Can Delap succeed in the number nine shirt?

A few eyebrows will have been raised at new Chelsea striker Liam Delap choosing to take on the infamous number nine squad number.

The shirt has become synonymous for all the wrong reasons in recent times with a number players arriving with high expectations only to seemingly flop when they have worn the number on their backs. It has led to some onlookers calling it "cursed".

So how do you think Delap will fare?

Make your choice...