Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata must be more clinical to succeed, says Andriy Shevchenko

Drought | Alvaro Morata last scored for Chelsea on Boxing Day
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Andriy Shevchenko knows about the pressure of being an expensive striker at Chelsea and he has told Alvaro Morata to be more clinical if he wants to succeed.

Morata moved from Real Madrid for £58million in the summer and though he started well - netting seven times in his first seven appearances - the 25-year-old has only scored five more goals, the last of which came on Boxing Day.

His struggles are reminiscent of those Shevchenko encountered upon his switch to the capital in 2006 when he joined in a then club-record fee, with the Ukrainian netting just nine Premier League goals in 48 appearances.

Shevchenko had left AC Milan second on the club's all-time leading scorers' list and the boss of the Ukraine national team has urged Morata to be more ruthless in front of goal.

"I've seen a lot of him," revealed Shevchenko, who was speaking in his role as a Laureus ambassador.

"He's had a lot of chances. I think you need to improve the finishing when you have chances.

"It's good when a striker has chances, it's very positive. You need this for scoring goals and helping the team to win."

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