Chelsea FC need to change the way they play to suit new signing

Chelsea FC need to change the way they play football in order to accommodate new signing Alvaro Morata.

Spanish striker Alvaro Morata signed for Chelsea FC in the recent transfer window and despite his three goals, his talent is not being fully utilised.

Chelsea FC could reap the benefits from Morata if they change the way they attack. The Spanish attacker is known for his movement and his heading ability after scoring all of his goals with his head so far.

But he’s no Diego Costa. Chelsea used Costa as a target man by using him as the central cog of the front three as a distributer and hold-up player. The other attackers such as Eden Hazard and Willian were able to benefit from Costa’s hold up play by making good runs off of him. While Costa also took opposition defenders attention away from Hazard with his imposing physicality. This allowed Hazard to shine along with Pedro and Willian.

But now, the Blues have a new striker and it’s clear so far that Morata is unable to do the same job that Costa did for Chelsea. Morata has been used a target man this season but it’s clear it’s just not working.

Morata just doesn’t have the physical aspect to his game like Costa did and was evidently bullied off the ball in their recent game against Arsenal. Morata must have fallen down about ten times due to pressure from the Arsenal defenders.

It’s clear Morata benefits more from making runs and using his intelligence and movement off the ball to find space in order to receive a cross or through ball to score.

And while Chelsea FC have increased their crossing attempts this season in order to accommodate Morata, which has worked so far, they don’t have a plan B for when this doesn’t work.

Last season, Morata scored 15 goals from 26 appearances ( 14 starts) and made four assists which is an impressive return. If Chelsea want the Spanish talisman to score even more then they’re going to have to change their style of play.