Oscar

[Melanicus 5,208]

[bluesman2610 1,341]

Had high hopes for this lad but he failed to perform at a consistent level. When he was on he was very good but when he wasn't was very poor. Always worked his socks off though so for that I say thank you and good luck. 

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

IT's Done! So fucking happy he's off.

Was never Oscar's biggest fan, and fankly never bought the hype with this kid. Especially when the "Bitter-One", chose him over KDB and Mata... Yes, that still hurts to this day. Because that was, without a doubt, the single-worst demostration of talent evaluation I've ever seen. 

 

Anywho, he's off to make life changing money. We all would make that decision (100/100 times), but thank you China for buying out deadwood. 

Edit: And to all those people that don't understand how modern football is played. Here's why you Chelsea sign: Pato, Miazga, etc. etc. 

 

[Jase 43,479]

2 hours ago, CHOULO19 said:

If it makes you feel any better, neither would fit anywhere in our current system. 

Can agree on Mata but with De Bruyne, I think that's debatable.

[Jase 43,479]

In the midst of all the joy and excitement, spare a thought for @Gilvorak. 😢

[MefiX19 1,092]

7 minutes ago, Jason said:

In the midst of all the joy and excitement, spare a thought for @Gilvorak. 😢

Let's hold a minute of silence.

[zakhov 253]

Now that the minute of silence is done, this thread should make its way to the ex-players section.

A bit bittersweet ending for Oscar(for us as well despite the money we get).

He announced himself to Chelsea fans with such a bang and while there have been a few moments of magic here and there, he was never as good as he should've been. He hasn't progressed at all and I would say he has declined in terms of mentality as well.

It's a shame for him(football speaking) but it's great for us as club to move forward with better players.

[Spike 12,049]

Doesn't get more official.

https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/12/oscar-to-depart.html

[LeonDavis23 371]

If we were city, there'd be Oscar shirts worn in the warm-up on Monday.

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

Good luck Oscar! Never really worked out but thanks anyways!

[Last Sicarius 610]

Bye bye Oscar. Im not gonna cry for you but you make my Xmas better than i expected. Now buy James and it will be great.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

3 hours ago, Jason said:

In the midst of all the joy and excitement, spare a thought for @Gilvorak. 😢

[DDA 9,690]

Damn, such a waste of potential. I really thought he was something special when he arrived here. Couldn't have been more wrong. Good luck in your next adventure little man. Respect for the effort you showed the badge. 

[Captain Ahmed 528]

I begin again to believe that Santa Claus exists

[BlueStorm1003 539]

Sad to see he couldn't become the player a lot us expected him to become when he arrived. Although you were frustrating as hell Oscar, I must thank you for some good moments you gave us. Good luck mate.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

How does a player become worse than what he was in the beginning by spending four and a half years at the club playing with Hazard, Mata, Willian, Lampard, Costa, Drogba, Luiz, Terry, Kante and others whilst being coached by Di Matteo, Benitez, Mourinho, Hiddink and Conte? How the hell does he not improve during all those years considering all the facilities, resources and talented people around? How does he become a worse player during that time? Can't really blame lack of playing time either since the club showed incredible patience with him.

So much potential. Wasted potential. Thanks for the memories and enjoy your retirement in China, Oscar.

[Last Sicarius 610]

Just Wow, we make such a good deal this one.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

I may be wrong but here's my take what happened. 

Oscar is really talented player, clearly. So many managers said so that I have to believe them. I also remember that from his pre-Chelsea /early Chelsea days. His game against Croatia at the World Cup sticks out. That was prime Oscar. The last game he was pumped up for the game. 

I think he just lost that youth freshness. As he matured it's hard to really see that freshness in him. He looked visibly unmotivated and hardly giving 100%. He looked like a guy who's made it,  has wife and child and isn't that much more interested in improving and chasing every game. I'm not saying he didn't give a sh*t just he lost that sparkle and chasing the dream attitude. It may be hard to enforce that upon oneself as proven by many players who's career hasn't develop.

So China. It further convinces me that he has lost motivation. He's made it and now he may almost retire. Though I think not such extreme change of scenery would do him good but now it's irrelevant. The only thing that bothers me is that there were signals that his career goes into this trajectory yet he was given clean slate every year. Too much time was invested here. At the very least we have money now to make up for that with quick fix buying made player and not another project.