Liam Delap's stellar performance against Chelsea highlights his crucial role in Ipswich Town's Premier League survival bid. His powerful playing style and relentless determination have drawn comparisons to his father, former Premier League player Rory Delap.
If there is hope for Ipswich Town , then it comes in the sizeable frame of Liam Delap . The 21-year-old's latest all-action performance helped the Tractor Boys triumph at Portman Road at the 10th time of asking in the Premier League this term. When he is at his best - and his display in vanquishing Champions League-chasing Chelsea was as close to perfection as you will see - Delap is the unplayable target man bullying his way to the top of the game.
Where some strikers see a lost cause, it is Delap who can only spot an opportunity to wreak havoc. The son of former Stoke midfielder Rory Delap, the sight of this fleet-footed striker with socks halfway down his shins, barging into defenders, is a throwback to yesteryear. Kieran McKenna, the Ipswich manager, has hailed the Manchester City academy graduate as a 'different beast' to the player signed in July after mixed loan spells with Stoke, Preston and Hull. So impressive has Delap been since signing a five-year contract with Ipswich last summer, a maiden England call-up may not be too far away. The player is already alerting potential suitors. 'He's trying to improve every day and take on the challenge of playing in the Premier League,' said McKenna this week ahead of Ipswich's Super Sunday trip to Fulham, live on Sky Sports. 'I spoke to him today about taking on the challenge of leading a team because when you're that number nine in a team that has come from where we've come from, it's a lot of responsibility. 'He's taking each day as it comes and not focusing any further than that. I think that's exactly the right thing to do.' There is a new meaning to the term being 'Delaped'. His father Rory made 358 Premier League appearances for Derby County, Southampton and Stoke Cit
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