Oscar

[bushman 2,043]

Barbara,

If he cannot hack it now, what good is he for the team?

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I did say this year not season, meaning 2014.

I'll let you off then.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Disagree. He was killing it at the start of the season.

Then Mourinho allowed Mata to leave. Suddenly Oscar's position is secured. His form drips as a consequence. Poor attitude IMO.

I agree with this.

At the beginning of the season, he knew Mata was Chelsea's best player - and he needed to be at the top of his game every time to continually keep him out of the team.

Mourinho making those comments and selling Mata - no doubt - made him lose some motivation to prove himself.

[dee25 1,044]

I don't think Oscar is the type of player to hold himself back for the world cup. One thing that's very apparent to me about him, is that he has an incredibly strong work ethic, and players like that tend to approach every match with the same dedication. So I really can't see him being the type to spare himself only to be fresh for the world cup.

But really, who knows.

I think people underestimate how difficult it is for young players to perform consistently at a big club, where there's a lot of pressure to challenge for trophies.

This is even more so in Oscar's case as he's transitioning from an entirely different football culture.

Someone on here said this before, but just look around at the top clubs in Europe - there aren't many young players around Oscar's age who haven't had a drastic dip in performances. Pogba for example looks a shadow of the player he was in the beginning of the season.

What some on here need to realize is that unlike other top clubs, two of our best offensive players are very young. We're more reliant on Hazard and Oscar than Bayern is with Gotze or Real Madrid with Isco. Even Juve has Marchisio to rotate with Pogba. So Hazard and Oscar have even more pressure and responsibility compared to other young players; it can't be easy to cope with and it's not as if our style of football is one that's conducive for attacking players to perform to their best.

I didn't mind the Mata sale at the time (he wasn't being used anyway) but I'm beginning to think it was a mistake simply because he would have taken some of the pressure & responsibility off of Oscar's shoulders.

But on the plus side, maybe this experience will be good for Oscar's development and I'm sure he'll improve next season.

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

I think what Mourinho is saying is right, Oscar was good at the start of the season then tailed off and when he says about Oscar having his mind on the world cup I think hes right.

I feel players playing for a huge club who were competing for a league title and a potential champions league final shouldn't have been prioritizing a world cup which doesn't happen to after the season ends.

Did Willian or David Luiz do the same as he did? No, did they hell. They got their heads down and kept going giving everything. Tbh if we play another player like Schurrle/Salah on the right I'd prefer to see Willian starting in the #10 position next season based on how well hes done the this season after adapting to the pace of English football.

[ANDRECHO 432]

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  Jason Tić ‏@tjason101 8 de may.

  
  

  @1RobBeasley Oscar is possibly on his way out as well

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
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  ROB ‏@1RobBeasley 8 de may.

  
  

  @tjason101 he's knackered - needs a break. Played 2012 Olympics, 2013 Confed Cup and now World Cup. Non stop football for three years now!!!

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

If it is true, that he is saving himself for the world cup, then that is a poor mentality that shouldn't be allowed. Same goes for Lionel Messi at Barcelona, in which it has been ever so blatant (little lenient towards Lionel considering he has basically won everything at that club, twice,).

He honestly needs to re-think things if he wants to continue to develop himself. Look at Koke at Atletico (whom I feel both him and Oscar will be battling in the future for the best central attacking midfielder), he has been praised as being Xavi's successor, more than likely to play a big part for Spain in the World Cup, and has been nothing short of spectacular for Atletico this entire season, arguably the in-form Spaniard right now, giving everything for the club.

Club comes first.

[Nike 373]

If it is true, that he is saving himself for the world cup, then that is a poor mentality that shouldn't be allowed. Same goes for Lionel Messi at Barcelona, in which it has been ever so blatant (little lenient towards Lionel considering he has basically won everything at that club, twice,).

He honestly needs to re-think things if he wants to continue to develop himself. Look at Koke at Atletico (whom I feel both him and Oscar will be battling in the future for the best central attacking midfielder), he has been praised as being Xavi's successor, more than likely to play a big part for Spain in the World Cup, and has been nothing short of spectacular for Atletico this entire season, arguably the in-form Spaniard right now, giving everything for the club.

Club comes first.

Why would a foreign player consider club over country first? Koke is from Madrid and their youth setup. Oscar is a transfer from Brazil with no history to Chelsea prior to his transfer.

Oscar is a definite starter for Brazil at the world cup in Brazil. Koke might make the squad this summer...Two totally different situations.

[Waterfall 893]

Never trust the Brazilians in a WC year. You look at their squad and most of them had a down year.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Why would a foreign player consider club over country first? Koke is from Madrid and their youth setup. Oscar is a transfer from Brazil with no history to Chelsea prior to his transfer.

Oscar is a definite starter for Brazil at the world cup in Brazil. Koke might make the squad this summer...Two totally different situations.

Both have high expectations for club and country, that is the undying truth. Youth product or not, the club pays his wages and he is representing them with the badge and the colors he wears, any evidence of half arsing in games or showing dis-interest is really poor imo.

[Severinb 309]

@BrazilStats: PSG coach Laurent Blanc has openly confirmed to TF1 that his club is interested in signing Chelsea duo David Luiz, and Oscar.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

@BrazilStats: PSG coach Laurent Blanc has openly confirmed to TF1 that his club is interested in signing Chelsea duo David Luiz, and Oscar.

What a nasty shit-face thunder cunt that guy is. Absolutely disgusting shithouse club. The way they've conducted themselves concerning our players has been truly shameless. Why don't we just tell them to go fuck themselves, eh? Chelsea do NOT sell their best players! And Oscar despite his "dip" in form still has 14 goals this season. And why the fuck is he interested in Luiz anyway? Thiago Silva, Alex, Marquinhos (for fuck's sake, they signed this unproven kid for close to 45 million euros and he is basically a squad player, clueless fucks)

See, even the Queen tells PSG to go fuck themselves. Twats.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

......................And yeah, apologies mods. Had to let that one out.

[Pizy 18,877]

So they're getting hit by FFP sanctions but plan on going after 2 more super expensive players. Only at PSG.

[The only place to be 11,313]

So they're getting hit by FFP sanctions but plan on going after 2 more super expensive players. Only at PSG.

Joke shop club. Of course they'd be interested in Oscar but so would most top teams. The good news for us is that if we are looking to move Luiz on then maybe we can get a bidding war going between Barca and PSG.