The striker revealed he could not find the right mentality in 2017/18 but has gotten himself back into a good place
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata says he fell back too heavily on excuses during a “bad period” in his life last season, but is now “very happy” with his situation.
After making a £55 million ($72m) move from Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge, Morata started off strongly but struggled badly in the second half of last season.
Injury blunted his effectiveness and with pressure mounting, the striker could not get his head right.
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The result, he says, was a heavy dose of excuses, right down to the field being too wet for him to perform – an attitude he knows now was driven by his unhappiness.