Despite scoring a few goals recently in a team that's playing very well I'm still sceptical over Morata. It's good that he's started scoring but whether he can keep that up over season or even a sustained period remains to be seen.

Is he going to grab us goals in games where we're not playing well and things are going against us ? Or will his head go down like we've seen from him too often before? Sadly I fear the latter.

Physically he seems in better condition than last year, stronger, quicker and more up for the fight.
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Sorry, what?

He's a good technical player but mentally fragile, if he gets other that and starts using his strength and staying on his feet he could cause issues, as his movement is good at times.

However his finishing is very very poor to average. We will see though, he can only improve in this team in this set up with this way of playing.

Fragile, is the word Sarri used,and as we know,he is fragile still. Sarri is no mug and will be using his psychology on him, make him stronger physically and mentaly,we hope.
Being the eternal optimist ,and having faith in our coach,I expect a good improvement this season from Alvaro.

Viva Alvaro! Sarri has bet on him and so should we...

Sarri doesn't pay to go every week!

I'll be surprised if he finishes the season with 25 goals in all comps. And that's even if he's played in most games in a team that's playing well throughout the season.

However his finishing is very very poor to average.
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One does not get to play for Real and Chelsea if he is as poor or even average as you say.

Why? bakayoko has?

Or are we just ignoring the last 12 months or even this season?

25? No way.

Around 15.

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I'm going to go for 25 goals this season as a ball park figure
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Feck me you are optimistic?

Is that in all comps?

comment by Tway (U1162)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
However his finishing is very very poor to average.
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One does not get to play for Real and Chelsea if he is as poor or even average as you say.
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Do I really have to print a list of players to challenge that hypothesis?

Do I really have to print a list of players to challenge that hypothesis?
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I'd rather you and ! remain positive and hopeful that Alvaro will eventually win over the fans of the club he plays for and show he has what it takes to produce the good stuff. Lets discuss this again in January... and with an open mind please.

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comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 hour ago
comment by Tway (U1162)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
However his finishing is very very poor to average.
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One does not get to play for Real and Chelsea if he is as poor or even average as you say.
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Do I really have to print a list of players to challenge that hypothesis?
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Biggish

He does seem to be a very “confidence” based player to me. My concern is he might actually dwell on missing the hat-trick opportunity that thinking “I got a brace”.

And did anybody notice how much Geoff Shreeves kept trying to get Morata to focus on the miss instead of the 2 goals?

Sarri nailed it in his presser. Think he's proven what many of us probably knew deep down but didn't want to admit when we signed him. He was a backup at Real & Juventus for a reason, not necessarily cos he's a bad player (we've had FAR worse strikers the last 10-15 years), because he's not got the nerve to be 'the man' at a top club.

Our strikers issues have been blown slightly out of proportion for awhile. It's not that we have two bad strikers, we have two flawed strikers for different reasons who've proven that operate best as plan B's whether they want to be or not - of all the strikers problems we've had the last 10 years I'll take this one over issues like fitting Shevchenko in with two up top or having to persist with Torres.

The ideal scenario the way I see it is we sign a proper top quality striker in his prime (e.g. Icardi), sell Giroud purely cos of his age, and somehow convince Morata to stay and assume that rotational/backup/cup games role. If we did that we'd be sorted in that position for the next five years at least.

comment by The Devil's Advocate's Advocate - I Represent Him (U6522)
posted 5 minutes ago
Sarri nailed it in his presser. Think he's proven what many of us probably knew deep down but didn't want to admit when we signed him. He was a backup at Real & Juventus for a reason, not necessarily cos he's a bad player (we've had FAR worse strikers the last 10-15 years), because he's not got the nerve to be 'the man' at a top club.

Our strikers issues have been blown slightly out of proportion for awhile. It's not that we have two bad strikers, we have two flawed strikers for different reasons who've proven that operate best as plan B's whether they want to be or not - of all the strikers problems we've had the last 10 years I'll take this one over issues like fitting Shevchenko in with two up top or having to persist with Torres.

The ideal scenario the way I see it is we sign a proper top quality striker in his prime (e.g. Icardi), sell Giroud purely cos of his age, and somehow convince Morata to stay and assume that rotational/backup/cup games role. If we did that we'd be sorted in that position for the next five years at least.
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T.P

Do you think his missed opportunity could undo the brace? His face did look a tad distraught

And Shreeves did appear to be trying to get him to dwell on it........

My first reaction was yes when I saw it.

It sounds incredibly unreasonable (cos it is) but I blame Hazard for that. I was screaming at him to please for once not be so bloody unselfish and run away with the ball taking the chance himself, or slide Morata in once the keeper committed himself if he ran up with him.

I love Alvaro Morata but strangely he has not scored many headed goals despite being good in the air and scoring goals from his head against teams.He was great at heading the ball last season and the goal he scored last season at Stamford Bridge v Man United was absolutely brilliant and well-timed goal.

comment by ZahraIhsanphile (U20361)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
I love Alvaro Morata but strangely he has not scored many headed goals despite being good in the air and scoring goals from his head against teams.He was great at heading the ball last season and the goal he scored last season at Stamford Bridge v Man United was absolutely brilliant and well-timed goal.
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I agree. Alvaro is a great composer, and I did like his latest score

I love Alvaro Morata but strangely he has not scored many headed goals despite being good in the air and scoring goals from his head against teams.He was great at heading the ball last season and the goal he scored last season at Stamford Bridge v Man United was absolutely brilliant and well-timed goal.
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I agree. Alvaro is a great composer, and I did like his latest score
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I miss his sharpshooter celebration. Combined to some of the prats in the PL these days that was genuinely creative

*compared