Ex-England striker Emile Heskey believes Liam Delap needs to ‘improve his hold-up player’ to become a better player but is still backing him to ‘come good’ at Chelsea despite the strikers struggles since his move to Stamford Bridge last summer.
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, Heskey has told Blues fans that he expects Delap to come good for the club: ‘Liam Delap needs to concentrate on improving his hold-up play,’ Heskey told aGamble. ‘It’s such an important asset because it affects how your teammates play with you.
‘They want a striker who they can be confident in firing the ball into, knowing it will stick. I think Delap needs to focus on that and spend more time on it.
‘It is difficult, though, because a lot of the time people only care about goals and assists, but I still believe overall play is very important for him.’
He added: ‘Despite this, I think he was right to move to Chelsea in the summer. He believes he’s good enough to play for a top club, so he was right to take the opportunity.
‘He understands the pressure that comes with playing for such a big club because he was in the Manchester City academy and that will help him.
‘He just needs to find his feet, and that may take until next season. I think he will come good.’
SHOULD DELAP LEAVE CHELSEA?
The lad has great potential right, he is young enough to prove that he can become a massive player for CHELSEA, he just needs to play under the right manager at the Blues, and we are not sure that Liam Rosenior is that man.
The Blues boss prefers the pace and movement of Pedro, just like Enzo Maresca did, meaning that Delap will have more time on the bench than he would like over the next few months, and then next season if another striker is signed.
He could come good at CHELSEA, but ill he get that chance? We dont believe he will as the Blues board wants instant success, which puts pressure on managers to play certain players as they will bring in results.
MORE BIG CHELSEA NEWS AND GOSSIP
Latest: Big Chelsea news: World class star tips £82M Blues target for big move
Top Read: Chelsea now decide to spend £65M and sign in-demand Premier League star
Most Read: Chelsea informed they can sign Frenchman for £80 million
LOVE CHELSEA? CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP
Related
Discover more from IcFootballNews –
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.