MN: Morata’s goal drought continues – Real Madrid return could provide stimulus | OneFootball

Alvaro Morata is struggling to find the back of the net at the moment, but on Tuesday night he returns to face his former club Real Madrid which presents a big opportunity.

As MilanNews recall, Paulo Fonseca defended Morata after last night’s game against Monza: “But what Morata does for the team, how he played, for me was magnificent. Without a doubt he was the man of the match.”

It was an endorsement for the Spaniard who is increasingly becoming the leader of the dressing room, but is not leading the attack in terms of goals which has caused some fans to have growing concerns.

Fonseca and Milan wanted a striker who could help the team in ball circulation and in positional play. So far Morata has shown that he can do that, given he spends very little time in the penalty area and comes to play the ball almost in an attacking midfielder role.

The idea is that this in turn causes confusion for the defence, draws the centre-backs out and creates space for the other forwards. However, it is also necessary to underline what are also his shortcomings.

Specifically, the 32-year-old has played 11 games this season but has found the net only on two occasions, both in the league against Torino and Lecce. The work done at the service of the team is commendable, but it should not be forgotten that he is also the starting striker and he must score.

Therefore, together with the whole team, the coach and the No.7 must work on his output and a stimulus could come in the Champions League night against Real Madrid, his old club.