Former Liverpool star and now pundit Jamie Carragher believes Liam Delap made a mistake joining Chelsea last summer and says he should have signed for another Premier League club instead.
Delap, 23, has scored just one league goal for CHELSEA since his £30m move from Ipswich Town last summer after the Blues managed to beat off a number of clubs interested in signing the powerhouse, who hit double figures in the Premier League last season despite playing for relegated Ipswich.
And after seeing Delap struggle this season with Chelsea, Carragher says joining Chelsea was a ‘bad move’ for Delap as the ‘jump’ from Portman Road to Stamford Bridge was ‘too big’.
‘It was a bad move. Honestly, it was a bad move going to Chelsea,’ Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Carragher said on the Stick to Football podcast.
‘I just think young players, when they’re on a journey and getting better… the jump from Ipswich and CHELSEA was too big, he needed somewhere in the middle.
‘Somewhere like Everton. If you play centre forward for Everton and play every game and know even if you have a few bad games you’re still going to play.
‘Whereas at Chelsea he’s never sure he’s going to play, even if he starts. Sometimes the jump is too big, you need that team in the middle.’
IcChelseanews Says…
Delap has really struggled to make an impact, but he is not the type of striker that Enzo Maresca wanted, and he is not really the type of forward that Liam Rosenior likes, but he does have potential to be a big striker for the club.
His confidence is low, he is not happy about the lack of game time, but we are hoping that he can find his feet because the lad has all the qualities to be the next Didier Drogba or Diego Costa for us, he proved that at Ipswich.
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