Álvaro Morata

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15 hours ago, The Skipper said:

I think Lukaku is in between (using your theory) like Costa as well personally. If you get Romelu into the box for example - he's an absolute killer and will finish off chances. His "IQ" in the box is one of the reasons why he scores a lot. You could say that Romelu is more intelligent in the box than Morata, whereas it's the other way for Alvaro for example. Would that be a false statement? The term is too broad imo. There are areas on the pitch Romelu is smarter in than Morata too. 

Yeah, I think that is fair. I guess my problem with Lukaku, and why I was lukewarm towards him, is that I feel his strengths (and I do agree that he is strong in the box) demand some pre-requisites that I feel are harder to come by for a top team, making him more inconsistent.I like Morata because I feel that he is more likely to exchange passes with Hazard/Willian/Pedro/Fabregas to set up a goal and  dribble himself into a shooting position against tight defenses. I do not mean by this that Lukaku is unable to do so, just that Morata on average will manage it more often. On the other hand, I think Lukaku will offer more in the box than Morata. Between those two examples, I think we will find more use out of Morata's skills. 
For the record, I have always been convinced that Lukaku would have scored a lot of goals for us, and that he will do so for United. 

However, my perhaps strongest reason to prefer Morata is because while he is very good technically, he also possesses more physical attributes such as being somewhat strong, good in the air and very fast. He is great or above average in most categories, rather than really good in a few. I also feel like he is the one that still has more room for development, as he has been under-utilized during his career. 

[Special Juan 28,089]

We will get the whole Lukaku v Morata thing from the first point a ball is kicked. Lukaku is already the media darling because he has joined the media darling in Man United. SKY are already wanking themselves daft over Lukaku as they always do over everything United related.

Really looking forward to seeing Morata do his stuff.....Up the Chels.

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Antonio Conte: "Morata for sure is our 1st choice. He's a good player, the right prospect for Chelsea & he hopes to show his value with us.”

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Sky sources: Alvaro Morata completes Chelsea medical and is expected to join Antonio Conte's squad in Singapore this weekend

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Hopefully announced today and he can get going and start working with the team.

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Terry Gibson thinks Real Madrid are making a mistake by letting Alvaro Morata leave, as he will become an "outstanding striker" at Chelsea.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10955361/letting-alvaro-morata-leave-a-mistake-by-real-madrid-says-terry-gibson

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5 minutes ago, RoyalBlues said:

 

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/conte--morata-the-right-man.html

Morata for sure is a first-choice [for team selection] a good striker and a player with the right prospects for Chelsea.

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How easy it is for fans to twist someone's words in order to fit their own agenda and gaslight themselves...

[Clockwork 1,794]

Why does it matter who was Conte first choice? Clearly Conte rated both players wanted either player, Morata is at Chelsea and Lukaku is at United. Both have to show their worth next season.

Even if Lukaku was Conte first choice, he would never admit it and signal that to his new striker. He would never publicly announce the club record transfer was not their first choice. 

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http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40663504

 

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3 minutes ago, RoyalBlues said:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40663504

 

Some serious photoshop skills on that neck