Alvaro Morata’s impressive performance against Crystal Palace has earned him a place in Garth Crooks’ team of the week.
The BBC pundit explains that the Spaniard came close to not being named in the team after squandering a chance to seal a hat-trick.
I was so furious with Alvaro Morata I nearly didn’t select him for my TOTW. How does a player who is finding goals so difficult to come by decide to showboat when presented with a glorious chance to get your hat-trick?
For a player who has a reputation for missing chances, he cannot allow hat-trick opportunities to pass him by with such scant disregard for the goalkeeper.
Morata took both his earlier goals against Crystal Palace in a professional manner – but the Spain international does not have the finishing power to be so flash in front of goal.
Morata, who has struggled for goals this season, found the back of the net twice against Roy Hodgson’s men on Sunday afternoon.
Two very well-taken goals helped Chelsea on their way to another home victory, with Maurizio Sarri breaking Premier League records in the process.
Morata has now scored five Premier League goals this season as he looks to rebuild his confidence under Chelsea’s new head coach.
The 26-year-old will be hoping to take that form into Chelsea’s upcoming fixtures as he finally appears to have cemented his place as the number one striker at Stamford Bridge.
