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Former Chelsea midfielder Andy Townsend wants the club’s striker Liam Delap to leave the Blues for Premier League rivals Everton.
Speaking with OLBG, Townsend insisted that Delap looks awkward, adding that he doesn’t fit at Chelsea.
This comes after Townsend recently urged Chelsea’s new manager, Xabi Alonso, to EPL: Looks Unfortunate-Andy Townsend Names Another Player that should Leave Chelsea and replace him with another goalkeeper.
“Liam Delap’s next club? Everton are desperate for a striker,” Townsend said.
“Liam at Chelsea, when compared to Ipswich, he’s always looked a little inhibited. Is it the way the team plays, or is it just being a higher-profile player now at a bigger club?
“I just haven’t seen anything from him yet, to be honest. But that happens; he’s not the first striker to go to a club where it doesn’t work out. For whatever reason, sometimes you can’t always put your finger on it.
“Fernando Torres, moving from Liverpool to Chelsea, was a world apart. So, for Liam Delap, I think a move to somewhere where he’s going to be the main man, regular, and consistent is necessary, but he’s got to find a little bit more to his game.
“He’s looked like a Championship player trying to cut it at a top Premier League team, and he’s looked awkward and it hasn’t just looked like it’s the right sort of fit.
“But if I were him, I would be pushing to get away from Chelsea because if he’s not gonna play, you know, you can only sit on a bench for so long before too much of your game starts to disappear.
“So he needs to get playing now this year. And Everton are desperate for a striker. And if he goes in there and starts bashing in a few goals and starts looking like he’s aggressive, they will love him there for that.”
Delap joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town last year and has not really impressed at the Premier League west London club.
