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mount-on-his-gratitude-to-lampard-and-sticking-together-to-move-
Mount on his gratitude to Lampard and sticking together to move forward
27 Jan 2021
Mason Mount believes now is the time to stick together and for strong
characters to come to the fore as Chelsea look to begin life under Thomas
Tuchel with a positive mentality.
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Tuchel was appointed the new head coach on Tuesday evening following the
departure of Frank Lampard at the start of the week.
For Mount, who spent a season on loan at Derby County under Lampard and
thrived under his management over the past two-and-a-half years, it was
understandably a difficult moment to experience and he admits he has been
leaning on older team-mates in the dressing room for support.
'It's a tough time for the club,' said the 22-year-old, reacting to the
news this week. 'I've been here for a very long time and seen managers
depart from afar while being in the Academy but when you're in the first
team building and it happens, it's a different feeling.
'It's something us younger players haven't really experienced before but
we speak to the likes of Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta] and Petr Cech, who have
been through it, and try to get any bit of experience from them on how to
deal with it.'
Mount, like many of his Academy contemporaries, was trusted by Lampard and
even captained the team in the FA Cup victory over Luton Town last weekend.
'He's been very important to me,' the midfielder continued. 'He brought
me to Derby, gave me the playing time and I learnt so much under him there
before coming back to Chelsea and continuing my learning.
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Mount expressed gratitude for Lampard's role in his Chelsea career so far
'I have nothing but praise and gratitude for everything he's given me as a
player on and off the pitch. I've definitely grown as a player as well so
he obviously means a lot to me.'
Tuchel's reign begins tonight at Stamford Bridge with an important Premier
League encounter against Wolves, in which spirit and togetherness will be
key.
'We have to put things to the back of our heads and look forward now,'
added Mount. 'As players, as a team and as a club, we have to stick
together and hopefully get back to winning ways because that's what this
club is all about.
'It's a difficult time but that's when the strong characters within the
group come out and lead us in the right direction. We have to be strong
because there are massive games coming up and we need to attack them.'