Opinion

Liam Delap must be kicking himself.

The most recent Chelsea match, Liam Rosenior waiting until Everton were winning 3-0 and then finally bringing on the former Ipswich striker as his last allowed sub with only 12 minutes to go.

What might have been?

Liam Delap then sitting at home like the rest of us, watching England struggle up front in the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. Solanke and Calvert-Lewin making the strongest possible cases for why they should NOT be going to this summer’s world cup finals.

Where did it all go wrong…?

Travel back just over ten months and Liam Delap had the world at his feet.

His breakthrough season as the 21 year old (turned 22 in February 2025) smashed it with Ipswich Town.

They looked doomed throughout but Liam Delap gave them some hope and most of the positives that Ipswich Town fans experienced in their Premier League season. They were relegated in 19th place and only scored 36 Premier League goals and Liam Delap scored exactly a third (12) of those. Add in his two assists and Delap was directly involved in a fraction under two-fifths of all their Premier League...