Oscar

[stroey 2,525]

i would like oscar on psg or some other team's bench

Yeah I said behind our bench, but on PSG's bench would even be better if they can offer £25m+

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

That's my point.

DOn't think their is an alternative if Oscar is out of form...

Its the lesser of two evils at this point. Ramires will at least aid us in recycling possession and winning tackles.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

everyone slating oscar off today, just one question from me

IT TOOK ALL OF YOU 3 FUCKING YEARS TO REALIZE HOW AVERAGE HE IS???!!!!

No it didn't. I was by no means the only one but I've been calling for an Oscar upgrade since January of his first year. I have also been describing the he's tired excuse as a myth for just as long.

As far as I can judge, fewer and fewer members here believe that Oscar is the future for Chelsea. Most now seem ready to agree that the player is simply not good enough to be holding down the 10 role for us. In my opinion it's been clear for a long time that we urgently need to upgrade the AM positions. I can't believe we'll allow another summer to go by without addressing it.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Facepalm of a player.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

If Cuadrado is benched and this guy starts next week against Hull I am lost for words.

[Barbara 15,149]

He was a walking nightmare today

I feel Mourinho plays him simply because he doesn't have anyone else to play... Cesc prefers to play at the pivot (and he's been just as bad if not worse today) and Cuadrado has been worse - for whatever reason it might be.

It depresses me to see this midfield... I feel like hitting my head on the wall repeatedly

[robsblubot 3,502]

This place depresses me.

Same loud minority slating the player when the entire team struggled.

How can it be so difficult to understand that the team is struggling... That if players don't get into good positions (for whatever reason) it makes difficult to find them. Same thing that people are saying about hazard applies to all other mids including Oscar.

No Oscar is not doing enough to help team at the moment - it happens - and other players are in the same or similar slump atm.

[lucio 5,418]

everyone slating oscar off today, just one question from me

IT TOOK ALL OF YOU 3 FUCKING YEARS TO REALIZE HOW AVERAGE HE IS???!!!!

Always knew it deep down, but try to convince myself otherwise. I actually preferred it when he didn't play (when I liked him), so I wouldn't be nervous when he gets the ball , and have to try and defend his usual poor performance afterwards. Yes it's sad but that's how it was.

[iseah100 5,612]

This place depresses me.

Same loud minority slating the player when the entire team struggled.

How can it be so difficult to understand that the team is struggling... That if players don't get into good positions (for whatever reason) it makes difficult to find them. Same thing that people are saying about hazard applies to all other mids including Oscar.

No Oscar is not doing enough to help team at the moment - it happens - and other players are in the same or similar slump atm.

Can't finish, ineffective pressing, can't complete passes, first touch of an ogre, etc. Even when we win, he is a non factor and we win despite his ineffectiveness.

[Fernando 6,453]

so people want to know who would replace a player who had these stats in the match

0 goals

0 assists

0 crosses

0 take-ons completed

0 key passes

0 interceptions

73% pass accuracy

hahahahahhhahahahahahahahah...

i think cahill in attack... would be better than this piece of crap.

Well at this point for most of us he has no future but we will see what Mourinho does.

If he doesn't replace him this summer then we can probably expect how the season will pan out.

[Pseudo 92]

I feel a bit bad for him to be honest. He was never going to develop under Jose.

[robsblubot 3,502]

Can't finish, ineffective pressing, can't complete passes, first touch of an ogre, etc. Even when we win, he is a non factor and we win despite his ineffectiveness.

You have just described Fabregas game in the last couple of months... And he's not 23...

Did we do any better lately when Oscar did not play? Do we improve when he's taken off? I just don't see anyone else doing much better.

[Rom2013 446]

You have just described Fabregas game in the last couple of months... And he's not 23...

Did we do any better lately when Oscar did not play? Do we improve when he's taken off? I just don't see anyone else doing much better.

Yes, and he is 10 times the player Oscar is, is a lot more important than Oscar, even today that Fabregas probably did his worst game with us there is no difference between that and the normal display from Oscar.

Let's face it.... there is no player as inconsistent as Oscar in this whole team, and is general performences are not good enough

I can handle Willian that is not a perfect player but heps defending, he liks up our game perfectly, he is consistent, never has a really bad game... there are other players like that in the team... and we can trust them...

We can't trust Oscar not only because on average he is ok at best (and I'm being kind)... but also because in half of the games he is atrocious.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

on a personal note, I like the kid. he looks the a decent person, I think at times he shows heart as well. he was the best player on the pitch against arsenal this season.

But enough is enough. He Is Not A Chelsea Starter.

have him as a squad player or sell him. I wouldn't mind keeping him, he'll come in handy and have his good moments, probably mostly at the start of the season and only in cup competitions and against lower opposition. but you need these players, especially towards the end so you can rotate properly, and importantly jose would trust to rotate him in.

[The Chels 2,502]

If Cuadrado is benched and this guy starts next week against Hull I am lost for words.

You'd be lost for words by Jose refusing to drop his favourites and refusing to acknowledge that rotation is important? You must be left speechless every match

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

To paraphrase Arsenal fans, Oscar performance still needs explaining. The way he fucked up all our attacks whenever he kicked the ball, unreal.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

What is scary is that he is so TOOTHLESS, looks at Hazard always creating danger. Willian is just like Oscar if not worse but at least he gives movement and always not afraid to track back all the way back to our box. This guy also works hard but because he is so limited physically he cannot really press all the way deep into our half for most of the time and he isn't the fastest around so he can't move up and down the pitch quickly like Hazard and Willian.

His shot is also nothing special, always straight at the GK or over the bar. He scores a few great goals because he got great techniques on the volley but his shot power is incredibly weak and for some reason always straight at their GK. This is something I have noticed for a long time now and not just today where he missed a great chance.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

You have just described Fabregas game in the last couple of months... And he's not 23...

Did we do any better lately when Oscar did not play? Do we improve when he's taken off? I just don't see anyone else doing much better.

You make reasonable points in this post as well as in your previous one.

My own view is that while Oscar is not good enough to be our ten he is nevertheless the best one we have; i.e. everyone else is worse. This explains why he is selected more often than some would like. My guess is that Jose gets fed up with him and makes up his mind to try something else. Trouble is that after a while the boss gets even more fed up with something else.

As for why Oscar might seem to attract more criticism than others, I think there are two reasons. One of those reasons is that his under performance has been going on for three years but I think it has more to do with the second reason. A lot of people have been very supportive of Oscar, tried hard to believe the tiredness excuse and hung in there hoping to see improvement. Now that more and more of them feel forced to give up on Oscar their reaction is similar to what happened with Torres. In the end some of the loudest voices criticising Nando were the very same ones who had supported him the most in the beginning. It goes that way sometimes.