Liam Delap praises “incredible” Chelsea star for performance in position he’s “not even used to” | OneFootball

Liam Delap has labelled Pedro Neto an “incredible player” following Chelsea’s win against Hull City in the FA Cup on Friday night.

Chelsea ran out convincing 4-0 winners at the MKM Stadium to advance to the FA Cup fifth round, in what was a perfect response after dropping points to Leeds on Tuesday night.

Pedro Neto stole the show with a hat-trick, whilst Estevao also got on the scoresheet, and Chelsea had the added bonus of keeping a clean sheet.

Liam Delap praises Pedro Neto performance

Liam Rosenior made a number of changes to the team, with both Delap and Neto returning to the starting line-up.

Delap and Neto were both guilty of missing big chances in the first half, but the pair more than redeemed themselves.

Neto scored a hat-trick against Hull. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Neto scored two brilliant goals, with another also coming direct from a corner, whilst Delap provided a hat-trick of assists, and showed some very good centre forward play.

Rosenior was delighted with Neto, and Delap was also full of praise for the 25-year-old as he labelled him an “incredible” player.

“We came here with one task and that was to win,” he told TNT Sports as quoted by BBC Sport.

“We showed we can battle and also play some good football, so we are happy.

“Pedro Neto is an incredible player. He is playing in a position he is not even used to but he showed his quality.”

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Whilst Neto’s return to form was timely given his recent struggles, despite not registering a goal contribution Alejandro Garnacho put in an improved performance.

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The Argentine completed the most dribbles (six) and the won the most duels (10) in the match, but just needs to work on his end product.

There’s a lot of competition in the wide areas, and Garnacho will need to improve his form if he’s going to feature on a regular basis.