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mount-on-his-gratitude-to-lampard-and-sticking-together-to-move-

Mount on his gratitude to Lampard and sticking together to move forward

27 Jan 2021


Mason Mount believes now is the time to stick together and for strong
characters to come to the fore as Chelsea look to begin life under Thomas
Tuchel with a positive mentality.


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Tuchel was appointed the new head coach on Tuesday evening following the
departure of Frank Lampard at the start of the week.


For Mount, who spent a season on loan at Derby County under Lampard and
thrived under his management over the past two-and-a-half years, it was
understandably a difficult moment to experience and he admits he has been
leaning on older team-mates in the dressing room for support.


'It's a tough time for the club,' said the 22-year-old, reacting to the
news this week. 'I've been here for a very long time and seen managers
depart from afar while being in the Academy but when you're in the first
team building and it happens, it's a different feeling.


'It's something us younger players haven't really experienced before but
we speak to the likes of Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta] and Petr Cech, who have
been through it, and try to get any bit of experience from them on how to
deal with it.'


Mount, like many of his Academy contemporaries, was trusted by Lampard and
even captained the team in the FA Cup victory over Luton Town last weekend.


'He's been very important to me,' the midfielder continued. 'He brought
me to Derby, gave me the playing time and I learnt so much under him there
before coming back to Chelsea and continuing my learning.


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Mount expressed gratitude for Lampard's role in his Chelsea career so far


'I have nothing but praise and gratitude for everything he's given me as a
player on and off the pitch. I've definitely grown as a player as well so
he obviously means a lot to me.'


Tuchel's reign begins tonight at Stamford Bridge with an important Premier
League encounter against Wolves, in which spirit and togetherness will be
key.


'We have to put things to the back of our heads and look forward now,'
added Mount. 'As players, as a team and as a club, we have to stick
together and hopefully get back to winning ways because that's what this
club is all about.


'It's a difficult time but that's when the strong characters within the
group come out and lead us in the right direction. We have to be strong
because there are massive games coming up and we need to attack them.'


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mount-on-captaining-chelsea-and-pushing-for-the-top-four

Mount on captaining Chelsea and pushing for the top four

27 Jan 2021


After skippering the Blues in our last match, Mason Mount discusses his
pride every time he represents Chelsea and why our young players already
have the experience to compete at the top of the Premier League.


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With club captain Cesar Azpilicueta and vice-captain Jorginho both among
the substitutes for Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win over Championship
side Luton Town, Mount skippered the team for the first time.


For someone who has spent his whole career with Chelsea and risen through
the ranks of our Academy, it was an emotional occasion for the midfielder.


'It was a very proud moment for me, for my family,' he said. 'To lead the
boys out at Stamford Bridge was an amazing feeling. It's something that I
dreamt of as a young boy. I dreamt of just walking out and playing a game,
but with the captain's armband on my arm as well made it even more
special. It was a big moment for me and I learnt a lot from that
experience and hopefully I can take that into the future and hopefully
wear that armband again in the future.'


Given his history with the club and time in our Academy dreaming of
representing the men's first team at the Bridge, it is not just captaining
the side that gives him such pride either, as he admits he still feels
like he is living his dream every time he represents the club.


'It doesn't change. Every single time I put that shirt on I still have
that immense pride, the desire to want to do well, to succeed and to win.
Every single time I put that shirt on, ever since I joined the club at six
years old, that's how I've felt and I don't think that will ever change.


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Mount leads the team out at the Bridge for the game with Luton


'That's always been my mentality and that's the mentality of the boys that
when I look left and right I can see on the pitch. I feel like everybody
should be like that and we strive for greatness.'


Our number 19 became the youngest person to captain Chelsea in nearly 20
years, since a certain John Terry was first handed the armband by Claudio
Ranieri in 2001, but perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that Mount was
given that responsibility at the age of just 22.


As he points out, he and the rest of the young members of our squad who
emerged from the Academy over the last 18 months have gained a lot of
experience playing at the highest level in a short space of time.


'As young players I feel like we've definitely stepped up, especially last
season as well, and gained a lot of experience,' he said. 'I wouldn't
really categorise some of the boys as young players anymore because some
of us are coming up to 100 Premier League appearances or appearances for
the club and many of the boys have played international football.


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Mount prepares for today's game against Wolves


'So we have a lot of experience within the group even though some of us
are quite young still. As players we learn a lot from the experienced
boys, that's definitely something that we keep getting better and better
at. Hopefully we'll keep getting the performances to the standard that we
should be at and that we expect from ourselves. That's definitely our goal
now.'


One of those experienced players who has helped the younger members of the
squad develop so rapidly is Olivier Giroud, and Mount highlighted the
Frenchman's role in mentoring fellow striker Tammy Abraham.


'Oli is one of the best professionals I've ever been involved with and
played with. I've learnt a lot off him, I know Tammy has learnt a lot off
him. I see him going to speak to Tammy at half-time at games, after the
game, when Oli hasn't started, and speaking to Tammy about his game and
what he did well and what he can improve on.


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Giroud is keen to pass on his experience to Abraham


'That's the kind of person Oli is. He's a massive character, so
professional, we can all learn from him. He's been at the top of the game
for so long, won big trophies, won the World Cup, won the Premier League,
and he's definitely someone we all look up to as young players coming in.
Being able to speak to him, being around him, he's a very special person
and it's an honour to play with him.'


All of that means Mount is confident that Chelsea can close the six-point
gap to the top four during the second half of the campaign and secure a
qualification spot for next season's Champions League.


'That's always our goal, to be up there, and obviously it's going to be
tough but we're Chelsea and we're a big club, we have very good players.
We know there's plenty of time left in the season to keep pushing and get
in it. So hopefully we can turn the results around, try to get as many
points as we can and hopefully we can finish up in the top four.


'That's the most important thing for the club. We need to stay very
strong and focused for every game we go into now. We want to win, we want
to be very competitive and do the best we can. This season has been tough.
It has been up and down and it's been difficult at times, but we're a
strong group of players and we need to get back on track.'

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"We believe the same thing."

"Maybe there is hope."
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