| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… 13:05 - May 20 with 2323 views | Chris_ITFC |
… has helped Delap to mature and adapt his game………………
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 16:43 - May 20 with 390 views | Chris_ITFC |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 15:46 - May 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
100%.
We need 2 centre forwards. Get one in who knows the club, the players, the manager. Has a great physical profile and has scored goals for us in the prem before.
Then go and get creative and try and find someone abroad whose game translates well to England.
Happy days. |
Being realistic, hard to see us signing anyone who outscores his season with us (probably Delap included!).
Goals from around the pitch has to be better this time round. | |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 16:53 - May 20 with 348 views | farkenhell |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 13:40 - May 20 by RetroBlue |
Tbh, even when he was with us amidst all hype, I thought he was largely limited in his game. He makes up for that lack of guile and aptitude with brawn , and ges still doing it.
I have watched him many times this season with Chelsea and looks completely out of his depth. I really hope he doesn't return here, because hes not good enough. I wish him well, of course, where ever he ends up but long-term I think he'll eventually drop back to the Championship. |
Jesus wept! Watch back his goals against Villa and others, then tell me again that you think he's limited and not good enough for us.
He was being touted as a successor to Kane for a reason. The fact that he's had a crap season at a basket club like Chelsea could end up being hugely in our favour. |  | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:00 - May 20 with 337 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 16:43 - May 20 by Chris_ITFC |
Being realistic, hard to see us signing anyone who outscores his season with us (probably Delap included!).
Goals from around the pitch has to be better this time round. |
100%. What Delap did in his debut season was pretty remarkable tbh.
If we persist with the number we absolutely need more involvement from there. Not asking for Prime Chaplin numbers in the prem but you need 5/6 from your attacking players. |  |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:10 - May 20 with 313 views | strikalite |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 15:42 - May 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
That’s my number 9 right there.
Bring him home. |
It's a no brainer, he's hardly been flogged to death this season either given the amount of game time he's had..
Still think Newcastle or Leeds will be interested... |  | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:14 - May 20 with 303 views | Steve_M |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 16:53 - May 20 by farkenhell |
Jesus wept! Watch back his goals against Villa and others, then tell me again that you think he's limited and not good enough for us.
He was being touted as a successor to Kane for a reason. The fact that he's had a crap season at a basket club like Chelsea could end up being hugely in our favour. |
I find the idea that he 'downed tools' laughable too. A young player in his first full season at PL level who overachieved but couldn't maintain that form for the entire season.
Yes, issues with composure and judgement during some matches but he's also a young player and there should be allowances for some of that.
If we end up with two forwards better than Delap this Summer then we have done remarkably well in the transfer market. |  |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:30 - May 20 with 288 views | ZapatasMoustache |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 13:35 - May 20 by Chris_ITFC |
Yeah McKenna would be great for him. For us, on loan, he’d be better value than the money we’d need to sign someone like him permanently. |
I don't disagree. I'd take him in a heartbeat as our no 2 striker on loan. In that situation I'd have Azón as no 3 for something very different (and potentially a substitute 10 for games where we are behind) and send Hirst out on loan myself. But I don't think Delap is quite good enough to lead the line week in and week out. |  | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:31 - May 20 with 285 views | ZapatasMoustache |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:30 - May 20 by ZapatasMoustache |
I don't disagree. I'd take him in a heartbeat as our no 2 striker on loan. In that situation I'd have Azón as no 3 for something very different (and potentially a substitute 10 for games where we are behind) and send Hirst out on loan myself. But I don't think Delap is quite good enough to lead the line week in and week out. |
Though to be clear I still think he's a complete knucklehead on the pitch. Sometimes battering rams are fine just being battering rams, so you have to take the rough with the smooth. You don't want to rely on it as Plan A however. | | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:36 - May 20 with 277 views | strikalite |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:30 - May 20 by ZapatasMoustache |
I don't disagree. I'd take him in a heartbeat as our no 2 striker on loan. In that situation I'd have Azón as no 3 for something very different (and potentially a substitute 10 for games where we are behind) and send Hirst out on loan myself. But I don't think Delap is quite good enough to lead the line week in and week out. |
Good luck in finding someone better than Delap to play the lone striker...
Make no mistake, the Chelsea experience won't have done him any harm, rubbing shoulders with some top players week in week out.. | | | |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:39 - May 20 with 268 views | ZapatasMoustache |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:36 - May 20 by strikalite |
Good luck in finding someone better than Delap to play the lone striker...
Make no mistake, the Chelsea experience won't have done him any harm, rubbing shoulders with some top players week in week out.. |
I don't think it's done him any harm, but I also think it's pretty clear it's done him no good | | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:44 - May 20 with 257 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:14 - May 20 by Steve_M |
I find the idea that he 'downed tools' laughable too. A young player in his first full season at PL level who overachieved but couldn't maintain that form for the entire season.
Yes, issues with composure and judgement during some matches but he's also a young player and there should be allowances for some of that.
If we end up with two forwards better than Delap this Summer then we have done remarkably well in the transfer market. |
Spot on.
Someone pointed out on another thread a while back that he scored the same amount of goals post Xmas as he did pre xmas.
His all round game maybe took a slight dip but that coincided with the whole team essentially running out of gas. | |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:51 - May 20 with 238 views | Chris_ITFC |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 17:30 - May 20 by ZapatasMoustache |
I don't disagree. I'd take him in a heartbeat as our no 2 striker on loan. In that situation I'd have Azón as no 3 for something very different (and potentially a substitute 10 for games where we are behind) and send Hirst out on loan myself. But I don't think Delap is quite good enough to lead the line week in and week out. |
Hirst will not be going out on loan. | |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 18:55 - May 20 with 204 views | Bent_double |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 13:40 - May 20 by RetroBlue |
Tbh, even when he was with us amidst all hype, I thought he was largely limited in his game. He makes up for that lack of guile and aptitude with brawn , and ges still doing it.
I have watched him many times this season with Chelsea and looks completely out of his depth. I really hope he doesn't return here, because hes not good enough. I wish him well, of course, where ever he ends up but long-term I think he'll eventually drop back to the Championship. |
I think the problem is that he knows he's out of his depth, and his teammates know it too.
He must be very low on confidence, and all the backroom changes at Chelsea since he joined won't have helped.
I'd be surprised if he plays for the Chelsea 1st team again, I think it would be risky bringing him back here, but if anyone can get his confidence back and turn him into a PL player, I think Kieran can. |  |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 19:02 - May 20 with 199 views | armchaircritic59 |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 13:21 - May 20 by NthQldITFC |
It's crazy because he's got the power and strength to win those contests legally. Needs another year with McKenna, but not sure if we need another year with him! |
Neither am I, look elsewhere I think. The subtlety of a sledgehammer. |  | | |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 19:09 - May 20 with 183 views | redrickstuhaart |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 19:02 - May 20 by armchaircritic59 |
Neither am I, look elsewhere I think. The subtlety of a sledgehammer. |
Im not sure I can cope with watching him endlessly plough into opponents and then do that grin as if to say "why you upset?" like some idiot in a pub trying to start a fight.
Playing for us he is going to get reds. | |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 20:59 - May 21 with 83 views | Chris_ITFC |
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| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 21:22 - May 21 with 49 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| I wonder if a year at Chelsea… on 20:59 - May 21 by Chris_ITFC |
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Delap never looked at the ball once, eyes on Spence the whole time.
And Leif picked up a ban for an apparent hair pull which was 'Violent Conduct' |  |
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