Chelsea news: Maurizio Sarri questioned Alvaro Morata's mental toughness
He said: ”I am really very happy for Alvaro [Morata].
“He improved in the last month in confidence and personality.
“He improved also from a tactical and technical point of view.
“He plays with more continuity from the team.
Chelsea news: Alvaro Morata bagged a brace against Crystal Palace (Image: GETTY)
“He has great potential physically and technically.
“He can improve more. Potentially he can be (a top striker at a top club).
“Sometimes he is a little bit fragile.”
Collymore says Sarri should have chosen his world more carefully though.
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The ex-Liverpool and Aston Villa star isn’t convinced all is well behind the scenes.
He wrote in The Mirror: “Maurizio Sarri deserves huge credit for getting Alvaro Morata scoring again - and the player deserves a pat on the back, too.
“But there's something not quite right in the chemistry between the pair.
I didn't like Sarri saying Morata was fragile on Sunday after his double in the 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Chelsea news: Alvaro Morata has impressed in recent weeks (Image: GETTY)
“What you need your manager telling people is, 'He was exceptional, he looks like a man mountain again.
“’The Premier League should beware of him now because this is the Morata Chelsea bought in the first place'.
“It reminded me of the time John Gregory barracked me for not scoring a hat-trick rather than praising me for scoring twice in a training session at Aston Villa.
“When the barriers you have to jump over are made bigger, it can feel like you're fighting a losing battle.”