A pure product of Chelsea training, Mason Mount has taken on a new dimension in the London team since the arrival of Frank Lampard, his mentor and should once again demonstrate this tonight against the Rennais Stadium in the Champions League. “When I was with the Under 12s, we had to choose a player to watch to try to learn elements of their game. I had chosen Frank”, he declared in the columns of an English daily.
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Not the dribble too much
Nine years later, it was he who held the keys to Chelsea’s offensive game truck, under the orders of a certain Frank Lampard, Of course. Midfielder most used, behind N’Golo Kanté, by the manager of the Blues since the start of the season despite his young age, Mount (21) confirms that he is the providential man. “His qualities are essential to the team. He doesn’t dribble too much, he’s not spectacular, but he gets the job done ”, Frank Lampard summed up yesterday at a press conference.
Aligned as a left winger, right winger, attacking midfielder or relay midfielder, the England international is flexible on the pitch. The proof is: he has already recorded 13 starts in 14 games since the start of the season. So much so that Lampard has even for a moment been accused of favoritism against the young player. “Since I was young, I play everywhere, I am used to changing positions. But my natural position remains in the middle of the field ”, he explained yesterday.
The influence of the Lampard colt is having an effect as the Blues are in third place in the English Championship standings and have been unbeaten for nine matches.
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