23 May 2016 13:27:18
Morata has scored 15 goals in 63 games! How can anyone be thinking this would be a good signing? And for the prices quoted absolute madness for that return I would pay no more than 15 million and keep in mind that is for juventus who dominate their league.
23 May 2016 13:50:50
Although I'm not the biggest fan of his goal scoring record, Morata has a quality that is incredibly difficult to find in strikers; he scores in big games. In my opinion, Giroud is a good enough striker when the pressure is off, and even puts in some decent performances against big teams, but almost every time I see Morata score it is against a big team in an important moment. While I do believe that strikers can learn to improve their positioning and even finishing to a limited extent, the ability to show up in the most important moments cannot be taught. Case in point he just scored the winning goal in the copa Italia.
That being said I would agree that he's not worth the price being quoted.
{Ed025's Note - its not your money hoover, dont let it bother you mate..
23 May 2016 14:25:35
I think you need to do a bit more digging than that stat to be honest.
Morata has not had many starts, and I suspect his goals per minutes looks better.
Also - he was playing wide right, and not down the middle because of Dybala.
He is not a guaranteed 20+ goals, but honestly I think very few such strikers are available, and so we have to buy someone with the rigth traits.
Morata, is mobile yet strong.
Can dribble and distribute.
Is a fighter.
I think these are the things we have been crying out for. The player is often compared to Morientes, a player I had always wished had been at Arsenal.
23 May 2016 15:34:56
He's also 23 I think, and is as such the next generation of player. Once messi and Co retire, tell be the Morata, lukaku and hazards who are worth 90million.
I agree Morata has a neck of finding important goals too. If he's the best available then we should buy him for me as he's an improvement on current options and has ample champions league/ big club experience.
However, I'm not going to sit here and say I wouldn't like to see higuan or lewendoski lining up infront of ozil. Just neither seem like an arsenal signing for me.
23 May 2016 15:39:32
As ed said its not our money but he is not the answer and he might score in big games but his scoring record for teams like real who are free scoring and juventus is woeful. I mean he is third choice behind mandukich. It would be a huge gamble.