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Mount offers support to Jorginho following World Cup heartbreak
27 Mar 2022
Mason Mount says he has spoken to Chelsea team-mate Jorginho to offer his
support following Italy's shock exit out of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
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The European champions suffered a last-minute defeat to North Macedonia in
Palermo on Thursday night and will not be at next winter's World Cup, with
Chelsea players Jorginho and Emerson Palmieri both involved in the fixture.
After England came from behind to beat Switzerland 2-1 in a friendly at
Wembley, Mount spoke of his second-hand disappointment for Jorginho
following Italy's exit.
'I always mention that Jorgi is the joker in the group,' Mount said. 'But
when it comes to big games against us, there is nothing but respect
between us all.
'When you're at that level and you're playing in finals, football is on
the line and there is passion that goes into the game.
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The duo in Chelsea training
'The hunger to win for your country means so much, so there would never be
a joke about it afterwards. It's all about respect. If you look at how far
both teams (England and Italy) had to come to get that opportunity in the
(Euro 2020) final, it was a massive amount of work,' he added.
'So, no, I won't be giving him jokes or stick about what's happened with
Italy. It's hard for me to see a player I have played with for the last
three years go through something like that.
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They have a good relationship on and off the field
'You know how much hard work it takes to get into that position, so to
just fall short is so disappointing.'
Mount admits he has reached out to his fellow Blues team-mate since
Thursday's game. The pair will reconvene at Cobham towards the end of the
week, ahead of Chelsea's match with Brentford at Stamford Bridge on
Saturday.
'I actually sent him a little message and said, “keep your head up,
you've had an amazing season and hopefully we can go on this season to win
some more things together”.'