Oscar

[Rmpr 8,977]

who needs Mata when we got this guy!

Will this ever end?

[Rmpr 8,977]

didn't you watch his entire post match interview (it's in the match's thread). Almost fluent

He's got beyond the 'I'm happy' stage - although he did say he was happy a couple of times

Now this ain't for the weak heart. Especially the smile in the end.

Oscar thanking the fans for the support and also celebrating 1M likes on Facebook.

Beware, it's teddy bear-ish to the extreme

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=631720310198098

Oscar's English is absolutely hilarious!

[borriske 330]

Went to one of our sisterboards and checked the oscar thread...

Dear god, the oscar hatred was staggering

http://www.chelseafcforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10117&start=1080

[Jase 43,479]

Oscar's English is absolutely hilarious!

He is like a fish out of water. Chelsea TV needs to stop torturing him with the interviews!

[Rmpr 8,977]

He is like a fish out of water. Chelsea TV needs to stop torturing him with the interviews!

Or they should hire someone who also speaks Portuguese (I am available) so they can interview all our Portuguese speaking players!

Willian, Oscar, Ramires, Piazon, Luiz, Jose and maybe even more!

[bluesman2610 1,416]

Went to one of our sisterboards and checked the oscar thread...

Dear god, the oscar hatred was staggering

http://www.chelseafcforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10117&start=1080

Plz do remind me to never go into that forum again.. They take their love of Mata so seriously that they slag off Oscar who has been very good even in games when hes been good

[yuvala 2,167]

Or they should hire someone who also speaks Portuguese (I am available) so they can interview all our Portuguese speaking players!

Willian, Oscar, Ramires, Piazon, Luiz, Jose and maybe even more!

Dream job isnt it ?

[Signed 47]

Brilliant goal yesterday Os. A piece of art.

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[borriske 330]

Plz do remind me to never go into that forum again.. They take their love of Mata so seriously that they slag off Oscar who has been very good even in games when hes been good

Barbara would fit right in

You would expect them, also being a 'chelsea fansite', to have a lot of common ground with us. But no, it's like they live on a completely different planet.

Edited January 27, 2014 by borriske

[The Mak 4,459]

Went to one of our sisterboards and checked the oscar thread...

Dear god, the oscar hatred was staggering

http://www.chelseafcforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10117&start=1080

Every forum is different I feel, and every one seems to have a general consensus. Theirs is just different. Though I do agree that he needs to be more consistent in his game and improve in the final third; let's just say they seem to have a more aggressive way of putting it.

[Barbara 15,149]

Barbara would fit right in

You would expect them, also being a 'chelsea fansite', to have a lot of common ground with us. But no, it's like they live on a completely different planet.

I have an account there too (the same name) and under 10 posts... and I had no idea that was how they talked about our players, not only Oscar.

I've resisted the temptation of answering them.

Such limited views of the game and why is it so hard for people to understand he's 22!!!!!!!! Mata was nowhere near where Oscar is in his development curve when he was 22... nowhere near being the #10 in Spain (oh wait, he still isn't at age 25), nowhere near being #10 to a club as big as Chelsea, he didn't have as much responsibility (still doesn't at age 25) to help the team in all areas, and a lot of stuff.

People get easily spoiled by wonder boys such as Messi and Hazard. That's not the rule, that's the exception, almost no 22yo is already incredible, but you can see the potential, you can see the skills, you can imagine how high their ceiling is... the vision in that forum is immediate, limited, biased and with all honesty, bitter, because their golden boy wears a different number.

I'm just relieved to know those people (here, there, on Twitter, on tumblr and whatever else) aren't the majority at the Bridge. Not sure if on purpose or not, but instead of hearing chants for Mata in the 10th minutes, they were chanting Mourinho. You could see a couple of signs about Mata, but I've seen more about Mourinho's birthday. The support that actually goes to the stadium isn't criticizing Mourinho - which I think it's important. The fans going to the matches aren't putting unnecessary pressure on Oscar.

I laughed out loud when one of the members in that forum said that if Oscar doesn't start performing like Mata, he'll be the first to ask him to be benched. LOL FOREVER, my friend, you may as well start a petition because as far as I know who benches players is Mourinho, not fans. They spoke so much shit. Oscar's passing is erratic at points, I agree, but saying he loses the ball 50% of time he has it (summing incomplete passes and dispossession) is not only ridiculous but also a lie. Saying he has no skills and class is as much ridiculous. Seriously, I don't get how people can criticize their own player to that extent unless said player is really bad. You may not like Oscar's profile, you may prefer a different kind of player, but to say he's shit, has no class, no skill, no vision, loses 50% of balls he touches and all the BS they spouted, is ridiculous.

The joke is on them though (and whoever agrees). Mourinho and Brazil NT's manager disagree with them... and they don't seem inclined to change their instances at all. But it was a good laugh mixed with a bit of anger a good reminder to never come back there

[borriske 330]

I have an account there too (the same name) and under 10 posts... and I had no idea that was how they talked about our players, not only Oscar.

