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Old love won’t rust Well, in the case of Álvaro Morata, the saying may change a bit to “True love does not rust.” The Spanish forward has always been very in love with Juventus. He established himself as a first-rate striker in Turin, played his best football in the Bianconeri jersey and it was there that he met and married his wife Alice. Although he played for the two giants of his native Madrid, Turin has always been his true home.
The sea is not a naked predator, the Chicharito type, whose best quality is the positioning and the expectation of scoring on an empty two-meter door. It is no coincidence that Álvaro has never been among the contenders for top scorer №1 not only in the championship in which he plays, but also for his team.
His advantage is his movement without the ball. Morata can find empty spaces, even hold the ball if necessary, and then find discovered teammates. Thus, he can become the ideal partner for Cristiano Ronaldo, as he was years ago for Carlos Tevez.
Until that was guaranteed with Luis Suárez. If the Uruguayan had not cheated in his examination of Italian documents, his arrival in Turin would have increased his ego in the dressing room by one more. And Giorgio Chiellini constantly looked over his shoulder in fear …
The situation with Morata now is very different from that of five or six years ago. The Spaniard will turn 28 exactly one month later and will enter the most productive age for a professional athlete. You’ll hardly be happy to rub the bank and get into the game only when Plan A hasn’t worked.
Max Allegri once said of Mora that “he is the only forward in the world right now who could easily play in any tactical structure, accept any role and partner with any player in any attack.”
However, Álvaro could not do it completely in Madrid. At the Santiago Bernabéu, the new Karim Benzema was expected, which was impossible. To play for Atlético he lacked the animal aggression that Diego Simeone demands of his players.
The truth is that Morata is not a true central forward. Yes, he is tall, good in the air and can score goals. But it is far from the typical nine, on whose blows the result of the matches depends. At Real, Atlético and Chelsea treated him that way, that’s why he failed there.
Juve accepts Álvaro as he is. It’s not a great name for the club to spend between € 50 million and € 60 million, but the fans still love it and it will give them the wings to find the much sought after refuge for the continuation of their career.
Andrea Pirlo also knows him very well, as the two were partners in the 2014/15 season. It seems that the approach of the matches, the tactics and the philosophy, in general, of the former midfielder is a mix between Antonio Conte and Allegri. Andrea Agnelli tried something completely different, appointing Maurizio Sari to the front, but this attempt failed miserably.
Now everything seems to be in place. Including Álvaro Morata.
