How Will Chelsea Cope Without Alvaro Morata and N'Golo Kante?
How Will Chelsea Cope Without Alvaro Morata and N'Golo Kante?Having replaced the bull with the matador, it was all going pretty well for Chelsea post-Diego Costa, as Alvaro Morata settledseamlesslyinto the pace of the Premier League.Despite a resume that houses trophy-laden stints at both Real Madridand Juventus, reservations lingered over whether football's best supporting actor could cut it as a leading man.
Six goals in as many league starts acted as swift, sharp slap to the chops for those who look upon the Premier League the way a mother does a newborn child.Devotion can be blinding. As it transpires, the goals are the same shape and size over here as they are over there.Morata's strike in Chelsea's immaculate away win at Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League took on even greater symbolism, as Costa sat in thestands with the classic rictus expression of a man who claims he wants his ex-wife to be happy (just not with another man).
Think Larry David's incredulitywhen Ted Danson asks to date Cheryl in the latest series ofCurb Your Enthusiasm.With Morata looking like a star, the sight of him hobbling off against Manchester City prior to the international break, clutching his hamstring, was cruel. Spain's medical team said he had suffered a Grade 2 tear (h/tBBC Sport), which could mean as much as an eight-week lay-off.
Morata and Chelsea have since intimated the injury is not as serious as first feared, according to Dominic Fifield of theGuardian. Though what is not in dispute is just one fit senior striker will be available to Blues boss Antonio Contefor Saturday's game against Crystal Palace.
Having scored a goal every 62 minutes for Chelsea across his sparse PremierLeague and Champions League appearances, it's fair to say Michy Batshuayi etches his name on the scoresheet more often than he does his manager's thoughts. Conte will probably give Stamford the Lion a run sooner than he would the Belgian. Still, he must be sorely tempted to let Batshuayi loose against a Palace side low on confidence.
Six goals in as many league starts acted as swift, sharp slap to the chops for those who look upon the Premier League the way a mother does a newborn child.Devotion can be blinding. As it transpires, the goals are the same shape and size over here as they are over there.Morata's strike in Chelsea's immaculate away win at Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League took on even greater symbolism, as Costa sat in thestands with the classic rictus expression of a man who claims he wants his ex-wife to be happy (just not with another man).
Think Larry David's incredulitywhen Ted Danson asks to date Cheryl in the latest series ofCurb Your Enthusiasm.With Morata looking like a star, the sight of him hobbling off against Manchester City prior to the international break, clutching his hamstring, was cruel. Spain's medical team said he had suffered a Grade 2 tear (h/tBBC Sport), which could mean as much as an eight-week lay-off.
Morata and Chelsea have since intimated the injury is not as serious as first feared, according to Dominic Fifield of theGuardian. Though what is not in dispute is just one fit senior striker will be available to Blues boss Antonio Contefor Saturday's game against Crystal Palace.
Having scored a goal every 62 minutes for Chelsea across his sparse PremierLeague and Champions League appearances, it's fair to say Michy Batshuayi etches his name on the scoresheet more often than he does his manager's thoughts. Conte will probably give Stamford the Lion a run sooner than he would the Belgian. Still, he must be sorely tempted to let Batshuayi loose against a Palace side low on confidence.
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