A Scout Report on Brazilian midfielder Oscar, who recently signed for Chelsea.
Oscar caught the
eye of many in 2011, when he netted a stunning hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 World
Cup final against Portugal. His performance was outstanding, he was at the
heart of everything, dictating play and completely controlling the game. He
shone in a Brazil side that boasted the sensational talents and qualities of
Neymar and Lucas Moura.
Since then Oscar
has developed and improved even further, he now has 36 appearances to his name
for his Club Internacional and has been capped 6 times for his country, which
is very good for a player who is still only 20 years of age. He has only scored
11 goals for the Liga do Brasil side but has contribution to the team has been
impeccable.
In the recent Olympic
warm up match against Team GB, Oscar really caught me eye, I didn’t realise he
was that good, he really did impress. He provided the assist for the opening
goal and his overall performance was excellent. He controlled the tempo of the
game and dictated play throughout. He was up against Ryan Giggs in midfield, a
player who possesses a champions league winners medal, numerous premier league
medals and a career that has provided many golden moments. Even Giggs was
stunned, he found it very difficult to keep Oscar quiet, proving his quality
and portraying his talent. I had expected Oscar to hide in the shadow of
Neymar, yet the samba star’s impressive display proves that he is equally as
good as his compatriot.
Oscar is now 20, he
is vastly improving and developing all area’s of his game, not that there are
many to improve on. He is still only very young and has plenty of time left in
his career, although its not bad to be forcing your way into the national team
and making a name for yourself on the world stage at such a young age. If he
continues the way he is playing, gets his attitude fully sorted and remains
confident then the blues will have some player on their books, Oscar has the potential
to play at the highest level.
Passing – Oscar is
very calm and confident in possession and his passing is accurate: 8/10
Dribbling – A very
strong aspect of his game, always full of tricks and has good balance: 9/10
Shooting – He can
strike the ball very cleanly with both feet, especially from range: 8/10
Crossing – He is
very good at set pieces and his crossing is fairly good: 7/10
Defending – One of
the area’s he may need to work on, without the ball is when he struggles: 6/10
Potential – He can
play at a very high level, but must not repeat the likes of Kleberson and find
life in England difficult: 8/10
Value: £25 Million
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