Since he joined Real Madrid in 2009, no one has ever led the scoring charts in November other than Cristiano Ronaldo, so Alvaro Morata has already made history with his goals in 2016/17. The youngster is enjoying his Pichichi status at Los Blancos, his eight goals putting him at the top of the tree in Madrid.Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are the only two players to have topped the scoring charts other than Ronaldo since the Portuguese arrived in LaLiga, which is why Morata's current form in front of goal is hugely meritorious. Although it is only November, overcoming Cristiano is a feat, whatever the month. Such great players as Raul, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale, among others, have failed to achieve what Morata has managed. Furthermore, the Spaniard is in good shape, is playing with confidence and importantly, has the trust of Zinedine Zidane. For the first time in a long time, BBC might not always be the first names on the team sheet.Alvaro Morata is set to be the occupant of Spain's iconic number seven shirt for the fixtures against Macedonia and England, and the striker praised his national team teammates Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.
Previous greats to have won the shirt include David Villa and Raul Gonzalez, and this comes after scoring four goals and impressing for Real Madrid. "As a child I wore the number seven shirt," Morata said in an interview with Radio MARCA. "It's amazing every time I wear the national team jersey - I get goosebumps every time I hear our anthem." At every level for Spain, the 24-year-old has been prolific and that was shown with his European Under-21 Championship record where he scored 31 goals in 35 games. "Since I've come to the first team, I have brought an extra desire and work ethic," the forward continued. "To arrive, play and score is the best [feeling]."
Morata also admits that he has a better relationship with his national teammate Diego Costa than he does with Karim Benzema at Real Madrid. "I get on very well with both," he pointed out. "When Karim [Benzema], Nacho or whoever scores, I am the first there to congratulate them. "With Diego [Costa], I can speak in Spanish; if I spoke French, I am sure I would talk to Benzema every day. "I've been to many teams and not had any problems with anyone. "I'm still the same guy that I always was and my only regret is that I should have tried harder in training when I was 16 or 17 years old because I didn't think I'd make it at that point." The Real Madrid striker finished by talking about Cristiano Ronaldo's recent contract renewal, as well as the latest injury suffered by Toni Kroos. "There is no need for Cristiano Ronaldo to retire while Florentino continues to offer contracts," he said jokingly. "The injuries to Casemiro and Kroos are a big loss- they are key - but we have Luka Modric back, along with [Mateo] Kovacic, Isco, James [Rodriguez] so we have a great midfield."
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