football at every level from Under-15 to Under-20, made his debut for Brazil's senior side in September 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against big rivals Argentina.He made his full debut in a win over Denmark in May and his most recent cap, his sixth, was in June when he scored his first international goal although Brazil were beaten 4-3 by Argentina in New Jersey, USA, as Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick. Oscar's most notable moment on the international stage so far was in the final of the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia when he scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 extra-time win against Portugal. A 5ft 10in (1.79m) attacking midfielder who can play wide, he has a reputation for good pass-and-move football, protecting the ball and choosing the right moment to play passes.He is currently part of Brazil's squad at the London Olympics. He played in the 2-0 win over Great Britain in the warm-up game last Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Yay! Now a RB please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea maniac 40 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Welcome to Chelsea Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic! 301 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What positions can he play? Midfield is getting a bit crowded, with Hazard, KDB, Marin, Mata, Malouda, Bennayoun and (sometimes) Sturridge.Have a feeling this means no incoming striker any time soon. With these types of players you can easily play with a false 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarlow 458 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Finally!!! Great news! and Great signing!!! Welcome to Chelsea Oscar!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Welcome to Chelsea, Oscar! :blue scalf:What a pleasant surprise to see this one confirmed today already, I was expecting this to drag on for at least till Friday and possibly even after the olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whinni09 37 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Great news! Welcome to Chelsea, Oscar! Hope you will turn out to be amazing. :blue scalf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 can relax about this one now .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What a signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Welcome to the Champions of Europe Oscar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ownsin 0 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Now we just need Hulk and a RB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Incredible signing. Simply incredible. I hope he's used correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leocfc 3 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Welcome to Chelsea, Oscar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_3d 1,140 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Don't know what's more concerning; the fact that we haven't signed a proper right winger, or that Malouda is still in a Chelsea shirt.Is just that nobody wants to pay a lot of money for him.We are more likely stuck with him till he leaves on free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Exciting times..Blue Revolution Part II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_3d 1,140 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What positions can he play? Midfield is getting a bit crowded, with Hazard, KDB, Marin, Mata, Malouda, Bennayoun and (sometimes) Sturridge.Have a feeling this means no incoming striker any time soon. With these types of players you can easily play with a false 9.Actually is light, with only Hazard, Marin and Mata!All those other you mention are not good enough and need to be sold!While KDB should be loan for at least 2 seasons like Bruma!Sturridge is striker now. So no point mentioning him as a MF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Good news. Shame we can't see him in pre-season though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is insane, this will be Chelsea as we've never known it before. We had a revolution of sorts in 1996, we had another one in 2003 and now 2012 brings us another one. This is epic, definitely been signed as an alternative for Modric. Similar physically and very tricky on the ball. I think we just need Cavani now and we're done. Fuck the RB, Ivan & Hutch will do. I think Hutch is incredibly under rated and i think his knee is fine. We have LBs, RBs, CB's, CMs, CDM's and CAM's. We just need Cavani in my honest opinion and we are complete for 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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