Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has revealed why he didn’t let Alvaro Morata travel with the squad to Belarus ahead of the clash with BATE Borisov, despite hitting top form in recent weeks.
The Spain international has been one of the brightest players in the Blues squad lately after his goals for Chelsea helped them ease the pressure of lacking a regular scorer this season, Eden Hazard. Chelsea are unbeaten in all competitions this season and Morata’s new found form is a big contributor.
He has scored four goals in the last four games to make up for lost time in the early season poor form. However, Maurizio Sarri has dropped him from the squad to face BATE Borisov in Belarus.
The Italian tactician explains Morata needs rest from his recent consistent appearances.
“Morata stays at Cobham just to rest because he played very often in the last period, and just to have training. So I think that it’s better for him and more easier to stay fit with two or three training sessions than only with matches. So I think it’s normal for a player to play three or four matches and then rest. Otherwise, we can have a squad with 13 or 14 players.
Sometimes it’s better to actually rest than always play. Sometimes the players need to train on some specific things, to work on physical qualities, instead on other things they don’t have to. ‘Sometimes it’s better this than actually playing. If they only play, they will lose that physical quality that they need. This is proved scientifically. In 21 days.”
Alvaro Morata, Metro
Chelsea will hope to secure their fourth victory in the Europa League this season after winning their first three against PAOK, Vidi, and BATE at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago.
