"...And Oscar accept bids to change jobs more established teams."
Here we go again
Oscar turned down Ossa-wotsit at the start of the season.
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La curiosa historia de Oscar García al frente del Brighton
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The Large One
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It seems to be slang for having the ball smashed in your face.
So not a million miles off.
PortuGull
Gooooooooooooooooooooolll
Thought I might provide a translation just a little better than Google, if anyone is interested:
History. Oscar Garcia, at the end of his playing career, nearly became a Brighton player. This was an attempt by the Chairman at that time, Dick Knight, which was not well received by the Manager. When Oscar asked to see some videos of the team, which was at the time in League One, to see whether their playing style suited him, the Coach used this as a reason for not signing him. "No player should ask for this", he told the Chairman. When already a Manager and after managing the Barcelona B-team, which included Thiago, Cuenca and Bartra, and winning the league title with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Brighton signed him up as Coach. Oscar, who had offers to coach through the ranks at City, made the move and became, after Roberto Martinez, the second spanish coach to participate in the fifth most competitive league, in terms of fanbase and wealth. And he has taken his team to the promotion play offs after a goal from the ex-Almeria striker Ulloa, in the 94th minute.
Style. Oscar is having a good time. He arrived with good English, with knowledge of the league, but things did not get off to a good start: three straight defeats and the feeling that the league was complicated, with most teams playing hoofball. But the ex-Barcelona and Espanyol player persisted in his quest, after Gustavo Poyet had already planted the seeds of the style: more than average possession, positional play and no individual marking in midfield. Yes, this still persists in the Championship.
Objective. The play offs were not the season's target for this unique club. It has a budget suitable for finishing mid-table, but has an Owner, Tony Bloom, a gambling businessman with a secret mathematical formula that has made him a millionaire. He built a stadium, the Amex, which opened three years ago and this summer will see the opening of his new training complex.
Future. After reaching rock bottom, the Brendan Rodgers of the Championship, as Bloom calls him, succeeded in the team's recovery despite a long list of injuries, despite losing 6 players in January, and despite having to train in University facilities. Now he needs to overcome McClaren's Derby on Thursday and Sunday, a team which has beaten them on both occasions when they met this season. What if they reach the Premier League? It is not certain that they have sufficient quality, power and infrastructure to remain at he highest level. And Oscar will get offers to move to more established clubs.
Comedy Steve
We're f'ing brilliant
Cheers 
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Reaching the play-offs with the Albion immediately raises a manager's stock. Relative youth plus Barcelona pedigree make him even more attractive. The big problem is the Premier League Chairman's penchant for sacking managers. If half get sacked every season then what better shop window is there than the Championship?
It's inevitable he'll be linked with all sorts from now on, but I'd like to see him stay another year. Pearson and Dyche both took a full season to get to grips with the task before kicking on, and I fancy Oscar will only get better as we move into our new training facility and build on this season.
It's inevitable he'll be linked with all sorts from now on, but I'd like to see him stay another year. Pearson and Dyche both took a full season to get to grips with the task before kicking on, and I fancy Oscar will only get better as we move into our new training facility and build on this season.
Scorchio!
sydney
tinky ****in winky
aaahh *******o ..!!
Not Andy Naylor
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Nothing to see here, folks. Funny that Dick Knight didn't mention anything about Oscar being in his sights when he was writing his book. Maybe a bit of journalistic licence?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Harry Potter has more TRUTH than Dick Tight's book
Yes,quite a lot better than Google, I would say! Thanks.
seagurn
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bit of bollocksio me thinks !!
Rookie
Greetings
- Feb 8, 2005
- 12,324
When Oscar first turned up didn't he say he nearly joined when we were in the Championship under McGhee?
Edit - yep he did http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/105...Oscar_Garcia_almost_played_for_Albion/?ref=rc
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Look foreigns can do made up shit too.
Who knew!
Who knew!
The Maharajah of Sydney
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Ah !!! Now I understand.
"Oscar has Spanish-speaking former Albion defender Nathan Jones as assistant head coach to help him adjust to English football."
tinycowboy
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Wish I could get my hands on that "secret mathematical formula"....