Liam Delap - Ipswich player 2024-25

Probably the biggest lose from the Julian Alvarez deal. He's got until July to make an impression on the first team or he's going to see all his opportunities gone.
 
Alvarez may be on loan at RP next season.

if that’s not the case a loan to Sunderland for a season if they come would be ideal.
 
domalino said:
Probably the biggest lose from the Julian Alvarez deal. He's got until July to make an impression on the first team or he's going to see all his opportunities gone.
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He'll prob be given a high end loan next season if the injury is ok from here till the end of the season. Clubs have asked this window already.
 
Centurions said:
Not if it's only Alvarez we get in, rotation and even playing together could be an option. Of course if it's Haaland AND Alvarez then yeah, he's stuffed here.
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Unless Alvarez is seen as an option to replace one of (Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez) whose contracts are running down in 1.5 years.
 
domalino said:
Probably the biggest lose from the Julian Alvarez deal. He's got until July to make an impression on the first team or he's going to see all his opportunities gone.
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Said a while back that the timing of his injuries have possibly ruined his chances at City. Just imagine if he had been fit during preseason? Probably would have scored a few, started the community shield game. Been on the bench every other week like the likes of Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, Mcatee etc have been. No doubt would have been used here and there compared to some of them given his physicality, Pep's familiarity of him from last year and the fact that he would have brought something different.

Feel like he's lost an entire year of his career, and perhaps his chance at a career at City now given we'll likely sign another striker too to go along with Alvarez. Fingers crossed im wrong, but it just feels that it's all gone wrong for him when he really didn't need it to. Maybe a great loan next season that sees him bang 25 goals in somewhere (maybe the Championship) sees him get a chance if someone like Jesus finally leaves or sumat. Obviously though, if Alvarez hits it off and the other striker that comes in does too, then no chance really.
 
Surely a loan deal is the club basically saying, you're not good enough for us at the moment and you have no chance of getting decent first team playing time...so off you go to a fairly decent club so we can increase your value, and then sell you?
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Surely a loan deal is the club basically saying, you're not good enough for us at the moment and you have no chance of getting decent first team playing time...so off you go to a fairly decent club so we can increase your value, and then sell you?
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They are all different, hes very young luckily so lots of time on his side. Kane didnt break into the Spurs first team squad regularly till after 4 loans and was 21. Alvarez can play all accross the front 3, i dont think anyone expects Haaland (if its him) to be here longer than the one contract, all if/ands/buts right now.
 
SterlingSilvas said:
They are all different, hes very young luckily so lots of time on his side. Kane didnt break into the Spurs first team squad regularly till after 4 loans and was 21. Alvarez can play all accross the front 3, i dont think anyone expects Haaland (if its him) to be here longer than the one contract, all if/ands/buts right now.
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Theres probably loads, but i cant think of anyone who has been loaned out and come back to get into the 1st team
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Theres probably loads, but i cant think of anyone who has been loaned out and come back to get into the 1st team
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For us, no (unless you count Steffen, Angelino & Zinchenko) - but hopefully that's changing with the academy bearing fruit and the club having a stable style from top to bottom. They seem alot more picky over where the kids are going and to who.
 
i'm of the pessimistic opinion that his fate is already sealed on the account of those 6 missed months. that was probably his time to bolt forward and stake his claim, now it's gonna take too long for him to get back into gear. i reckon he'll make it somewhere else.
 
samuelyeboah said:
i'm of the pessimistic opinion that his fate is already sealed on the account of those 6 missed months. that was probably his time to bolt forward and stake his claim, now it's gonna take too long for him to get back into gear. i reckon he'll make it somewhere else.
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Being realistic, would Delap have actually got any meaningful time anyway? Almost the only gripe I have of Pep is that he just doesn't seem to be willing to give the Academy lads late minutes even when a game is done and dusted.
Even given Foden has eventually come through successfully, I believe he could have been brought in sooner
 
bobom said:
And he certainly didn't break into the first team because of his loan.
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More of our player senior and youth player alikes should have Zinchenko mentality, the first time we sign him i thought he will be just another CFG player to be loaned into different clubs every season never going to have a single match for first team squad.

But he never give up and keep staying, refusing to be sold because he wants to earn his way up to become a first team player. Even Zinchenko is aware that he will never be good enough to be reguler for our team, but he stil keep trying and working hard based on belief that eventually Pep will notice him and he did. Being a part of this squad alongside a world class player and approved by world class manager like Pep must be one of the biggest achievement of his life.
 
Kamaro011 said:
More of our player senior and youth player alikes should have Zinchenko mentality, the first time we sign him i thought he will be just another CFG player to be loaned into different clubs every season never going to have a single match for first team squad.

But he never give up and keep staying, refusing to be sold because he wants to earn his way up to become a first team player. Even Zinchenko is aware that he will never be good enough to be reguler for our team, but he stil keep trying and working hard based on belief that eventually Pep will notice him and he did. Being a part of this squad alongside a world class player and approved by world class manager like Pep must be one of the biggest achievement of his life.
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Good post. The reason players who are not elite make it is mentality. Zinchenko is a great example. Vardy is another.
There are many examples of footballers blessed with talent who don't make it.
 
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