Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that midfielder Oscar is feeling very fatigued at the moment due to the busy schedule and not having a winter break.
The Brazilian was in superb form for The Blues during the early stages of the season, so much so, he kept Juan Mata out of the side, but in the last few weeks, Oscar’s performances have been less effective and have been dipping.
The 22-year-old has received the backing from Mourinho despite his dip, and the manager believes his performances are still impressive, just not as influential as earlier on in the campaign.
“Maybe in the last couple of matches he was not the same, because in the beginning of the season he was the best player in the team,” Mourinho said.
“He was the player that was really making the difference in the first three, four months of competition.
“In this moment he’s not being a match-winner, he’s not scoring goals, but he’s not playing bad. Not real problems.
“The talent is there all the time, but the physical top condition to express the quality he has is not always there.
“We have to take care of him. He’s a young boy. He’s not a natural physically strong man, suffers with the accumulation of matches, suffers with the difficult weather we had.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
