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来源：太阳报 2019-08-07 13:03:54
MASON MOUNT'S determination to become a Chelsea star is shown through a
tale that brings a smile to his father's face.
It was 2014 and Mount, one of the most sought after 15-year-olds in the
country, had to choose between a scholarship with the Blues and a raft of
tempting offers to leave.
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Mason Mount has starred in pre-season for Chelsea including a friendly
against Barcelona
Uncles, aunts and grandparents offered advice to the talented teenager
after dad Tony called a family meeting at their Portsmouth home.
“我告诉他我觉得他应该离开这里去寻找更好的机会，我说：‘特里之后切尔西
青训球员就没有人能够在一线队立足的了。’你有什么机会呢？”
“梅森反驳道：‘我会成为下一个。我不会离开切尔西，我属于这家俱乐部。我
六岁就加盟了切尔西，我会一直留在这里。’”
Five years on and Mason — so named by his mum as it means 'man of stone'
— is on the verge of fulfilling that promise, having thrust himself into
contention to start at Manchester United in the season opener on Sunday.
His dad's fingers are crossed after a pre-season in which Mason scored
three goals and, in the words of new boss Frank Lampard, “announced
himself to the first-team squad”.
Sat in the garden of his Waterlooville home, Tony flicks through
photographs on his iPhone which highlight his son's rise.
The snaps show him signing for Chelsea aged eight, bonding with best mate
Declan Rice, representing England Under-21s and winning the 2018 player of
the year at Vitesse Arnhem in Holland while on loan.
But a photograph of a two-year-old Mason in the arms of his dad, who was a
non-League manager in 2001, shows where his footballing education began.
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Mount vowed to become the first academy product since John Terry to make
it in the first-team
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An eight-year-old Mount joins Chelsea at the age of eight
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Mount, aged two, would watch his dad's non-League side Havant Town
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Mount, with dad Tony, signing with Vitesse Arnhem in Holland on loan in
2017
曾任哈凡特镇 (Havant Town) 主帅的东尼说：“我是一个传统的教练，当我们
0-3输给凯特灵时，梅森和我一起坐在更衣室里踢杯子、踢门、骂脏话。”
In 2004, Tony took a five-year old Mason to a club in Farnham for his
first experience of playing on grass.
“其他孩子都是六岁，只有他是五岁。我把他带去，工作人员问我：‘他看起来
有点矮，满六岁了吗？’我说：‘没错！’两堂训练课后他就能和U8的球员们一起比
赛了，他还盘带过了所有人。”
Chelsea quickly spotted his talent. Mason was training with the Blues as
well as the club his family raised him to support, Portsmouth.
== SAINT TO WINNER ==
So when a friend invited them to rivals Southampton, so coaches could
assess their trialists against a Chelsea player, the future starlet was
hesitant.
“在开车去那里的路上梅森问我：‘我不一定要穿上那件球衣吧？’他的喜好是
根深蒂固的。我说：‘你只会拿到练习罩衫而已。’”
“工作人员把小球员分成四组并让他们轮换上场。第一队穿着黑色的球衣，第二
队穿着蓝色的球衣，还有一队穿着黄色的球衣。我当时还在想梅森那队千万不要穿红
白相间的球衣！千万不要穿红白相间的球衣！结果他果真穿着红白相间的球衣出来，
还臭脸。”
“他指著球衣大声叫我。那晚他像个男人般掌控了全场，因为他非常不爽那件球
衣，他一共打进了14个球。”
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Mount's dad Tony told SunSport about his son's rapid rise at Chelsea
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Mount became best mates with West Ham's Declan Rice, left, in Chelsea's
academy
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Rice and Mount's friendship endured as the two holidayed together this
summer
Despite attempts by Saints and Pompey to sign Mount, it was too late. He'd
fallen in love with Chelsea. He signed with the Blues aged eight and met
fellow midfielder Rice at their Cobham academy. The duo quickly became
inseparable.
“当莱斯14岁被俱乐部放弃时，我们都感到十分难过，梅森对俱乐部这个决定目
瞪口呆，黛比（梅森的母亲）还哭了。梅森和莱斯七岁就开始一起踢球，随着家庭游
遍欧洲，一起度假，突然之间，他就要离开球队了。莱斯是一个十分坚强的小伙子，
他完全配得上在西汉姆联所获得的一切。”
== RAM RAID ==
It was at the academy that Mason first met Jody Morris, Lampard's
assistant at Derby and now Chelsea. Former midfielder Morris was manager
of the youth team when Mason stepped up. He thrived off Morris' old-school
approach and was appointed captain.
“我问梅森，莫里斯怎么样？他告诉我，‘爸爸，莫里斯很棒，他是一个严厉的
主教练，我很喜欢他。如果某件事我做得很棒，他会希望我做得更好。”
So when Morris called last summer to say Lampard wanted to meet, he jumped
at the invite. Both father and son travelled up to a London hotel and
listened to Lampard's pitch about going to Derby.
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Frank Lampard convinced Mount to join his Derby County last year
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Mount signed a five-year deal at Chelsea this summer
“谈话很鼓舞人心，连我都想为兰帕德踢球了。兰帕德确实是个非常优秀的主教
练，他向我们阐述了他能带给梅森什么。他非常了解我的儿子，还谈了他看梅森踢的
比赛。”
“我们还和格拉斯哥流浪者主帅杰拉德有过交流，他和兰帕德很相似，他也看过
梅森的比赛、很了解球员，并且希望我的儿子能加盟他的球队，兰帕德也说了类似的
话，说梅森有他喜爱的一切特点。”
“我告诉梅森，不要冲动，应该仔细考虑，我觉得云达不莱梅是个好去处，和诺
维奇的会面也让人感觉不错。但梅森说，‘不，爸爸，我只想去德比郡，我想要为兰
帕德踢球。’”
Mount scored nine goals and got four assists at Pride Park last season
where he formed a strong bond with the Chelsea legend. With Lampard now
holding the reins at Stamford Bridge, Mason's hopes of succeeding Terry
look possible.
Tony added: “I don't think that opportunity has been there before — and
history tells you that — but it could be totally different with the new
management team. The expectation is that an opportunity will be given to
Mason, and pre-season shows that could happen.”
(编辑：姚凡)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9633873/chelsea-mount-john-terry
-blues-dad-academy/
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