Chelsea Coach, Antonio Conte has warned Chelsea's striker, Alvaro Morata to improve his fitness quickly or risked being kept on the bench as the club get set to start a title defence as well as compete for European title. Conte who issued the warning in a chat with The Sun disclosed that he would field players who are fit against Arsenal as both clubs lock horns in Sunday's Community Shield fixture at Wembley, a game intended to usher in the new season.
According to him, "Morata is just starting to train with us. He has to improve his condition a lot to adapt quickly into our team. He is working well but it has been only five days. Today, he tried to do his best but for sure he has to improve."
Morata had joined the Blues from Real Madrid in a deal reported to be in the region of £65m. The deal was consummated after Diego Costa was declared surplus to requirement by Conte. Chelsea had also missed out on facilitating the return of Belgian striker, Romelu Lukaku to Stanford Bridge after Manchester United promptly sealed a deal with Everton.
