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Morata needs goals to boost confidence, says Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri

Morata needs goals to boost confidence, says Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri

Maurizio Sarri

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has said that striker Alvaro Morata needs to boost his confidence to get back on form.

"Alvaro has to gain confidence with one, two, three goals," Sarri said while speaking in a press conference.

Despite winning the game against PAOK in the Europa League on Thursday, Chelsea missed a number of chances to find the net, especiually Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, who failed on many occasions.

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"I am not able to give him confidence," he said in comments carried by the British press on Friday.

"In this match he has had three, four opportunities. He was unlucky," Sarri said following the 1-0 win against the Greek football club.

"I hope for him that in the future I can try to help him, but the confidence can become only with goals.

"I have to say also, for maybe the first time in this season Alvaro was ready in the box. He was on the ball and was active."

Morata, 25, scored freely in the first few weeks after joining Chelsea last year but has appeared short of confidence recently. He has scored once this season, in August's win over Arsenal.

Chelsea have won all five of their Premier League games so far under Sarri ahead of Sunday's trip to West Ham, and Willian's seventh-minute strike was the difference in Greece.