Chelsea, Liam Delap and FIFA Club World Cup
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Delap will be England number nine: Chelsea's Maresca
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Both Blues forwards impress in opening Club World Cup win over LAFC, with Enzo Maresca set for welcome headache
Liam Delap marked his Chelsea debut with an assist as the Blues kicked off their Club World Cup campaign by beating LAFC 2-0. Delap was named on the bench for the game in Atlanta, which was played in front of just over 20,
Liam Delap has urged Nicolas Jackson to embrace the ‘competition’ he will bring to Chelsea after impressing on his debut for the club. Delap enjoyed a lively cameo in Chelsea’s opening Club World Cup win over Los Angeles FC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia.
However, something much less delicate, which happened just ten seconds into his debut, got Chelsea fans talking about Liam Delap during this FIFA Club World Cup encounter. The England U21 international showed supporters what he is all about after replacing Jackson, immediately letting the Los Angeles backline know he was there.
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Liam Delap’s decision to choose Chelsea over Manchester United is starting to come into focus and manager Enzo Maresca has now explained exactly what convinced the young forward to make the move. Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo both ended up at Old Trafford this summer,