Former Premier League star, Michael Owen, has described Chelsea striker, Liam Delap, as selfish following the Blues’ 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
He also described the England international’s performance in the game as a ‘mixed bag’, saying the player needs to do better.
Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea beat Burnley 2-0 win at Turf Moor in Saturday.
Delap, meanwhile, spearheaded Chelsea’s attack from the start before being replaced by Malo Gusto in the 67th minute.
Delap, 22, who joined in a £30 million deal from Ipswich Town in the summer, is still in search of his first goal for the Blues.
“A mixed bag, I feel,” Owen told Premier League Productions in response to the question about Delap’s first-half display.
“I quite like this lad, I do feel he’s got quite a lot to offer, I do think he is quite raw and he can get better.”
“I do think in this situation he needs to be a little bit more unselfish, he probably could have passed it a couple of times,” Owen added while speaking about a situation in where the striker chose to shoot instead of playing the ball to Neto.
“If he plays this ball in [to Pedro Neto] and makes a run to take the defender away, he will leave Neto with a one-on-one in this area.
“I think he’s got to do that instead of being a bit selfish and thinking he’s going to score a goal on his own. He takes a pot-shot from 25 yards and it’s not great.”
The victory over Burnley took the Blues to the second spot in the Premier League, six points behind Arsenal who will engage Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby on Sunday.
