- Antonio Conte says Chelsea’s finishing hasn’t been great
- The Blues boss responded to questions over Alvaro Morata’s loss of form
- The Spain international has been poor in front of goal lately
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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has sent a firm message to Alvaro Morata after being asked about the striker’s poor recent form in front of goal.
The Spain international, a summer signing from Real Madrid, has not really got going yet this season since swapping the Bernabeu for Stamford Bridge in pre-season.
Chelsea are now on a torrid run of five draws in a row in all competitions, with three of those coming in 0-0 scorelines.
Morata has just two goals in his last eleven appearances for the Blues, and notably missed some glaring opportunities in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the league.
Conte on Morata form dropping: “Why? It is difficult to find a response for this question, we created many chances to score. We must be honest to tell that maybe our finishing could be better in quality. The quality could be better” #CFC
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) January 19, 2018
Conte admitted today that he had no obvious answer for the 25-year-old’s current slump, and simply said his team’s finishing could be better.
‘Why? It is difficult to find a response for this question, we created many chances to score,’ Conte is quoted by reporter Nizaar Kinsella when asked about Morata.
‘We must be honest to tell that maybe our finishing could be better in quality. The quality could be better.’
This seems a thinly-veiled warning to Morata to shape up after letting the side down lately with his weak finishing and lack of composure in promising situations.