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Lampard: Why I rely on Mount so much

03 Oct 2020


Mason Mount has played every minute of Chelsea's season so far. Last
season he was the highest appearance maker with 53 games out of a possible
55.


https://i.imgur.com/08U42qf.jpg


In our last Premier League outing before today's game against Crystal
Palace it was the 21-year-old who started to turn the tide as the Blues
fought back from 3-0 down against West Brom to draw, by firing in an
outstanding goal just before half-time.


Unfortunately, his most recent moment for Chelsea was when he missed a
penalty in the shoot-out at Spurs in the Carabao Cup, but his manager
Frank Lampard spoke of his support and belief in the player straight after
that game.


Now the boss has discussed further the strengths he admires in the young
midfielder, and why he has used him so much in the opening five games.


'I have felt Mason's qualities since he came and had a year with me at
Derby,' Lampard said.


'Last season I relied on him a lot. When I came to the club at the start
of last season I did a lot of work on how we could be good off the ball at
the higher end of the pitch, and to be good off the ball in high and
medium areas of the pitch you need triggers, you need people who are
prepared to release a lot of energy and speed high up the pitch to win the
ball back.


https://i.imgur.com/Qex2Br9.jpg
Mason Mount hitting the target last weekend at West Bromwich


'You also need quality on the ball and Mason has that. So in terms of
relying on him last year, that is just the way the season panned out and
at the start of the season now, when we have had a start with multiple
quarantines through the group, new signings coming in with five days
training, players that are injured, I have relied on Mason, on some of his
qualities and his natural fitness in the early games.


'He was a main factor in us getting back in the game at West Brom with his
goal and his input. I rely on him a lot. I rely on lots of players within
the group and with the size of the squad, we need players like Mason. We
are fortunate to have players like Mason in the group who can offer so
much.'


Lampard emphasised those thoughts do not mean Mount will continue to play
90 minutes every game, and given the quality and competition there is in
the attacking positions, there might be games when he does not start or
is not involved, but that won't mean his opinion of the player has
dropped.


In fact he agrees the level of Mount's involvement at a club like Chelsea
at such an age is exceptional, and there is more to come.


'He should be very happy and proud with what he has done in the last year
and the thing about Mason is he always wants to be better, and that is a
pleasure to work with, and what I want to see is the competition that has
arrived at the club around him, that it makes him raise his levels. Mason
has a lot more levels to go up in the game.


'Mason is a humble lad and has a real dream to play for Chelsea and the
thing that makes him special is that he has attacked that dream with the
talent he has and made it through pure hard work.


https://i.imgur.com/oP9sTPo.jpg
Four young attacking players linking up


'Last year when I didn't have the opportunity to make changes to the
squad, the injection of Mason and his energy and his youthful abilities
was a big part, and now as we started the season we missed two of our
wingers [Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic]. Kai Havertz came in with
five days training before the first game and Timo Werner similarly is
attacking a new league. Mason came back and he is naturally very fit and
certainly that has helped us at the start of the season. As we go on
things may change around that but Mason is going to be a big part of this
squad.'


Lampard suggests that sometimes players with this sort of early career
trajectory, homegrowns who become established quickly and make a large
amount of appearances at a young age, can lead to questions about why
they are playing so much, a point he makes with a hint to his own
experiences.


'I do understand the situation and what will overcome everything is
Mason's talent and attitude.


'He has a faultless attitude in terms of how he approaches the game, and
that is what has got him into this position so far. He gets picked
regularly in the England squad because I know Gareth Southgate and Steve
Holland have absolute respect for how he comes and trains and performs for
them. The last England game they played he came on and injected a lot into
the performance in 30 minutes, which he has done for us many a time.'

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It's Baltimore, gentlemen. The Gods will not save you."

- The Wire Season 3 Episode 3

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