Chelsea news: Oscar explains why Salah and De Bruyne flopped at Stamford Bridge

They’ve each gone on to change into Premier League superstars, however Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne failed at Chelsea and one other former Blues star, Oscar, reckons he is aware of why.

De Bruyne arrived at Stamford Bridge from Genk in 2012 as a gifted prospect, however with out an excessive amount of fanfare as he solely price £7m.

Salah got here to west London two years later from Basel, in one other comparatively low-key deal price round £11m.

With hindsight it’s stunning that neither synthetic a lot impression at Chelsea, with the Belgian enjoying simply 3 times within the league for the Blues and the Egyptian making 13 Premier League appearances.

Each males went on to seek out success in Europe earlier than De Bruyne returned to the Premier League with Manchester Metropolis and Salah moved to Liverpool, growing into two of the best gamers on the planet.

‘There was a formation the place [Eden] Hazard, De Bruyne and I performed in midfield and it labored properly,’ Oscar advised Yellow and Green Football. ‘He solely had a couple of probabilities, performed properly however then obtained injured.

‘I assume that not being constant at a membership that had many choices within the centre of the park meant he was not a great match on the time.

‘With Salah, it was totally different. He was unstoppable throughout observe, however all the time shy and quiet off the sphere. Throughout the video games, I assume he didn’t have the boldness that we noticed at each membership he performed for after Chelsea, and particularly now at Liverpool.

‘Typically gamers don’t really feel comfy with that strain. I favored it as a result of it made me higher.’

Oscar himself loved 4 spectacular seasons at Chelsea after arriving from Internacional in 2012, scoring 38 objectives in 203 apeparances.

The Brazilian gained two Premier League titles and the Europa League earlier than leaving for Shanghai SIPG in 2017, the place he’s nonetheless enjoying now at 29-years-old.

The Brazil worldwide arrived at Stamford Bridge with Roberto Di Matteo answerable for the crew, however it’s Jose Mourinho who he praises for his improvement in west London.

‘Mourinho helped me so much and he is among the finest coaches on the planet,’ he mentioned. ‘He offers lots of confidence to his gamers, but in addition desires to see them carry out on the stage of that belief.’

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