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Liam Delap is struggling to score due to a lack of confidence, according to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The Chelsea striker was signed for ÂŁ30m from Ipswich last summer.
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âI think for himâ â Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains exactly why Liam Delap is struggling to score
Liam Delap is struggling to score goals because of a lack of confidence according to former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
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The Blues signed Delap for ÂŁ30m from Ipswich last summer, and fought off interest from a number of Premier League clubs.
However, Delap has really struggled this season, and only has one league goal to his name, and two in 36 appearances in all competitions.
Delap hasnât scored since Chelseaâs 2-1 defeat to Fulham on January 7th, a run stretching over 20 games, and he turned in another poor performance against Brighton on Tuesday.
Despite impressing at Ipswich last season with 12 league goals, Delap has really struggled to make the step up to Chelsea.
Jamie Carragher believes the move was to big for Delap, and on the evidence this season it certainly seems that way.
Delap has played second fiddle to Joao Pedro for the majority of the campaign, and Hasselbaink believes his lack of goals is down to confidence.
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âI think for him itâs confidence,â he told talkSPORT.
âWhen youâre out there and youâre not having any rhythm, you know, then he plays, then he doesnât, then he gets ten minutes, then he doesnât.
âWhen you are not scoring and itâs and itâs taking a long time you get to doubt yourself.
âI think needs he needs coaching because here and there I think he can be in better positions, but I think majority is it is self-belief, itâs confidence.
âYou donât lose your ability from one day to another you donât become all of a sudden a bad player from one day to another. So, itâs all in the head.â
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