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23 Mar 2015 22:39:16
Lets give oscar one more season before we decide to sell. Correct me if i'm wrong but hasn't he played tournament football for the last 4 summers? At 23 that would take its toll and might be a reason for his poor form 2nd half of seasons. A full summer break will be good for the lad

{Ed018's Note - well Copa America is this summer and I'd think he will be in the Brazil squad so he won't have this summer off}

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24 Mar 2015 00:27:48
I doubt he would play that much for Brazil based on recent performances, coutinho & others would be first choice, Jose must see something we don't

24 Mar 2015 08:38:36
The Brazil squad is a weird one, the team seems to be picked on who the fans like the most instead of people who are actually doing really well like coutinho. So don't be surprised to see oscar start every game at copa America

24 Mar 2015 11:01:08
I think that what you say is partially true, NWBLUE. However I really think that the coach can't overlook Coutinho anymore. He's been playing very well this year and Oscar hasn't. I'm guessing Oscar will see less game time this summer.

24 Mar 2015 11:50:20
I saw it mentioned on Twitter and agreed. if you could merge Oscar (1st half of the seaon) and Coutinho (2nd half of the season), you'd have the ideal player!

Oscar is by no means a poor player; first half of the season he was one of our key performers. His role allowed Fabregas and Matic to tick and no-one is better at pressing from the front - in that regard, he helps Diego Costa out too.

I do think that he could benefit from a long rest. he's also become a Father, maybe that's impacting him too?

To be honest, all our midfielders (Matic, Ramires, Oscar, Fabregas) look knackered!

24 Mar 2015 12:35:23
You're right, all our midfielders seem to be tired and not performing up to the standard they are capable of. No doubt that's part of the reason why the team hasn't been clicking.
And that's also why it'd perhaps be wise to get in another very good centre mid. Sell Ramires and perhaps Mikel, buy a world class (or near world class) centre mid and give the other spot to Ake or RLC or Chalobah for example. That way, our primary options could be rotated without a dramatic drop in quality so they can stay fresh throughout the season. And if a youth player could be the 4th option then he'd see enough time on the pitch to develop properly. Either Pogba or Koke would be nicely in this scenario :)

24 Mar 2015 11:44:21
Good point ed, itll be up to the club to manage the player over the year. I really think with a proper rest we could see his top form for a whole season and not just up to christmas. Coutinho been playing well but his stats aren't that good. Think ivanovic has the same amount of goals and assists this season







 

 

 
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