{"id":26371,"date":"2025-11-08T19:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chelsea-star-criticized-for-taking-fewer-touches-than-sanchez-against-wolves\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T19:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:36:43","slug":"chelsea-star-criticized-for-taking-fewer-touches-than-sanchez-against-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chelsea-star-criticized-for-taking-fewer-touches-than-sanchez-against-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea star criticized for taking fewer touches than Sanchez against Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chelsea-star-criticized-for-taking-fewer-touches-than-sanchez-against-wolves\/#Delap_failed_to_mark_against_Wolves\" >Delap failed to mark against Wolves<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chelsea-star-criticized-for-taking-fewer-touches-than-sanchez-against-wolves\/#Chelsea_considering_signing_England_international\" >Chelsea considering signing England international<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of Chelsea&#8217;s star players has been criticized for his performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers, having had more touches than Robert Sanchez at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s final Premier League game before the November international break saw the Blues play Wolves, who are still winless in the top flight after 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca&#8217;s side failed to capitalize on the chances they created in the first half against Wolves, frustrating the home supporters at Stamford Bridge. However, just after the half-time break, the Blues broke the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>Maro Gusto took the lead with his first goal as a senior just minutes into the second half. The lead was reduced to two just after the hour mark when Jo\u00e3o Pedro smashed Estevao&#8217;s deflected cross past Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.<\/p>\n<p>With less than 20 minutes remaining, Pedro Neto scored against his former club, putting the game out of doubt. With this victory, Chelsea moved up to second place. However, one Blues player was criticized for his performance against a relegation-threatened side.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"delap-failed-to-make-mark-against-wolves\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delap_failed_to_mark_against_Wolves\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Delap failed to mark against Wolves<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liam Delap, signed from Ipswich Town in the summer, has endured a difficult start to his time at Chelsea. The injury ruled him out for several weeks before the start of the 2025\/26 season, and he missed almost two months. After his return, Delap came off the bench in the Carabao Cup match against Wolves and was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards.<\/p>\n<p>Delap, reportedly on a \u00a3100,000-a-week deal, made his first start for Chelsea after returning from injury against the Old Gold, but failed to make an impact. Simon Johnson, who works for The Athletic, was critical of the striker&#8217;s performance, noting that he had not shown up to match fitness and was &#8220;struggling&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to SofaScore, Delap had only one shot on target in the first 64 minutes of the game. He had less time on the ball than Sanchez, as he was stripped three times and had just 15 touches a game.<\/p>\n<p>Delap is still a young player and a player coming back from a relatively long setback. 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