""Goodness me," legendary goalscorer Shearer said during his commentary for BBC. "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.""
"But as the ball hovered above the goalline, he first celebrated then appealed to the officials when it seemed he had enough time to put the goal beyond doubt. Delap eventually refocused but his attempt from the rebound was saved by Phillips. "I thought it went in and then I was waiting for the ref to blow his whistle. Obviously, I [shouldn't] have waited for the ref to blow his whistle. It's silly from me but yeah, crazy.""
Liam Delap mistakenly celebrated when the ball struck the crossbar and seemed to hover on Hull's goal line before bouncing out, then waited for a whistle. He later admitted, "I shouldn't have waited" and called his pause silly. Delap initially blocked a clearance from Hull goalkeeper Dillon Phillips, but his rebound attempt was saved. Alan Shearer criticized Delap's hesitancy and earlier poor play but praised his recovery after Delap registered three assists. Chelsea won 4-0. Manager Liam Rosenior defended the No. 9 role, emphasizing team play, sacrifice runs, and creating space for teammates.
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