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Chelsea 2017/2018
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I'm reserving my judgement, he's never really been a 1st choice striker at this level before. I don't know for sure if it is a factor to why his performances are as they are, but I suspect in a year's time he'll be a star. One big purple patch could kick it off.Morata is not average but he's not mind boggling too. Never in an elite group of strikers and never will be. He'd never play for Chelsea if we are not living the times when top strikers are rare.
But right now you're definitely on the money. He's blown very hot and cold and he's capable of exceptional things (like his solo goal the other week), so he's got it in him to be great.
Also not having a good backup striker doesn't help. I believe Aguero's form this year has skyrocketed with Jesus arriving and being a legitimate threat to his starting spot. Not saying Morata needs competition but he needs more than Batshuayi.
You think Lukaku is "world class" though.Morata is average
So with all due respect, and I still say this whilst taking into account that your exposure to strikers is primarily Andy Carroll, your opinion on the position sucks balls.
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I'm reserving my judgement, he's never really been a 1st choice striker at this level before. I don't know for sure if it is a factor to why his performances are as they are, but I suspect in a year's time he'll be a star. One big purple patch could kick it off.
But right now you're definitely on the money. He's blown very hot and cold and he's capable of exceptional things (like his solo goal the other week), so he's got it in him to be great.
Also not having a good backup striker doesn't help. I believe Aguero's form this year has skyrocketed with Jesus arriving and being a legitimate threat to his starting spot. Not saying Morata needs competition but he needs more than Batshuayi.
Yeah, but real strikers might disappear in some football evolution, how the things are looking at the moment. That's why it's rare to see clubs with 2 or 3 good strikers now. I doubt we'll ever see a top club with striking force we had at one time in Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli. Guess it's pep's fault, the revolution he brought to football might kill that position with time.
Morata is not average but he's not mind boggling too. Never in an elite group of strikers and never will be. He'd never play for Chelsea if we are not living the times when top strikers are rare.
Costa, fit on form, is/was the way better player. Also puts fear into the defences. Morata has great technical ability but agree with you wholeheartedly, better than average, but never going to be in that "world class" category, either.
Morata is not average but he's not mind boggling too. Never in an elite group of strikers and never will be. He'd never play for Chelsea if we are not living the times when top strikers are rare.
He is not one of the elite strikers, but he's a really good one. Top 5 in this league IMO.
Rumors of them being interested in Zaha. What would you think of that @Vialli98 ?
I'm not sure. In a set up that suits him, he could be really lethal. I don't think we'll have that sort of setup at Chelsea, as long as Hazard is here, so it's a no to Zaha from me.
Costa, fit on form, is/was the way better player. Also puts fear into the defences. Morata has great technical ability but agree with you wholeheartedly, better than average, but never going to be in that "world class" category, either.
I'll disagree. Costa's link up and build up play was attrocious at times. The amount of attacks he ruins with his poor technique and slow thinking was infuriating. He was good at scoring goals, but so is Morata. Costa may be a bit better at scoring goals but only slightly better, while Morata brings so much more to the team in terms of assists and general play.
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Agree with this, Morata's link up play is superb. He might score less than Costa but the players around him will score more.I'll disagree. Costa's link up and build up play was attrocious at times. The amount of attacks he ruins with his poor technique and slow thinking was infuriating. He was good at scoring goals, but so is Morata. Costa may be a bit better at scoring goals but only slightly better, while Morata brings so much more to the team in terms of assists and general play.