Oscar is another star who has earned himself something of an unwanted reputation in the past with his theatrics and has been found guilty of making a series of shameful dives in the past, such as the one against Southampton earlier this year. In that clash at St Mary's, the Brazilian midfielder deliberately left a foot trailing as he collided with Saints keeper Kelvin Davis in an attempt to win a penalty against the south coast club. The midfielder could easily have rounded Davis to score a virtuoso goal but instead he let out a shriek and went down like a sack of spuds, only to be correctly booked for the shocking simulation. It's always frustrating when a player of Oscar's abilities launches himself to ground and complains to the referee, even though there was an opportunity to stay on their feet, In addition to his occasional diving antics, Oscar also became a real life crybaby this summer when his Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup at the hands of a ruthlessly-efficient Germany, and the 22-year-old was captured on camera alongside a series of fellow internationals bawling their eyes out at full-time.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
