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Able to move mountains: Mason Mount becomes Chelsea's most important star

His father, too, did not believe he could pave the way at Stamford Bridge, but the determination of the relationship could not be stopped.

Lampard's dismissals only strengthened him, the spectacular goal at Anfield makes skeptics eat the hat, and suddenly the comparison to Hazar does not seem unfounded.

Meet the warrior who left behind the glittering purchase

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Michael Yochin

Friday, 05 March 2021, 14:00

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He was said to be "Frank Lampard's son."

The former Chelsea star nurtured Mason Mount during the loan season in Derby County, returning with him to Stamford Bridge and making it a very central screw in the revolution he planned to promote academy graduates.

However, many commentators and even more fans wondered if the skinny relationship could succeed even without the revered mentor.

Was it all just a matter of protection?

This line of thinking was bizarre and unfortunate, but particularly common - and fans of the theory were seemingly bolstered when Thomas Tuchel sidelined Mount in his first game as the Blues coach in late January.

The Englishman watched from the sidelines in a 0-0 home draw against Wolves, and was combined just seven minutes to go.

Lampard's dismissal was indeed a blow to Mount.

He enjoyed stability with the manager where he saw a role model and from whom he learned a lot, and suddenly had to deal with uncertainty.

"It's very difficult. I have not experienced a change of coaches in the middle of the season before," he testified.

Still, whoever imagined it was wrong that this blow would throw him off balance and undermine his determination.

The opposite is correct.

Mount has demonstrated extraordinary determination throughout his life on every scale, overcoming many obstacles on the way to fulfilling the dream that even the people closest to him have defined as a utopia.

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Managed to convince him too.

Mount with Tuchel (Photo: GettyImages, Alex Livesey - Danehouse)

A combination of elegance with a fighting spirit

He refused to give up even when his father, an amateur team coach who lives and breathes football, advised him to leave Chelsea and move on to a club that gives a real chance to youngsters.

His best friend, Declan Rice, was thrown out of the Blue Academy back in 2014, and in general it was a known fact that the alumni's path to the first roster was blocked.

Chelsea tended to move them from place to place in countless loan deals, until they completely lost direction and faith in their powers.

It is easy to find dozens of examples of great talents that have not reached even a tenth of the potential.

So Dad Tony advised Mason another way when he was 16. "I'm not going anywhere," the boy declared.

He wanted to be the first local player since John Terry to stick a stake in the senior roster and lineup.

In fact, even at the academy itself, 6-year-old Mason was accepted contrary to the father's opinion.

The family lives in Portsmouth, everyone is a Portsmouth fan - and in those days it was a respectable Premier League team, with Harry Redknapp on the lines.

"Let the kid enjoy football. He doesn't need all this nonsense of a big club," Tony told the Chelsea scout who saw the potential.

The scout did not give up and got what he wanted - mainly because the boy wanted "all this nonsense".

For perhaps he was the lowest of them all and thinnest of all, but he was second to none in willpower and ambition, and these qualities enabled him to flourish and prove himself in every situation and in every condition.

In every year in the young teams, Mount demonstrated a mesmerizing combination of elegance with a fighting spirit.

He was a soft delivery artist, but that did not stop him from extracting balls in brave tackles.

Watch Mount's performance at Chelsea's academy

In the Netherlands he was compared to Johan Cruyff

The young team really liked these features.

Mount was a dominant number 10 in winning the European Under-19 Championship in the summer of 2017, then Chelsea took him on a month-long holiday, and at the same time organized the loan in the ranks of Vitesse, a kind of "subsidiary" in the Dutch league.

The contact was not afraid of the adventure, but this combination of decisions caused him to miss the entire pre-season camp in the new team, while coach Hank Fraser saw him as a factor that was forced on him against his will as part of the collaboration between the clubs.

So for the first few weeks Mount barely saw grass, and the frustration was great.

This frustration was navigated by the young star in the right directions, and gradually gained the trust of the boss.

The family told him it would be worthwhile to shorten the loan if he did not play.

"Do not worry," Mason replied.

So when he was finally included as a substitute in October, Mount scored on the first touch and brought his team a draw against Utrecht.

"Mason has been mad at me for a long time, but works like crazy in training. I really like it. He doesn't even look at me, unable to say good morning to me, but gives his all to show his worth. He's amazing," Fraser then praised.

