Oscar has credited new Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte with giving his players the mentality to reclaim the Premier League title, and says the Italian has restored him to his favourite position on the pitch.
Chelsea lie second in the table after taking maximum points from Conte's first three Premier League matches against West Ham, Watford and Burnley, and Oscar has started ahead of Cesc Fabregas each time in a new-look three-man midfield alongside summer signing N'Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic.
This change is part of Conte's bigger shift from the 4-2-3-1 formation favoured by Chelsea in recent seasons to a dynamic 4-3-3 system, but Oscar believes his new manager's psychological transformation of the squad has been just as crucial to their fast start.