Oscar on Target

He's one for the future. Oh and he scored another against buffon. Remember his wonder goal against juve? A true world class player.

A huge talent with a better manager who knows how to play him he will prosper.

This lad will really come into his own when Frank finally leaves. Oscar has the potential to be our top player in what he can do. The right manager will be the key to unlocking this.

OSCAR=Buffon's Nightmare

@Ken no he is not jinxed...The lad's a guaranteed starter for Brazil and was given the #10 jersey for a reason(Kaka stripped of that no for a #18). He is not a guaranteed starter for Chelsea under Rafa and the pressure to perform whenever he is on the pitch obviously gets to him.

Buffon will surely be wondering what he did to this kid...he certainly knows how to score against Gigi. Each time i watch Oscar,i dont fail to be enamoured by his touches and skillset...he really is 25mil well spent,cos he obviously will get better. Little wonder he made that Selecao #10 shirt his at such a young age.

@latunvic..i listened to Ray Wilkins commentary on the match and i actually think it was spot on..i dont think he was knocking Oscar as a person or player..what he was saying is that this Selecao team has no single transcendental player..a player capable of single handedly changing a game on the level of their individual skill and ability and he is right. Many would like to believe Neymar is such a player but he has been found out again and again as a lot of flash but little actual substance in big games against quality opposition. Oscar is a very good player but at present he is certainly not Messi, Ronaldo, or even Arguero or Ibrahimovic level. Every time Brazil have won or reached the finals of the World cup they have had at least one transcendental player on their squad; 2002 and 1998; Ronaldo, Dinho and Rivaldo the three R were world Class and ruled Europe, 1994; Romario and Bebeto, even in 82 and 86 when they won nothing but played Jogo Bonito of the highest order they had Zico, Eder, Careca and the original Falcao..the list goes on and on. As Wilkins said this present Selecao has many good players but no top class players..zero. Honestly i think if one were to be honest the top 12 goal scorers and top 12 attacking midfield talents in the world today do not include one brazilian and that is the first time this has happened in my life time watching the beautiful game. I agree with Rays observation that this Selecao team even with Scolari and Alberto Perraira working together on it does not have the talent level to win the world cup in Rio..i would go so far to say that if they get drawn into a group of death group with two other teams in the top 15 in the world they may not even escape the group stages..i think they are in that bad a shape..the team is playing better now than with Mano Meneses and at least Phil is honest enough to have them scheduled for games against top notch opposition rather than the minnows that Meneses liked to play to pad his stats and fool the unwise but i think reality will hit home hard during the confedrations cup tournament because i give them zero chance of winning that either.

@Ken. In that respect the difference between the EPL and European football is the pace of the game in the EPL. You have to be alert mentally and on your feet at all times in the Premier League,and I'm pretty sure he'll adjust to the pace of the game in the EPL as he matures.

Nely,i hope he adjust pretty fast but could that also be responsible for his profligacy in front of goal in the epl??i mean look at the way he took his goal yesterday just like a classic #9,he made the goal look easy but i bet if it were the epl he would fluff it,he has been presented with clearcut chances and sitters but i dont know how he manages to fluff them all,am slatin him just that i wish he could just step up his finishin 4 us in the league...

@GabeU, Wilkins was specific.. he made reference to the No.10 role/player and we all know Oscar is the one wearing that jersey and playing that role for now... he went on to suggest that Oscar is a good player but that Brazil needs a superstar No.10 which Oscar is not. He was indirectly saying that Oscar isn't a top class No.10. Oscar may not be as flamboyant as the likes of Ronaldinho, Zico etc, but he's doing a good job and I find it kind of ridiculous for a coach to base the whole of Brazil's performance on just the No. 10 role. If Brazil fails to win the world cup it's not because they don't have a flamboyant kind of No.10.. it's down to the whole team.. they have more problem in defense and CF position than in the No.10 position so I find Wilkins analysis of the team and specifically the No.10 position to be a bit off point....

Oscar is already a very good player, but keeping in mind, this is his first season in BPL and he has been playing for the Brasil first team for one year now. Mata 23m, Oscar, 25m and Hazard 32m-all top bargains.

@samex u forget to add willian in that team and gustavo with fernandinho in that squad, brazil has a lot of talented players that can make them go far and beat any team on their day, all they need is to harness those talents having both willian and oscar at the same time on the pitch will be devastating

Yeah, Gustavo, Fernandinho are also quality. Willian too but he should have stayed with Shaktar or come to England to boost his chances of joining the WC Squad. Willain-Kaka-Oscar Neymar front 4 will be devastating.

Spain finding it difficult to crack Finland's defense....

Put my 12yr old brother in that team and he would be san marino footballer of the year all his life

Spain are gradually slippin into a playoff position,lose against france in paris and i can gladly say its uhuru

What can i say about czech rep??absolutely disappointin,didnt see the game but to lose 3 nil at home is not the best way to qualify for the wc

I think Spain paid for keeping Mata on the bench... not saying he's better than those who played but Mata is currently on form; better form than Fabregas and Carzola.... I also don't understand why Del Bosque doesn't play Soldado, he's a better CF imo than Negredo or the false 9 (Fabregas)....

As for spain,they got what they deserve,enough of this stupid experiments and bias team selection..soldado,ruben castro and michu all deserve a place in that team but instead del bosque opts for the usual suspects irrespective of their form..i still hope spain qualify for the showpiece though .