Interesting to hear him talking about the number 8 position being his original position and his favorite position, he feels he has been played out of position in his entire Chelsea career and is finally now playing in his natural position as a box to box midfielder.

30 minutes ago, pacquiao said:

Interesting to hear him talking about the number 8 position being his original position and his favorite position, he feels he has been played out of position in his entire Chelsea career and is finally now playing in his natural position as a box to box midfielder.

I've always felt he was a box to box or cm... Anyway not a winger nor a am. 

Oscar: Antonio Conte has changed Chelsea's mentality and we want the treble this season

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Oscar admits he is feeling settled at Chelsea once again and has set his sights on winning the treble this term.

The Brazil international had been struggling for form at Stamford Bridge for the previous 18 months and was heavily linked with a move away in the summer.

Juventus and Inter Milan were both interested in buying the midfielder during the transfer window, but new coach Antonio Conte decided to keep him in the squad.

Oscar has started the first three League games of the season and helped Chelsea begin the campaign with a 100 per cent record.

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The 24-year-old feels Conte has been key to his improved performances, especially as he's now playing in his favoured position of central midfield.

He said: "He's (Conte) giving me a lot of confidence and I'm doing very well. Hopefully I can continue to do so.

"In the last few seasons I have played as a no.10 or as a winger. Now I'm going back to my original position of No.8, attacking and defending from box to box, which is my original role and the one I like the most.

"It's been a very successful time for me here at Chelsea. I won a lot in the last few seasons - the Premier League, League Cup and the Europa League. 

"Only last season wasn't great, not only individually, but as a team. Hopefully this season we will win trophies and get back to a winning mentality. 

"The objective is not only to finish in the top four, but to fight for the League, FA Cup and League Cup because we have to win trophies."

Chelsea have been playing 4-2-3-1 in recent years, but Conte has changed things by opting for 4-1-4-1 and has used the bench to good effect too.

Oscar has liked what he's seen from the 46-year-old so far, who left his role with Italy to take over Chelsea.

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He added: "The coach has changed the formation, we are playing a different system to last season. 

"His training method is different to what we had last season and he's changed both the players' mentality and the team's mentality. I think we have improved since he's come here.

"I think you can see that last season we were lacking a bit of resilience. We had that spirit in some games, but we weren't consistent. 

"It's good to have that spirit back and we are looking to improve on that front. If we keep up this team spirit, we will be a threat in the Premier League."

Oscar is a little dimond indeed, glad to hear what he is thinking about Conte - that is the mentality we need! Want to suggest a site here http://ilovespamlinks.co.uk very good for all of you that bet online and looking for something really good.

Just chip in with some goals and make things happen in the attacking third. 

Was he in the Brazil squad during this international break? Past experience says he will be fatigued and have a crap game if he went 

Nope he wasn't picked

On 9/9/2016 at 07:45, Chelsbear said:

Nope he wasn't picked

Oscar was not picked? How?

16 hours ago, Tibbers said:

Oscar was not picked? How?

Because he's bang average lately and many many many other players in his position are better for the national team?

Started the season well and deserves to be in the side so far imo. 

Early days though,  I wouldn't expect his critics to be won over at this point... 

Oscar has been good so far this season.  His goal contributions aren't there, but that's not really why he's in the team.  He breaks up oppo play frequently, has been tricky, and has a good motor.  He's fairly calm on the ball and isn't afraid to take risks.  Along with goals, he is lacking that key pass.  He's not a Fabregas who can unlock the defense with a distance pass or exceptional vision.  He does have better vision than Matic and Kante though, which makes him fairly valuable.  

He's playing in his natural ability and has actually been pretty consistently good.  Although, we are only 4 games into the season.  

1 hour ago, TheChelsRVA said:

Along with goals, he is lacking that key pass.   

Not so sure about that one mate - he showed a nice bit a skill to setup the first goal on Sunday -

19 minutes ago, robdog said:

Not so sure about that one mate - he showed a nice bit a skill to setup the first goal on Sunday -

 

I meant more in the sense of Fabregas pass style.  Oscar is a good passer of the ball but his ability to unlock a defense with a key pass is lacking.  

