Chelsea fans and missing Diego Costa!

Arriving at Chelsea at the beginning of the season, Morata was expected to be a worthy replacement for Diego Costa, who was dismissed from Stamford Bridge by coach Conte with a text message. He has scored 10 goals and provided 5 assists for his teammates, ranking 10th in the list of Premier League scorers. Of course, he is far behind the leader Harry Kane, of Tottenham who has scored 24 goals so far, only equal to veteran Wayne Rooney of Everton and Murray of Brighton.

Loss of killer ability

Morata only knew how to fall beautifully in front of MU defender. Photo: Internet

Everyone thought Morata played very poorly in Chelsea's 1-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Spaniard only had one dangerous shot, in a "delicious" counter-attacking situation when he should have passed it back to the second line to create more breakthroughs.

What people are worried about is that Morata is increasingly losing his ability to score goals and his professional stability. There are many matches where he cannot score, but Morata's ability to harass and create is still very dim. Although he is a veteran player in Serie A and La Liga, now he is only known as a striker who seizes the opportunity to cut in, head in and score and then... that's it!

During the 90 minutes at Old Trafford, Morata barely had a single classy dribble. According to statistics, there were more than 10 times when he fell to the ground after a ball dispute with a MU defender. The rest of the time, he argued and complained to the referee. That was not the face that the blue shirt fans expected from the striker who was expected to be the top position of the Stamford Bridge team. The disappointment only lessened when French striker Olve Giroud was put on the field, the ability to play aggressively and the passion of this reserve striker made Morata's presence on the field even more disappointing.

Morata has played 10 matches and has not scored in 544 minutes. The last time Morata scored for Chelsea was a header in the Premier League win over Brighton on December 26 last year, from a Cesar Azpilicueta pass. This is Morata's worst run of form since he went 27 matches without a goal for Juventus in the 2015-2016 season.

Missing the old people

Costa has scored a total of 5 goals in 9 matches for Atletico. Photo: Internet

Meanwhile,Costa came to Atletico like a "fish returning to the sea" Costa scored his 46th goal for Atletico after 100 appearances for the red and white striped team. Since returning to Atletico in January, Costa has scored a total of 5 goals in 9 matches. The high scoring rate shows that the number 18 is regaining some of the form he had when he helped Chelsea win the Premier League in 2015 and 2017. Coach Diego Simeone really likes Costa's fiery playing style and ability to seize opportunities to score in any situation. This is also what Chelsea fans miss very much, they remember the striker who always inspired his teammates and the audience.

Of course, no one wants a repeat of the same poor run of results. The pressure in the Premier League is much greater than Serie A and Chelsea fans seem to be more demanding and extreme than Juventus fans. Especially when they heard that Costa scored his 46th goal for Atletico in 100 appearances for the red and white striped team. If only counting in 2018, Costa leads Morata 5-0 in the number of goals scored for his team. The spirit of a fiery warrior and the ability to seize the opportunity to score in any situation is something that Chelsea fans miss very much from Costa.

When Antonio Conte bitterly admitted: "There are only 4 Champions League spots, but there are 6 great heroes joining hands to compete for glory" it was also when he understood that he was wrong, and there might be no chance to correct his mistake if Morata continued to play listlessly like now.