Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has claimed that Alvaro Morata is mentally ‘fragile’, but was full of praise for his forward following the 3-1 win against Crystal Palace.
As quoted by Goal, the Italian spoke to the media and was quick to hail the qualities of Spain international Morata after the Blues’ win.
Morata, who is currently enjoying a productive run of form, found the net twice against Crystal Palace as Chelsea moved up to second on the Premier League table.
The former Juventus man’s brace, along with Pedro’s second-half strike, cancelled out Andros Townsend’s equaliser to ensure that Chelsea continued their unbeaten league form this season.
Sarri insisted that there is room for Morata to improve but maintained that he has been happy with the forward’s recent displays. The Chelsea boss said:
He’s a little bit fragile. From the mental point of view. But he’s very young. I think he can improve, improve very fast.
Alvaro improved [in] the last month. Improved for the confidence, improved for the personality, improved also from the technical point of view. Now he’s able to play more with the team, I think. But I think, also, that Alvaro has a very great physical and technical potential, so I think he can improve more.
For Alvaro, the goal has to be a consequence. He has to play for the team, with his mates, without thinking about goals. Goals are usually a consequence of teamwork.
Next up for Chelsea is a Europa League fixture against BATE Borisov on Thursday night away from home. Morata will be keen to feature, and score, once again.