Since November, it has been impossible to remove him from the squad, and the Englishman has arranged no less than eight valley situations for his teammates in the away game in the Europa League against Lazio.

He finished the loan as one of the standouts in the entire league, with 14 goals and eight assists, and Fraser remembered that period with a truly amazing comparison.

"I worked with a lot of players, and Mount is the best of them all. At first I did not share him because I thought he was a little physically weak, but then it turned out I was wrong. A little weird to say that, but he reminds me of Johan Cruyff. He moves like Mercury, so fast with the ball and so on Sharp at the thought of not being able to stop him, "Fraser said about a year ago.

Compare a young English wreath to the ultimate Dutch symbol of all time?

Yes, Mount really needs to be special to win such compliments.

And also need luck with coaches who know how to assess his potential in this way.

In this respect, he has plenty of luck.

Even in the Netherlands he was questioned at first.

Mount in Vitsa uniform (Photo: GettyImages, VI Images)

A star on the team, alongside his good friend

Because unlike most Chelsea academy graduates, Mount actually got into the hands of Lampard and his assistant Judy Morris in Derby County - and became very strong in the intense and demanding sub-league.

After that experience, he was due to become the car player at Chelsea, just as he believed would happen - and the 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the premiere did not bother him.

The boss trusted him with his eyes closed, gave him the keys in a variety of positions, and Mount was one of the best players in the blue uniform who qualified for the Champions League contrary to earlier predictions.

"Thanks to its sharpness, it is our engine on the way forward," Lampard stated.

His contribution was far greater than direct involvement in 12 goals, and it was not for nothing that Gareth Southgate soon took him to the national team as well.

Mount made his debut alongside Declan Rice, and was delighted.

"Playing on the team link with your closest friend is an amazing feeling," Mason said.

In time, they also established their place in the squad, and last November the two scored together in a 4-0 win over Iceland at Wembley.

It all worked out then for Mount, who started his second season at Stamford Bridge in good shape, but then the team went into crisis, and within a few weeks the deterioration in Lampard's status with layoffs ended.

A dream come true.

Mount with Declan Rice in the England team (Photo: GettyImages, Sebastian Frej / MB Media)

The true heir of Eden Hazard

When Tuchel released a few warm words about Mount but left him on the bench, this did not seem to bode well.

So here it is - with the German in particular, the contact is experiencing the most fruitful month of his career.

He had an in-depth conversation with the new boss, accepted the instructions, and convinced him as usual in training that he should in no way be given up in the lineup.

So now he's the banker.

He was the architect of the victory over Tottenham, scored against Sheffield United, was honored to make the penalty against Southampton, was the best on the pitch when Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, and yesterday ... well, yesterday was already the highlight.

Fans will not forget this goal for Liverpool's net for a very long time.

Mount received a long pass from Angulo Canta on the left wing, did not count Fabigno, cut to the center and subdued Allison with a very sharp kick to the bottom corner.

It was a Eden Hazard-style performance, and suddenly everyone dropped the token - Mount is the real heir to the Belgian who was sold to Real Madrid in 2019 for 100 million euros - and it cost nothing.

Last summer Roman Abramovich paid a huge fortune for Timo Werner, Kai Habertz and Hakim Zeish, but the most important player is homemade.

He is also the most committed of all, the most determined of all, and understands the club best of all.

He's the best Chelsea there is, and the stands can admire him as much as Terry - only his character is a million times better than the former captain.

Mount can be even more revered than him.

John Terry (Photo: Reuters)

"Chelsea's future captain"

The goal that brought 0: 1 on the outgoing champion was Mount's first against a top-6 team, and he certainly will not be the last.

This month has proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he is not just "Frank Lampard's son."

Very far from it.

He's not even Chelsea's future star.

Is its most central star in the present.

And he's only 22. "Mason can play as a central midfielder, as a playmaker, left, right, and even as an imaginary nine if need be. He is the future Chelsea captain. She has not had such home talents in a long time. They gave him the opportunity, and he took it in two The hands, "said Jamie Redknapp from the commentator's chair in the studio.

Mount would especially love to hear that, because he's still keeping a warm corner in his heart for Portsmouth in the father's version of Jamie Redknapp.

there were days.

Pompey may also return to the Premier League one day, but in the meantime she has a representative in the top blue team in the kingdom.

He is there to stay, and he will move mountains to bring Chelsea titles and fame.

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