Lionel Messi proven right about Chelsea star after win over Fulham

Mason Mount’s spectacular efficiency for Chelsea on Saturday at Fulham will not have shocked too many individuals.

The England worldwide made it two targets in as many video games as he saved up his nice latest type with the one aim within the 1-0 win over the Whites at Craven Cottage.

Mount already has 32 appearances to his title for membership and nation this season and is being seen by many as probably the most constant midfielders within the nation.

Former Tottenham midfielder-turned pundit Jermaine Jenas echoed this sentiment in his post-match evaluation of the Fulham sport, saying about Mount: “Whenever you take a look at his sport, there isn’t a lot lacking.”

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The 22-year-old has come such a good distance in a brief house of time for the Blues.

A season within the Netherlands at Vitesse Arnhem – the place he scored 14 targets in 38 appearances – proved to be a key stepping stone in his early profession and he spent the next 2018/19 season on mortgage within the Championship beneath Frank Lampard at Derby County.

Lampard’s departure on the finish of that marketing campaign – to return to Chelsea – coincided with Mount additionally heading again to Stamford Bridge and the rising star has thrived beneath the boss’ tutelage.

He’s now nearing 80 appearances for the aspect and with 13 caps at worldwide stage as properly, he’s definitely one to regulate within the coming years.

And it isn’t simply these in England who know all about him.

A sure Lionel Messi can be an admirer of Mount. The Barcelona star said back in December: “Having watched him play he has the potential to be top-of-the-line.”

That is fairly some reward from the world’s finest footballer who’s now being confirmed proper by Mount frequently.

Mount is now Lampard’s first title on the group sheet and with loads of soccer for the Blues in retailer over the second half of the marketing campaign, he has an opportunity to take his sport to the following stage.

The supervisor labelled him ‘excellent’ following the Fulham victory and stated he was proof of why youthful gamers want a platform to indicate what they’ll do.

“I assumed Mason’s efficiency all spherical was improbable,” Lampard stated.

“He has been very, superb for us prior to now yr, this yr. He’s an enormous instance of why I speak about youth.

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Mason turned 22 years previous final week, the age I got here to Chelsea at. I wasn’t blowing the world away in my first means my first yr or so, Mason already has so many video games beneath his belt.

“Throughout our frontline, we’ve obtained Christian Pulisic, an analogous age bracket. Kai Havertz, comparable age bracket, Callum Hudson-Odoi, youthful age bracket. Tammy, Timo…they’re all younger.

“However to return to Mason, his effort, perspective and high quality of play was excellent.”