stroey 2,525 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Watch the first period. He was the worst player on the pitch. No excuses.Exactly, his first half was pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion 2,476 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Even in the first half he already looked better than in the game against Burnsley. Unfortunately some can't see the difference between individual and team performance and others can't even analyze performance past the scoreboard. Shame. Mr_President, seanptmiller and Barbara 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Watch the first period. He was the worst player on the pitch. No excuses.and of course that's what some here will decide to pay attention to.I didn't watch the first, but I read a few people saying a lot or mainly all players were uninspired. So why celebrate him being lively in the second if we can criticize him for the first, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He was poor in the first half, but he was instrumental in our attacks and general play going forward in the second. Of course some will overlook his second half and just focus on his first though... Stingray, Barbara, bababoom and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I thought he was very underwhelming in the 1st half and slightly above average in the 2nd. But I guess his performance was good because of lowered standards or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 i have never said this but considering the comments here, is it something like the brazilians HAVE to support oscar no matter what!!!he was our worst player on the pitch in the first half. how difficult is it to accept that???against a team like everton we need more solidity in mid and i think rambo will start. so in short its oscar/cesc/willian for CAM, i have no doubt in my mind who SHOULD NOT start. AndersonBLUE, stroey and Shaan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Did a couple of mistakes, but I think overall he is quite good. Certainly not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 In the first half he was clumsy an awkward, it seemed like every time he was on the ball he lost it or made the wrong decision. The second half is a different story, he was excellent, you have to give him massive credit for raising his game. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He was poor in the first half, but he was instrumental in our attacks and general play going forward in the second. Of course some will overlook his second half and just focus on his first though...sometimes it feels he plays for Arsenal, Spurs, City given how much people want to make him look bad or worse. I don't get it. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Kid showed balls tonight to come back from a turgid first half, as did the team. Good sign. Barbara and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 i have never said this but considering the comments here, is it something like the brazilians HAVE to support oscar no matter what!!!he was our worst player on the pitch in the first half. how difficult is it to accept that???against a team like everton we need more solidity in mid and i think rambo will start. so in short its oscar/cesc/willian for CAM, i have no doubt in my mind who SHOULD NOT start. I didn't watch the first, but it seems like general consensus for some is: fuck what he did well, let's crucify him for what he did wrong.I suppose we played an amazing football in the first too... wasn't that the case? Let's blame the weak link of the team. Better yet, let's blame José for thinking Oscar is one of his key players. He must be on drugs. Or be Brazilian inside... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donev 79 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He had a good game today, as he did against Burnley. Has different responsibilities now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! iseah100 5,612 Posted August 23, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted August 23, 2014 The whole team was poor the first half, not fair to single out one player. I thought he was terrific the second half on both ends of the pitch. He will receive criticism no matter what. Mr_President, Diego, Gilvorak and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetdoscar 335 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He was better than quite a few in the first half of which the team was generally terrible . In d first half he lost a few balls(everyone did some more than him) but also stopped attacks to our goal but a very good game overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Gilvorak 3,734 Posted August 23, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted August 23, 2014 He was shit in the first half like everyone else apart from Eden. He was outstanding in the 2nd and was the player that got a foothold on the game. Not Costa, Cesc, Schurrle or Hazard but him.His intelligence to fill in around the pitch when Hazard, Schurrle and most importantly Cesc drift out of position, gives us fluidity. His workrate and defensive ability also gives Fabregas the license to play deeper. Does his defensive work and then gets involved further up.Great curling shot that he was unlucky not to score from and then he played about 3 or 4 brilliant passes into space, most importantly the through pass in the build up to Diego's goal. Y123CFC, zolayes, Mr_President and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weckerz 3,781 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Still having high hopes he'll come good, he can be so classy yet needs to find consistency. Needs to tidy up his game a bit, too much trash when he's not in form..Bad first half, but made the difference in the second with some outstanding play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I didn't watch the first, but it seems like general consensus for some is: fuck what he did well, let's crucify him for what he did wrong.I suppose we played an amazing football in the first too... wasn't that the case? Let's blame the weak link of the team. Better yet, let's blame José for thinking Oscar is one of his key players. He must be on drugs. Or be Brazilian inside...oscar plays as a no.10. a withdrawb no.10. mainly as a link between our forwards and the dms and defenders. his every touch was poor, every decision was poor. what our people supposed to do? forget how pathetic he has been for 9 months cos he had a good 20 minutes in the second half?? we are not short of options in the AM position. cesc can play and willian can play... whats more they can do what oscar can do and a 100 times more. also, jose definitely dint critisize oscar!!! oh wait!!! u know what... lets wait for the everton game to see what team jose puts. just like most of the big away games like city, pool, atm last season!!! stroey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 well.oscar plays as a no.10. a withdrawb no.10. mainly as a link between our forwards and the dms and defenders. his every touch was poor, every decision was poor. what our people supposed to do? forget how pathetic he has been for 9 months cos he had a good 20 minutes in the second half?? we are not short of options in the AM position. cesc can play and willian can play... whats more they can do what oscar can do and a 100 times more. also, jose definitely dint critisize oscar!!! oh wait!!! u know what... lets wait for the everton game to see what team jose puts. just like most of the big away games like city, pool, atm last season!!!and do you think I give an actual fuck who José plays in the big matches?All I care here is that Chelsea wins matches, plays well and for the players to do well. If he wants to play his daughter and wife against City, Everton, Arsenal and we win, I don't give an actual fuck.I'm talking about this season, the fact that Oscar didn't do a good pre-season, clearly still out of form and started our two official matches back me up, not what José said 12, 6 or 3 months ago. I'm building my opinion on facts, not guesses.He's an important player - so much that even when he's clearly not playing his best yet - far from it - he's still nailed in the starting XI. Who starts against Everton next week will hopefully do a good job, whoever that is. I'm positive Mourinho doesn't have major - if any - complaints about Oscar right now. He'll choose the best system, the best players and hopefully we win. I just hope Oscar - as well as our other players - keep progressing, playing better and making us competitive.This thread sucks because it almost feels like some here want him to fail or rejoice in his bad moments. It's a shame. I don't expect everyone to understand something so basic though. It seems common sense isn't that common after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I fink I need to give this thread a break ....dis place is so choking and toxic... TheIceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He was shit in the first half like everyone else apart from Eden. He was outstanding in the 2nd and was the player that got a foothold on the game. Not Costa, Cesc, Schurrle or Hazard but him.His intelligence to fill in around the pitch when Hazard, Schurrle and most importantly Cesc drift out of position, gives us fluidity. His workrate and defensive ability also gives Fabregas the license to play deeper. Does his defensive work and then gets involved further up.Great curling shot that he was unlucky not to score from and then he played about 3 or 4 brilliant passes into space, most importantly the through pass in the build up to Diego's goal.Exactly! and scoring that first was key! It opened the game up. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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