Alvaro Morata (12 Viewers)
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Disagree. Our midfield is our problem, not our attack up front. Morty has 1 less goal than Dybala did last year in all comps, with a dozen matches left. Ronaldo’s on pace to score more than last year.
And no, I don’t want Morata being our main goalscorer. That’s not him. But he could definitely be our main CF, playing beside a goalscoring SS or goalscoring wingers. Just like he was when we almost won a treble in 2014-15 and during our fantastic finish to the 2015-16 season. Or like Mandzukic was at Bayern when they won CL with him as their CF, looking pretty much unstoppable even though he wasn’t banging 30+ goals.
And no, I don’t want Morata being our main goalscorer. That’s not him. But he could definitely be our main CF, playing beside a goalscoring SS or goalscoring wingers. Just like he was when we almost won a treble in 2014-15 and during our fantastic finish to the 2015-16 season. Or like Mandzukic was at Bayern when they won CL with him as their CF, looking pretty much unstoppable even though he wasn’t banging 30+ goals.
Who's that goalscoring SS/winger? Please don't tell me it's Dybala. Both don't have that killer instinct to lead the line for a club of this standard.
After Ronaldo, I'd rather we go with a conventional setup. A traditional, proper goalscoring CF flanked by wingers.
Morata is merely starting here because he is a facilitator to Ronaldo and a better compliment to Ronaldo than say, Dybala. In normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been the CF that we would've picked to carry us forward.
After Ronaldo, I'd rather we go with a conventional setup. A traditional, proper goalscoring CF flanked by wingers.
Morata is merely starting here because he is a facilitator to Ronaldo and a better compliment to Ronaldo than say, Dybala. In normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been the CF that we would've picked to carry us forward.
Well, poor you, you shall just have to suck it up for another season watching Ronaldo-Morata or Dybala-Morata. 
With a proper midfield and replacing Sandro with a FB who actually gives a shit and is competent, I think either of those forward pairings will win Serie A and make us a CL contender.
I could give two shits that Morata had a bad KO performance for the first time in his career for us. It sucks, sure, but it’s hardly indicative of his CL performances for us. That’s what? 1 of 6 now. He was great against Dortmund, Monaco (won us the penalty that won that round), Madrid, Barca, Bayern. Was second top scorer in entire CL group stage this year, the only reason we topped our group and got to play Porto. Talk about “what have you Don for me lately” bias... he has a goal or assist every 80 minutes so far this season. So let’s not pretend he’s been bad or been trash. That’s rubbish.
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I also have no idea if Dybala has that killer instinct. He’s a pure goalscorer, and the club, since after his first season, in which he was great, has partnered him with a pure goalscoring forward which has limited that part of his game to some degree.
Hence the reason I want to see what Dybala can do with a CF like Morata who is about as pass-first as they come, and a winger/wide mid like Chiesa creating. He might surprise a lot of people.
With a proper midfield and replacing Sandro with a FB who actually gives a shit and is competent, I think either of those forward pairings will win Serie A and make us a CL contender.
I could give two shits that Morata had a bad KO performance for the first time in his career for us. It sucks, sure, but it’s hardly indicative of his CL performances for us. That’s what? 1 of 6 now. He was great against Dortmund, Monaco (won us the penalty that won that round), Madrid, Barca, Bayern. Was second top scorer in entire CL group stage this year, the only reason we topped our group and got to play Porto. Talk about “what have you Don for me lately” bias... he has a goal or assist every 80 minutes so far this season. So let’s not pretend he’s been bad or been trash. That’s rubbish.
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I also have no idea if Dybala has that killer instinct. He’s a pure goalscorer, and the club, since after his first season, in which he was great, has partnered him with a pure goalscoring forward which has limited that part of his game to some degree.
Hence the reason I want to see what Dybala can do with a CF like Morata who is about as pass-first as they come, and a winger/wide mid like Chiesa creating. He might surprise a lot of people.