I've resisted the temptation of answering them.

Such limited views of the game and why is it so hard for people to understand he's 22!!!!!!!! Mata was nowhere near where Oscar is in their development curve when he was 22... nowhere near being the #10 in Spain (oh wait, he still isn't at age 25), nowhere near being #10 to a club as big as Chelsea, he didn't have as much responsibility (still doesn't at age 25) to help the team in all areas, and a lot of stuff.

People get easily spoiled by wonder boys such as Messi and Hazard. That's not the rule, no 22yo is already incredible, but you can see the potential, you can see the skills, you can imagine how high their ceiling is... the vision in that forum is immediate, limited, biased and with all honesty, bitter, because their golden boy wears a different number.

I'm just relieved to know those people (here, there, on Twitter, on tumblr and whatever else) aren't the majority at the Bridge. Not sure if on purpose or not, but instead of hearing chants for Mata in the 10th minutes, they were chanting Mourinho. You could see a couple of signs about Mata, but I've seen more about Mourinho's birthday. The support that actually goes to the stadium isn't criticizing Mourinho - which I think it's important. The fans going to the matches aren't putting unnecessary pressure on Oscar.

I laughed out loud when one of the members in that forum said that if Oscar doesn't start performing like Mata, he'll be the first to ask him to be benched. LOL FOREVER, my friend, you may as well start a petition because as far as I know who benches players is Mourinho, not fans. They spoke so much shit. Oscar's passing is erratic at points, I agree, but saying he loses the ball 50% of time he has it (summing incomplete passes and dispossession) is not only ridiculous but also a lie. Saying he has no skills and class is as much ridiculous. Seriously, I don't get how people can criticize their own player to that extent unless said player is really bad. You may not like Oscar's profile, you may prefer a different kind of player, but to say he's shit, has no class, no skill, no vision, loses 50% of balls he touches and all the BS they spouted, is ridiculous.

The joke is on them though (and whoever agrees). Mourinho and Brazil NT's manager disagree with them... and they don't seem inclined to change their instances at all. But it was a good laugh mixed with a bit of anger a good reminder to never come back there

Thanks Barbara, you never disappoint.

[Barbara 15,149]

'The free-kick obviously makes us happy because Oscar dedicates some time every day after the normal training session to train on a specific thing"

Mourinho after the match. That's the kind of thing I really appreciate in a player. When they stay after training sessions to try to improve personal skills. I had no idea Oscar does it. He's mentioned in the interview, but I was under the impression he meant free-kicks, but Mourinho makes is sound like he's trying to improve different (specific) aspects of his game.

Hats off, kiddo.

on a different note for BBC 5 Live:

"I like people to be happy. I'm so sorry I couldn't make him happy in this squad - I'm so sad with that, but I build my team around Oscar playing as my No.10."

[Blue Armour 4,436]

He is like a fish out of water. Chelsea TV needs to stop torturing him with the interviews!

Haha...I remember Oscar's first interview with Neil Barnett, when he had Piazon alongside him to translate...Oscar told Piazon to just say anything to Neil and get done with it asap...

[Barbara 15,149]

Found this in another forum (well, after I checked that one I checked the other three I'm a member, but haven't been on in months)
According to the posters, the source is The Sunday Times on Jan 19th.

Oscar's season

Chelsea’s Brazilian ace aims to punch above his weight today


NO, OSCAR says, he never gets tired. For a rare moment the barriers of diffidence drop, eyes rise to make contact and he risks a quip. “You can’t tire under Mourinho,” this shy Brazilian laughs. “He demands . . . a lot.” Our talk (through an interpreter) is strewn with words such as “team”, “pragmatic” and, especially, “winning”. A demanding business, modern football. Even wizards must be water-carriers.

Still wondering why Jose Mourinho shifted Juan Mata out of Chelsea’s No 10 role? It may be less to do with the Spaniard than with the manager’s dream who replaced him. Meet Oscar: Brazilian No 10, updated model. He gets on the ball and gets his goals. He also gets stuck in.

“The sight of dribbling in a match is something we saw a lot of from Ronaldinho. He put on a show,” says Oscar, reflecting on how his specialist position has changed. “But now football is more about winning games and it’s a lot more difficult to play like that.

“If you lose the ball in the wrong position that’s a very big error. I’m playing in England, where the game is so dynamic it can happen so easily — if you lose the ball the other team can score and that’s what we have to avoid.” Equally, “[pressing] is really important. If I can steal the ball, particularly in the opposition half, this is something I love to do. It’s a strong point of my game.” He says he doesn’t look at stats, but Mourinho does. There, in the numbers, is Oscar’s rarity value, his value to any team he graces. How many playmakers put in such shifts? No Chelsea footballer apart from Ramires has made more tackles in 2013-14 than Oscar. Mata challenges for the ball every 59.6 minutes he plays, Oscar every 24.6 minutes. Mata has made two clearances, the Brazilian 11.

