Liam Delap backed to break curse of the Chelsea No 9 shirt and earn England spot

• Enzo Maresca backs new signing to lead line for national team in future
  
• Forward competing with Nicolas Jackson to start at Club World Cup

Enzo Maresca has backed Liam Delap to handle the pressure of leading the line for Chelsea and is adamant that the striker will become England?s next No 9.
Delap is eager to make a strong first impression following his ?30m move from Ipswich Town and will hope to make his Chelsea debut when the Premier League side open their Club World Cup campaign by facing Major League Soccer?s Los Angeles FC in Atlanta on Monday.
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