Mason Mount’s powerful display of victories against Fulham generates more comparisons with his boss Frank Lampard … who is “always ready to score more goals”
- Chelsea won the much-needed 1-0 victory over neighboring Fulham on Saturday
- Mason Mount shot the winner at the end, crowning an excellent game for the star
- The 22-year-old won comparisons with his manager Frank Lampard
- Lampard said he is trying to bring more goals from the talented Englishman
Minutes before this classic in West London, the DJ at a deserted Craven Cottage did everything he could to create a spark.
His playlist, played at a deafening volume, shook the foundations of this former terrain and, even after the start of a football match, Chelsea took 78 minutes to fade the noise – around its shape and the future of its coach .
The reckless red card for Fulham defender Antonee Robinson, just before the break, unlocked the door, but Chelsea struggled to knock it down until the low end of Mason Mount.
Mason Mount was the winner of the match in Chelsea’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Fulham
The low impulse of the young Englishman crowned an excellent performance, creating seven chances
Although the visitors worked for long periods, the victory was nothing less than Mount’s performance deserved – the midfielder created seven chances.
Most crucially, it was nothing less than what Lampard’s side needed. Four defeats in six matches made this a mandatory victory.
Hence Lampard shuffled his pack in search of leaders: Olivier Giroud, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger, all entered, but Mount kept his place – and made a difference.
Although the midfielder turned just 22 this month, his performances earned him a place among Lampard’s trusted lieutenants.
The 22-year-old won comparisons to Frank Lampard, a prolific midfield scorer
Mount’s midfield creativity has been excellent, but Saturday’s goal was the first since September
Despite all its obvious quality, this was Mount’s first goal in the league since September. ‘I really aspire to score more,’ said the midfielder. Lampard added, ‘It’s a conversation I have a lot with Mason.
– I’m always angry with him because that was something important in my game. But my serious goal came when I was 25, 26 at Chelsea. ‘
It’s true – Lampard was 25 in the 2003-04 season, when he scored double figures in the Premier League for the first of ten consecutive seasons. It was a remarkable race in the midfield that ended with him breaking Chelsea’s record for goals.
‘When he is 23, 24 and maturing at the height of his career, I would like to think that Mason Mount will be a player of the highest level in every way, with at least 10 goals – maybe 15 or more – in him. This is the potential that I believe (he has) and the best thing is that I know that he knows it and wants it. So it will happen. ‘
The Chelsea boss wants his star graduated from the gym to enter the box more often
Before scoring at Fulham, Mount hit the bar and created an opening for Giroud with a clean set of feet. But what else can he do?
“He needs to get more into the 18-yard box,” added Lampard. ‘If you keep going there, because of the numbers and the quality of him, the cleverness in the game, he will have chances and score more goals. Scoring the type of goal he scored was very important to me. ‘
It was very important for Chelsea’s season as well. His recent routine increased the pressure on Lampard and Mount admitted that the team had joined their coach. But the midfielder knows that criticism will only be silenced if the victories over Morecambe and Fulham are supported – from Leicester tomorrow.
‘We have been through a difficult period. The most important thing is to show this character that you need to get out of him, ‘said Mount. “Now we move on to Tuesday and attack with the same mentality.”