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Lampard explains why he gave Mount the armband

The former Chelsea manager has revealed his reasons for granting the captaincy to Mason Mount.

Frank Lampard claims he gave Mason Mount the Chelsea captaincy because of the midfielder’s “authority” within the team.

The 22-year-old wore the captain’s armband for the first time when the Blues beat Luton Town 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round in what turned out to be the last game of the Lampard era.

Lampard, who was sacked days later and replaced by Thomas Tuchel, said the England international deserved to be trusted to guide the team and challenged him to shoulder the responsibility.

“A nice feeling when I left Chelsea in my last game was to have been named Mason’s captain”, said the Chelsea icon during a question-and-answer session at the Willow Foundation ahead of the London Football Awards. “It wasn’t a final gesture because I didn’t know I was leaving! But it was because of his authority and his position in the group that had risen. He needed to see and understand that. . He needs to gain importance “

“The minute I gave him the armband, I saw the expression on his face and what it meant to him, Lampard continued. It’s something you get when you pass academy players through and fans love it. They have had this desire since they were eight years old. It is tangible and it is something important. They might have confidence drops or moments in upcoming games. But when you have players who have that care, then it doesn’t matter who the manager is. The desire they have for themselves will take precedence because they work so hard. “

“When I left Chelsea, and it wasn’t a lack of respect for the manager who replaced me, but I would have put my house down for them to think: ‘Wow Mason Mount trains every day like a champ. He works on the ball and sets the press, has great quality, improves all the time and now he adds goals to his game. That’s the end of Mason Mount but as you can see, I like him very much! I have probably said enough about him because people said he was my son “, concluded the former manager of the Blues.

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