The Brazilian scored Chelsea's decisive third goal with a
superb 25-yard strike which curled in off the crossbar, after Eden Hazard and
Samuel Eto'o had struck for the hosts
Frank Lampard praised the impact made by Oscar in
Chelsea's 4-1 win over Cardiff on Saturday.
Cardiff initially took the lead at Stamford Bridge
through Jordon Mutch in the 10th minute, but the hosts drew level through Eden
Hazard towards the end of the half and they went into the break at 1-1.
Oscar replaced Juan Mata just before the hour mark and a
few minutes later Samuel Eto’o struck to give Jose Mourinho’s side the lead.
The Brazilian added their third before Hazard completed
the scoring eight minutes from time, and Lampard believes the 22-year-old made
a telling difference when he came on.
"Oscar came on and added his energy and his quality
on the ball," he told reporters. "We were looking to step up from
half-time though.
"I did feel when we got the second goal we would go
on with it and we did.
"We want to stay at the top of the league and we
don't want to lose ground. It's difficult but we have got a big squad
here."
Mourinho – who was sent to the stands during the match –
opted not to attend his post-match press conference, with assistant first-team
coach Steve Holland appearing instead and relaying the Portuguese's
frustrations.
He added: "Jose is very frustrated about the
time-wasting. From the first minute, they took a long time to take every dead
ball.
"We mentioned it politely to the fourth official and
referee. It was a deliberate ploy to break up the game and needed some action.
"It was 56 minutes before their goalkeeper finally
received a caution. Jose was furious on the touchlines. For an hour, we'd been
frustrated by their clear time-wasting.
"Supporters pay good money to watch a game of
football and, from a few minutes in, their restarts were taking longer and
longer.
"It's very frustrating for Jose to then be sent off
for protesting after we have to throw the ball in within two seconds of getting
it."
Culled from Goal
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