MADRID: Atletico Madrid forward Alvaro Morata has shrugged off a poor spell in England by hitting form again and his club need his goalscoring run to continue when they visit Alaves on Saturday with their La Liga title hopes up in the air.
That promising start in the Premier League soon fizzled out, leading Morata to return to the club he joined as a child in a bid to recover his confidence. “Many people seem to hope I don’t score so they can make comments about me,” Morata told reporters after his brace against Malta. The pressure is now on Morata to be consistent and score again for his stuttering side, who have had their confidence knocked following defeats by Juventus – which knocked them out of the Champions League – and Athletic Bilbao in La Liga.