Jase 43,479 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 OKAY, I cannot defend Morata for that awful 1-on-1 miss - or the previous ones for that matter - but that aside, thought his performance was decent. Not great by any means but showed flashes he could flourish up top with another striker. On the larger point though, fans would obviously focus on that miss and call for him to be sold (again) but think that would be a mistake if we did so this summer. It's a cliche by now but have we not seen what happened with De Bruyne, Salah? Pedro is an example too. Okay, he's not WOW or anything but he struggled in 2015/16 - his first season in England - when we decided to be shit and became a vital player in 2016/17 when we were great and contributed to our title success. It's a similar situation with Morata now. Has he been great? Nope but he has shown what he can do this season, especially in the first half - his performances against United and Atletico in particular were excellent. Can he do better? No doubt about it - both in terms of his all round play and consistency. There is a good, solid striker in there. Just needs to be 'brought' out. Plus, I'd also argue that the striker role he's asked to play doesn't maximize his strengths. He's essentially been deployed like a target man, to play like Costa, Drogba and that's not his strengths. If he's still performing in this manner this time next season, then I don't think I would object selling him but we have far bigger problems in the squad to worry about at the moment than replacing Morata. pHaRaOn, Stats and Superblue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobematabryant 400 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 This guy needs his wages to be cut for this week, for the way he reacted after his substitution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 When I fail, I get really angry - Morata apologises for tantrum https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/when-i-fail-i-get-really-angry-morata-apologises-tantrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobematabryant 400 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 5:50 AM, Thor said: Morata is more than good enough. Slagging him off when the whole team was playing like garbage isn't fair. Giroud comes on and Conte changes the whole formation and tactics to a far more attacking one... Of course we're going to produce more chances. Giroud is a great sub, but saying he is better than Morata is a joke. Just because our manager can't set up properly, don't take it out on the players. It's these comments that I simply cannot understand. In what way is Morata the better striker? Before Morata joined us, he scored only 40 top flight league goals in his entire life and started to hit double figures from last season. He is a Real Madrid reject twice. If we compare that to Giroud, he is a proven PL striker. He has reached double figures consistently throughout his career, helped his nation reach Euro 2016 finals, scored a great scorpion kick, and has better goal scoring record than Morata. Nowadays, people are easily fooled by the price tag. Blusan Alamb and El P. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, kobematabryant said: It's these comments that I simply cannot understand. In what way is Morata the better striker? Before Morata joined us, he scored only 40 top flight league goals in his entire life and started to hit double figures from last season. He is a Real Madrid reject twice. If we compare that to Giroud, he is a proven PL striker. He has reached double figures consistently throughout his career, helped his nation reach Euro 2016 finals, scored a great scorpion kick, and has better goal scoring record than Morata. Nowadays, people are easily fooled by the price tag. Perhaps because Giroud does very little aside from scoring. Some say that’s enough, but reckon it isn’t for a top club. Morata is a lot faster, agile, with better technique and can even beat players with runs. one is arsenal reject and the other a younger Real Madrid reject. I know which i’d pick. I don’t know if morata will ever deliver at Chelsea, but I hardly doubt Giroud is starter material either. in other words, morata not being good enough does not make Giroud good enough. Thor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 18/04/2018 at 6:40 AM, manpe said: Yeah, it would be crazy. You must assume a player of his quality has some ambition. Kinda off topic but not qualifying for CL is gonna hurt this season. Lots of top players available it seems this summer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Kinda off topic but not qualifying for CL is gonna hurt this season. Lots of top players available it seems this summer...Were aren't exactly going for top draw players at the moment and our best signing in a number of years joined after we finished 10th.It more about having a plan in place long term that would entice signings should the inevitable occur (4 games in which anything could happen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just now, LAM09 said: Were aren't exactly going for top draw players at the moment and our best signing in a number of years joined after we finished 10th. It more about having a plan in place long term that would entice signings should the inevitable occur (4 games in which anything could happen). We don’t have either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 We don’t have either. We might do if rumours are to be believed about Roman wanting a change of style once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,704 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 hours ago, kobematabryant said: It's these comments that I simply cannot understand. In what way is Morata the better striker? Before Morata joined us, he scored only 40 top flight league goals in his entire life and started to hit double figures from last season. He is a Real Madrid reject twice. If we compare that to Giroud, he is a proven PL striker. He has reached double figures consistently throughout his career, helped his nation reach Euro 2016 finals, scored a great scorpion kick, and has better goal scoring record than Morata. Nowadays, people are easily fooled by the price tag. It is your comment I can understand though. Easy for you to come in after a miss like that and spout non sense. How is he better? He is quicker, creates better opportunities for himself, can beat his man, is just as good in the air, is more dynamic and allows us to play in more ways attacking wise than Giroud. I could give a flying feck if he misses that chance this season. He is clearly lacking in confidence, but so is the entire team. He keeps getting into good positions, and he will eventually bury them. None of the things you mentioned make him a better striker. Scorpion kick? Who cares? Better goal scoring record? Not this season. Want me to name you a bunch who had better records than Drogba? Fooled by price tag? No. I just use my eyes. He is the better player. Just because he is in a rough patch, doesn't mean he is utter shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Thor said: He is quicker, creates better opportunities for himself, can beat his man, is just as good in the air, is more dynamic and allows us to play in more ways attacking wise than Giroud. He’s only quicker, better dribbler and more dynamic. Everything else you’ve mentioned Giroud is either equal or better at. We actually play better football when Giroud leads the line and Giroud has scored/been involved in way better goals than Morata has in his career. At this moment Giroud is a more accomplished striker than Morata. Not to say that Morata can’t become better but at this moment let’s be honest with ourselves. El P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 His heads just not in it, a real weak mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I feel like he needs a strong world cup to settle back down. Only question is does he start over Costa for them this summer? I cant see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I feel like he needs a strong world cup to settle back down. Only question is does he start over Costa for them this summer? I cant see it.Not sure he'll make the final squad tbh. Costa, Rodrigo & Aspas are probably ahead of him to play that role. Sir Mikel OBE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Drogba 2,000 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Sir Mikel OBE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, LAM09 said: 2 hours ago, Sir Mikel OBE said: I feel like he needs a strong world cup to settle back down. Only question is does he start over Costa for them this summer? I cant see it. Not sure he'll make the final squad tbh. Costa, Rodrigo & Aspas are probably ahead of him to play that role. That would probably end his confidence before the season even started then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That would probably end his confidence before the season even started then It should be a kick up the backside to get his shit together, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I would understand if GKs kept his shots, but he doesnt even hit the target ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,615 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 the easier chance he gets there is a bigger chance he will miss it bigbluewillie and Johnnyeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.