Loved Mount: Lampard Emphasised His Trust and Reason For Picking Mason Mount This Season

Chelsea fans all out on reasons why Frank Lampard select English boy Mason Mount in every minute this season.

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.

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.

‘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.

‘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.