Chelsea’s other attacking midfielders trail in his workaholic wake. Combined, the tackles total for Andre Schurrle, Willian and Eden Hazard only just creeps above Oscar’s tally. Yet he retains attacking and creative potency. Only Hazard has outscored him and had more dribbles. Only Mata makes more crosses.

In a Mourinho team, where flair must be balanced by effort, where transitions — when teams win the ball and counter — are all-important, an Oscar is invaluable. In person, he seems a spindly and awkward teenager, not a spiky harrier of opposing defensive players (witness a recent spat with a friend, Liverpool’s Lucas). His shoulders are the same width as one of Branislav Ivanovic’s thighs. He grins. “Everyone says I’m slim — but I can put myself about.”

What’s interesting is that he didn’t become The Good Team Man to compensate for lack of individual talent. He’s technically superb, a prodigy who scored the first hat-trick in an Under-20 World Cup final. His second goal versus Juventus, in his first Chelsea start 16 months ago, showcased exceptional ability: touch, turn, top corner, with Andrea Pirlo and Gigi Buffon left helpless. He’s only 10st 6lb and aged 22 but, for a home World Cup, Luiz Felipe Scolari trusts him in Brazil’s most iconic role.

“My colleagues in the Selecao say I play in the Brazilian style, but with a touch of English. Especially with regard to my tackling and marking,” Oscar says. “I was always someone who started with a high technical level but [in the Premier League] you need other qualities to succeed and I’ve been adapting my game. In Brazil, players love to do tricks. I arrived at Chelsea with that mentality — but you start to realise how important the more pragmatic side of the game is.”

Mourinho and Rafa Benitez, who loved him for similar reasons, have encouraged this mindset. It has also evolved from how Oscar sees the game. “I love to win. A match where I’ve scored two goals and lost, I don’t think it’s a success. For that reason I make sure I do my work and the individual aspect comes second.” He talks approvingly of Scolari reviving the Selecao by strengthening their “defensive commitment”. Most compatriots of his generation idolised Ronaldinho but he preferred Kaka, that most European of Brazil’s icons. Like Oscar, Kaka is from Sao Paulo state and places efficiency, not beauty, at the heart of his football. “He made it look easy,” Oscar says.

He is thought to be one of Roman Abramovich’s favourites. He’s certainly a model employee. Being the star is not his objective; he’s happy with supporting actor Oscar. Now Mourinho is using him centrally and not wide, or even deep, where he played under Benitez and Roberto Di Matteo. “I’m really enjoying having a similar role with Chelsea as with Brazil.

“I need to all the time be speaking with Hazard, Mata, Willian, Schurrle. These are great attacking players and maybe my defensive aspect has developed a bit more and can work in harmony with them.”

He agrees he needs to start scoring at Hazard’s rate, though he’s not jealous of the praise heaped on the Belgian. “Hazard has some incredible talents, especially his dribbling, but for me the most important thing is how we complement each other. Footballers are all different. Hazard can produce some amazing things on the counterattack but I can help him with that if it’s me who has won the ball for him.”

All this, of course, delights the Special One. “You always want to speak with Mourinho,” Oscar says. “He’s very good at knowing the talents of his players. I’m making sure I’m taking the very most I can out of my time with him.”

Today a different Chelsea face Manchester United from the uncertain side who were happy to draw 0-0 at Old Trafford in August. “Chelsea are a project that’s been developing a lot and growing. The time we played Man United it was still quite new. We have the personality of a Mourinho team now. We’re playing very well collectively, we’re not conceding and with that is coming victories. We’ve got difficult rivals but you have to remember we beat Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. So we’re going to keep fighting, regardless of whether we’re favourite [for the title]. We’re certainly in with a chance of winning it.”

He speaks of impending fatherhood — his wife, Ludmila, a Japanese-Brazilian, is pregnant. “It’s fantastic about the baby and I’m thinking that [added to the World Cup and Chelsea’s progress] this is a special year for me.” He admits being mature before his time, on and off the field, different from his extrovert friend David Luiz. “But everyone’s different to David Luiz,” he points out. “I’m more like Ramires — but we like to joke about, too.” Ramires predicts, one day, Oscar will win the Ballon D’Or. Kaka did it. Oscar may be quiet but his confidence is considerable and he’s unafraid to aim that high. “Right now, I’m playing for one of the biggest clubs, having a very good season and I’m sure if I continue winning things with Chelsea and win things for Brazil then one day such a prize might be within my grasp. Hazard’s, too.

“Who knows, if I keep developing and working hard?”

Oscar is supporting Right To Play’s 5k run in Battersea Park on May 16. Sign up to the run at www.righttoplay.com/kickoff5k

In all honesty... how can one not love Oscar? His so smart and he's mature and down to earth on his declarations (in portuguese where it doesn't feel like he'll have a combustion, lol).

The way he talks about Hazard, his role and how he expects to evolve is amazing. I love the kid