Former Premier League star, Michael Owen, has described Chelsea striker, Liam Delap, as egocentric following the Blues’ 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
He additionally described the England worldwide’s efficiency within the recreation as a ‘combined bag’, saying the participant must do higher.
Objectives from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea beat Burnley 2-0 win at Turf Moor in Saturday.
Delap, in the meantime, spearheaded Chelsea’s assault from the beginning earlier than being changed by Malo Gusto within the 67th minute.
Delap, 22, who joined in a £30 million deal from Ipswich City in the summertime, remains to be in the hunt for his first objective for the Blues.
“A combined bag, I really feel,” Owen instructed Premier League Productions in response to the query about Delap’s first-half show.
“I fairly like this lad, I do really feel he’s bought rather a lot to supply, I do suppose he’s fairly uncooked and he can get higher.”
“I do suppose on this state of affairs he must be a little bit bit extra unselfish, he in all probability might have handed it a few instances,” Owen added whereas talking a few state of affairs in the place the striker selected to shoot as an alternative of enjoying the ball to Neto.
“If he performs this ball in [to Pedro Neto] and makes a run to take the defender away, he’ll depart Neto with a one-on-one on this space.
“I feel he’s bought to try this as an alternative of being a bit egocentric and pondering he’s going to attain a objective on his personal. He takes a pot-shot from 25 yards and it’s not nice.”
The victory over Burnley took the Blues to the second spot within the Premier League, six factors behind Arsenal who will have interaction Tottenham Hotspur within the North London Derby on Sunday.
