Real Madrid: I don’t like Morata either, but the ‘rat’ chant was too much
By Ben Sundock
Real Madrid‘s well known fan group, Grada Fans RMCF, that sit behind one of the goals at the Santiago Bernabéu could face punishment from the Spanish Football Federation after a report was submitted claiming offensive chants were aimed at an Atletico player.
Alvaro Morata had one of the strangest Real Madrid career’s you will ever see. The Spanish striker joined Los Blancos in 2008 and stayed with the youth academy three years before making his way up to Real Madrid B in 2010.
Between 2010 and 2014, Morata played for the Castilla team and at times the first team when he was needed as a substitute or to give Karim Benzema a breather. He was then sold to Juventus for €20 million which included a clause allowing Real Madrid to buy him back if they wanted.
Between 2014 and 2016, Alvaro lit up the Serie A, prompting Zinedine Zidane to bring the man from Madrid back to his hometown. Primarily coming off of the bench for the La Liga winning 2016/2017 campaign, Alvaro Morata was a bit unhappy and looked to gain more playing time elsewhere.
He was sold to Chelsea for a fee of €61 million during the summer of 2017 and made his debut for The London Blues in The FA Community Shield that August.
As we all know, his stay at Stamford Bridge was incredibly short-lived and Morata made his return to the Spanish capital just over 18 months after leaving. Sadly, he returned to the team he had first worked with at a very young age. Atletico de Madrid.
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Now that I have laid out the backstory and provided context for my argument I can really dive in to the meat of this article. On Saturday during the Madrid Derby, Alvaro Morata was jeered by Madridistas upon every touch of the ball and with Real Madrid leading 1-0 late in the second half, some derogatory chants began.
These chants were directed at Atleti manager Diego Simeone, Alvaro Morata, and several other visiting players.
Two of the chants, according to reports and the case submitted to the RFEF, were directed at Morata. They were, “Morata is a rat,” and, “rot in the Wanda.”
While there are far worse things you can chant at a player, calling someone who served Real Madrid admirably, did his job, and helped the club win titles a ‘rat’ is simply wrong. Those same chants were not directed at Marcos Llorente who was also with Real Madrid and is now with Atletico.
Why is it just Morata who received the hate?
Alvaro was forced off at the start of the second half during the match against his former club and it’s safe to say none of the Real Madrid fans were disappointed to see him exit.
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I was pretty angry to see Alvaro leave Real Madrid in the first place, but when he joined Atleti after such a short stay with Chelsea, I felt somewhat betrayed. However, you can’t erase what this striker did in the past just because of the club he is with at the moment.
While cheering for Los Blancos or Los Rojiblancos is a lifestyle in Spain, it’s important to remember that football is a business and for these players it is their life as well. They know the rivalries exist but ultimately, they want to get paid and provide for their families just like many of us.
I’m not much of an Alvaro Morata supporter, but these chants were over the line. We will now have to wait and see if Real Madrid as a club is fined by the RFEF or some fans are temporarily blocked from attending matches.