Oscar

[kellzfresh 7,229]

That's weird because we've played terribly with him in the team a lot of times.

True but we play our best when oscar plays well. Hopefully he takes fabregas place in big games

[DYC. 7,542]

True but we play our best when oscar plays well. Hopefully he takes fabregas place in big games

This is very true.

[Styles 9,790]

True but we play our best when oscar plays well. Hopefully he takes fabregas place in big games

Come on, man. Oscar is just another one of our supposedly best players that is deeply flawed and irrelevant when we play the truly top teams.

Whether he plays or not isn't the issue. Not having somebody better than him is.

[Blue Gino 377]

I can't say if Oscar being in the lineup against City was going to be a difference maker, that horror show is over now, but what I picked up on the pre match talk from commentators was that before his injury, Oscar was training to play alongside Matic, deeper in midfield.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

No offense, but you plain & simply don't understand football if you don't think Oscar wasn't a massive miss yesterday.

• Unlike most number #10's, he can build. We missed that immensely yesterday with Willian playing centrally.
• We almost ALWAYS play awful football whenever he doesn't play. Forget results for a minute, we need him if we don't want to be a complete eyesore.
• Unlike every other player on our team he has great synergy with our best players. He has a fine understanding with each one of Eden, Cesc & Costa. Can't say that for any of our other players.
• Key to our pressing game
• Set pieces.. Seeing Willian, waste set piece after set piece yesterday made my toes curl.
• He's our form player.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

^^yeah this, whenever he doesn't tick the team is disgraceful.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Come on, man. Oscar is just another one of our supposedly best players that is deeply flawed and irrelevant when we play the truly top teams.

Whether he plays or not isn't the issue. Not having somebody better than him is.

He may not be David silva, but he's the best number 10 we have in the team. Fabregas is terrible in big games, the fact that the opponent now knows that and now targets his area when attacking us is hampering our chances. Oscar needs to come back so that our pressing will return, his understanding with hazard makes hazard play better too.

Oscar may not be silva, but he's the best we got for that position.

[Styles 9,790]

He may not be David silva, but he's the best number 10 we have in the team. Fabregas is terrible in big games, the fact that the opponent now knows that and now targets his area when attacking us is hampering our chances. Oscar needs to come back so that our pressing will return, his understanding with hazard makes hazard play better too.

Oscar may not be silva, but he's the best we got for that position.

Oscar being our best 10 says more about the lack of quality we have there than it does about his ability.

We didn't lose the game because Oscar wasn't playing. We lost because Man City are better, plain and simple.

[Special Juan 28,133]

So if Oscar comes back and doesn't make a jot of difference what then? People are claiming he's this special talent, I'm yet to see anything 'special' about Oscar, just flashes of good football and the odd goal.

[Oscar 441]

The fallout between Jose and Oscar is probably true...

Never was it explicity stated why Oscar wasn't on the team sheet or his injury. Also, on his personal profiles, OScar never mentioned any injury of sort....

Juventus is licking their lips right now that they might be able to get OScar instead of cuadrado.

[Melanicus 5,208]

I have a gut feeling that he will leave this transfer window. This injury thing... I don't know... Remember Schurrle's "illness" before he left?

[Clockwork 1,794]

I have a gut feeling that he will leave this transfer window. This injury thing... I don't know... Remember Schurrle's "illness" before he left?

There is also Sturrigde mystery injury before his transfer to Liverpool.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

There is also Sturrigde mystery injury before his transfer to Liverpool.

Not sure if it was "mystery injury" considering his injuries record at Liverpool

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

He's injured... BOOM Sold!

[Oscar 441]

Selling Oscar will be Jose's downfall...

However, makes sense if the return is Pogba.

Pogba-Matic

pedro-willian-hazard

Costa

Pace+Power!