Just when you thought it was safe to put Eden Hazard as captain in fantasy premier league Oscar joins Chelsea another mega bucks attacking midfielder joins to cloud the issue!
Firstly heres some basic stats:
Full name: Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 20
Foot: Right
Position: Attacking midfield
Height: 1.79m
2012 stats in all comps with Internacional: 20 games 6 goals 10 assists
As Oscar joins Chelsea does that affect them next season and in particular those of us who want to start with and maybe captain Eden Hazard. I don’t think its a major issue for the following reasons
1. Chelsea will play 4-2-3-1
That leaves 3 places behind the lone striker. Hazard will be one
2. Mata and Oscar are at the Olympics
Chelsea are on their pre season tour now. Mata also went to Euro 2012. Mata will definitely be rested De Matteo has already said this. Oscar may also be.
3. Hes only 20
He looks about 12 and the Hulk he aint, so expect a bedding in process after Oscar has been used to playing in Brazil at a quarter of the pace and physicality of the premier league
4. Hazard cost £32m
Even Abramovich wont want that money wasted on the bench
Heres a cut and paste of the mail on line article about Oscar. By the way the mail on line is the best football news (im not sponsored or such like it just is)
Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazil playmaker Oscar from Internacional.
The 20-year-old joins the European champions in a deal worth £25million.
He is part of Brazil’s squad for London 2012 and played in the 2-0 warm-up victory over Team GB last Friday.
Doubts had been cast over his move to Stamford Bridge after the Brazil international said he would not to allow the transfer distract him from trying to win Olympic gold
Oscar has been the subject of intense speculation linking him with a move to Stamford Bridge all summer.
Done deal: Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian Oscar
He underwent a medical before starring for Brazil against Team GB.
Oscar joined Internacional from Sao Paulo in 2009 and last summer scored a hat-trick in the Under 20 World Cup final as Brazil beat Portugal.
Oscar, full name Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, is a product of the Sao Paulo youth set up.
He left the capital for Internacional in December 2010 and has played at every level of international football from Under 15 to Under 20.
His Brazil debut arrived in September last year when he came on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw with Argentina, and he has scored once in six caps.
Capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or winger, he is viewed as one of his country’s most exciting talents.
Meanwhile, Frank Lampard admits Chelsea face a period of adjustment to the influx of new recruits but is excited about the coming season.
Back in action: Chelsea are currently on tour in America
Eden Hazard and Marko Marin have already joined the Champions League winners.
Lampard, who is on Chelsea’s tour to America, believes Chelsea will benefit from the increased competition for places.
‘We proved to be a great team and a great unit in the second half of last season,’ he told the club’s official website.
‘This year maybe we are slightly different because we have more new young players coming in.
‘There might not be the settled togetherness that we had on the pitch at that side because we had been together a long time.
‘But there is an excitement about our team as well and that’s probably the main difference.
‘Everyone is trying to impress, and you never lose that in pre-season, there’s not one manager I’ve met yet who will close the door on any player.
‘We have to perform at a high level to stay in the team because of the quality of the squad we have.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2178861/Oscar-completes-Chelsea-move.html#ixzz21flP6lZw
