Judging a new signing in a new league on a sixteen minute cameo in a glorified friendly. Let's wait until the real season starts before we begin to judge him. For what it's worth, I do believe he was overpriced and he was hardly the ideal player to replace Costa, but I'll give him at least half a season before I begin to evaluate him.
Álvaro Morata | Performances
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Don't think it will help Chelsea that Hazard is out or that they sold the experience of Matic. I blame Conte and Pedro for today.
Lukaku's known to have 'stinkers', but often scores to make up for it.
God knows what some will be like if Lukaku doesn't score next Sunday and Chicharito does.
Indeed. Conte is clearly looking for another striker.
Rubbish! There were quite a lot of us including myself who never wanted him and preferred the likes of Lukaku who we knew guaranteed goals and was already proven at Premier League level. We aren't fabricating anything, just echoing what we thought throughout the Morata saga, and relieved we recruited the better striker. Some people just don't like being wrong on the caf.
He played badly. Don't understand why it's so wrong to say that. No one (sane) is saying he is going to be a failure at Chelsea based on a 16 minute appearance. Even the OP says "Curious to see how things work out for him".
He has looked good in pre-season but I would have hoped for more goals, especially against the likes of Barca and Real. He will have a big test on Tuesday, so hope he can show something against the types of teams we will meet in Europe.
Lukaku scored a beauty against Man City in his first game
He didn't play badly. Not scoring a goal in 16 minutes and missing a pen is not playing badly.
I didn't watch the game but I think he should retire immediately.
Would be interesting to see if he does against the Man City that is ripping teams apart now. I know he did for Everton, but their defence is better now, especially at fullback, if they get another CB they will be a real danger.Lukaku scored a beauty against Man City in his first game
Happier with Lukaku than with Morata though it's hard to judge Morata at this point in his career given that he's spent more time on the bench for Juve and Real than on the pitch.
I'd feck his wife given a chance.
He was responsible for the Arsenal goal, did nothing of note in attack and missed a penalty. As far as 16 minute cameos go, that's as bad as it gets.
Why are people having a go at Brwned for things he didn't say?
Morata looks like Pedro to me. He may well come good but he ain't ever gonna get Lukaku's goal numbers.
We nearly signed Pedro too and i'd not be happy with those instead of Lukaku and Miki.
We nearly signed Pedro too and i'd not be happy with those instead of Lukaku and Miki.
Yeah, Morata's final price was probably down to Madrid and Chelsea negotiating. I thought we had a bid for Morata rejected that was higher than Chelsea's final price though? That's what I was referencing - that our final bid for Morata wasn't as much as Lukaku's price, ergo it suggests Woodward decided to forgo Morata once it seemed Lukaku was similarly costed.
Of course it could also be that we didn't think Madrid were going to sell to us for anything less than ridiculous.
Exactly! If this was Rooney's performance the place would be going insane at how bad he played.
No he wasn't. Kolasinic was being marked by two other Chelsea players. The fact that Morata allowed him to be onside doesn't negate the responsibility of the players marking Kolasinic.
It's the internet
I disagree. Kolasinic got the run on his marker because Morata went too early and played everyone onside. He'd have been offside and his marker vindicated if Morata held the line correctly.
Made me smile.
Often how it goes, though. Can have the best performance and not score, or have a shite performance and bag a hat trick.
Ultimately, as you said, though, he will be judged in the so called 'bigger' games. Hopefully he delivers.
Conte didn't want the player so that puts Morata on the back foot straight away.
Yep. Want to join the fun?
Not particularly. At least not until he's played something like 1600 minutes as opposed to 16.
Some of the bollox in here is hilarious and there's some serious pompous, pretentious arguments taking place 
He reminds me a bit of ADM when he came to Man Utd. Never wanted to be there and had the wrong attitude all season. Wanted away at the first opportunity. Can see him leaving next summer.
Conte's outburst about not signing Lukaku wont have help his confidence either.
Conte's outburst about not signing Lukaku wont have help his confidence either.
Good for you
You got that from 20 minutes of action?
Morata will do very well at Chelsea I feel.
He's nothing like Pedro.
Seriously, what's happening with the football forums these days? Morata is an excellent striker and will probably do well at Chelsea.
Just watch - he'll score a hat trick on his full debut and the naysayers will change their tune and meltdown because we have Lukaku, not Morata.
Footy fans.
Except he didn't reject United, we pulled out of negotiations in favour of another player. Also a lot of people on here didn't want him. Also he's a very expensive signing for the league champions so he's going to be under intense scrutiny.
But other than that yea it's just jilted lover syndrome.
I don't think anyone can take this thread seriously at the moment. It's all over the top knee-jerk reaction. Some of it just staged while others on here overreact to the slightest bit of data. Like when Lindelof gave away a pen against RM.
I'll be fecking quoting this one next week.
He's nothing like Pedro.
Seriously, what's happening with the football forums these days? Morata is an excellent striker and will probably do well at Chelsea.
Just watch - he'll score a hat trick on his full debut and the naysayers will change their tune and meltdown because we have Lukaku, not Morata.
Footy fans.
Wow crazy overreaction to a new game in a new league
As I've said after most of this is over the top reaction either staged or by people who overreact.