Great pass this past Sunday, and the first touch to bring it under control is underrated.  

1 minute ago, TheChelsRVA said:

I meant more in the sense of Fabregas pass style.  Oscar is a good passer of the ball but his ability to unlock a defense with a key pass is lacking.  

Great pass this past Sunday, and the first touch to bring it under control is underrated.  

to add w/ your great post there - we don't see it enough on a consistent basis - sometimes I wonder if his minutes need to be managed a bit more - the lad is all over the place...well he used to until Kante came to the Blues

I'd say he is the least impactful player of our 6 midfield/attacking players, he's not playing badly but when he picks up the ball it doesn't exactly fill me with the expectation that something impressive is about to happen. But I also don't see Pedro or Moses having any greater impact so for the forseeable future he may as well start ahead of them.

I suppose you could say he is the Cahill of our attack. Unspectacular, usually not too bad, and good enough to play so long as we have no-one better.

Must say i'd like to see Fabregas get a shot playing there though.

Edited September 15, 20169 yr by Jonty

That's a pretty accurate wrap up on Oscar. Sure he will run the whole 10 miles , pass 80%, get his usually 6/10 rating, but who  really believe he could be a match winner this weekend, or any weekend for that matter? In the current starting 11, Hazard is the focus of the creativity, Willian seemed to back to his 2014 standard. Costa is the only goal threat, unless we play 442 for 15 minutes a game. The fullbacks are't adding much in the attack. I feel like we need something extra to beat better teams, or beat lesser teams on a bad day.

Been his critic for awhile now, all potential but still living off that Juventus game. He had his games were he was outstanding, however consistency isn't his best quality. Under Conte he is a reborn player, is it the new position? Or our new formation? i don't know but i am well pleased with his efforts this season long may it continue.

10 hours ago, TrueBlueBIH said:

Been his critic for awhile now, all potential but still living off that Juventus game. He had his games were he was outstanding, however consistency isn't his best quality. Under Conte he is a reborn player, is it the new position? Or our new formation? i don't know but i am well pleased with his efforts this season long may it continue.

 

i think he suits playing deeper than he did in the 3 behind costa in the 4-2-3-1 

Whether he plays deep or further forward, he needs to be contributing to the goals. Hazard and Costa are the only two real goalscorers in the xi that Conte favours. 

Oscar has to be another major goalscorer. Will him playing deep allow him to just get away with midfield scrapping, filling holes, a lot of energy and a few good passes here and there?

 

Edited September 16, 20169 yr by Kante Conte

6 hours ago, Kante Conte said:

Whether he plays deep or further forward, he needs to be contributing to the goals. Hazard and Costa are the only two real goalscorers in the xi that Conte favours. 

 

What do you deem a good return goals wise?

If he gets 10 this season I think he'll have done well.

Oscar's directly contributed to something like 78 goals (scored and assisted) since joining Chelsea, it's a respectable return.

 I think he's showing enough so far to suggest he'll chip in with his fair share of goals/assists in this system. 

10 would be a good return.

He had 12 in his first season in (64 games) and 11 the next. 7 in the title win and 8 (surprisingly) last season - but I think 5 of those were scored  between that garbage Israeli side and lower league teams in the FA Cup. 

Am I being harsh, I don't know... He seems to score a brace in one game and go ages without scoring then gets a couple again against poor opposition and the figures look alright. 

He has been playing as one of the three attacking players in a 4-2-3-1, so you would expect him to score a few. 

 

Edited September 16, 20169 yr by Kante Conte

Oscar has been called back up to the Brazil squad, well deserved. 

HAHHAHA. 

Are we finally done with this fraud or do we need 4 more years. I mean WTF... one of the most useless, average footballers I have seen play for this club. 

2 hours ago, pacquiao said:

Oscar has been called back up to the Brazil squad, well deserved. 

Can they keep him there?

I'd much rather Oscar be playing over Matic.