https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/01/18/
lampard-explains-what-type-of-goal-mount-can-add-to-his-game
Lampard explains what type of goal Mount can add to his game
18 Jan 2021
The manner in which Mason Mount arrived in the box to fire home the winner
against Fulham was reminiscent of Frank Lampard in his playing days, and
the boss believes our young midfielder will only score more goals like
that in the years to come.
https://i.imgur.com/swiIq1j.jpg
With time running out at Craven Cottage, Mount pounced on a loose ball and
emphatically found the net, settling a hard-fought west London derby in
the process.
Surprisingly it was only his second Premier League goal of the season, his
first coming all the way back in September at West Brom, and Lampard
underlined the need for Mount to hit the target more regularly.
'It's a conversation I have a lot with Mason,' he revealed. 'He can get
more goals from midfield. I had him at Derby that year but even then there
was a feeling between me and him he could get more. I'm always on him
about it because it was obviously something big in my game.
https://i.imgur.com/ssuUjwX.jpg
Mount arrows his shot into the corner
'As I have alluded to before, my serious goalscoring at Chelsea came in
when I was 25, 26. I'm not trying to measure Mason up against myself, but
I understand it's not easy to get so many regular goals.
'The nous of being involved in general play and getting two or three
opportunities for himself will come with development and work,' added
Lampard.
'He will score a lot more goals. By the time he's 24, maturing into the
prime of his career, I would like to think Mason Mount will be a player in
the highest level in all senses and have at least 10 goals, maybe 15, a
season in him. The great thing is I know he knows it and he wants it, so
it will happen.'
Mount was deployed on the right side of the midfield three on Saturday,
having more often than not featured on the left this season. While he has
also helped out by playing in the front three at times, it is as a no.8
that Lampard believes he most excels.
'His ideal position is central, and from that central area he gets
involved in build-up play a lot. My feeling is he needs to get in the
18-yard box more. There are times when we have the ball wide or outside
the box and he can be higher up the pitch. As he gets older it will be
very natural for him to understand the moments he can get in there.
'If he keeps doing that, with his quality and smartness, he will get
chances and score more goals. To score the type of goal he did [at Fulham]
is a big deal for me rather than the 25-yarder last week [against
Morecambe], because goals in the box are what Mason can definitely add.'