Chelsea: Can Sarri turn Morata from zero to hero?
Morata spent six years at Madrid between 2008 and 2014, coming up through the youth system, before moving to Juventus for two years between 2014 and 2016 – when Madrid exercised their buy-back clause and repurchased the Spaniard.
Morata then moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2017, for a figure of around €65-70m. In his first season with the Blues, the Spanish forward scored 11 in 31 Premier League games, 1 in the Champions League and an additional two in the FA Cup. This season so far, Morata has scored 3 in 9 in the Premier League and 1 in 2 in Europa League.
Chelsea are flying high, with seven wins and three draws from their first ten games of the season. Sarri’s side have scored 24 goals yet Morata hasn’t showed much sign of improvement. It is now down to Sarri to try and turn Morata from zero to hero.
Sarri has shown a talent in the past for getting the best out of his forwards – working well with the likes of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne, Gonzalo Higuain and Milik at Napoli. Morata first needs to gain confidence and the belief in himself; the rest should follow suit as he is undeniably a player with a lot of talent.
Bought twice by Real Madrid, Morata is clearly seen as a good player – yet he just is not finding form in London. Last season was expected to be at least a bit rusty, with the forward having a language barrier to overcome and a new environment. However, with little improvement, how long will it be before time is up for Morata at Chelsea.