""Goodness me. What is Delap doing? "It is as if he is thinking, 'I have all the time in the world'. He ambles to it and he takes his time. What are you waiting for? "Liam Delap has not had a good four minutes. He has given it away twice and missed a sitter. Delap has been poor and he has been given the opportunity tonight. Delap looks very lazy, his performances have to improve.""
""I swear on my life I almost ran off [the"
Liam Delap thought he had ended an eight-match goal drought when he blocked a clearance against Hull City but the ball did not cross the line. The 23-year-old striker joined Chelsea in the summer from Ipswich Town for £30m and had scored twice in 23 appearances, his last goal in early January. Delap pressured goalkeeper Dillon Phillips and the ball struck the underside of the bar before bouncing down on the goal line. He initially celebrated, appealed to officials, and hesitated before a rebound shot was blocked. Alan Shearer criticised his body language and finishing. Delap recovered to register three assists as Pedro Neto scored a hat-trick and Estevao Willian added a goal in Chelsea's 4-0 FA Cup victory.
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