Mason Mount learning from Chelsea boss Frank Lampard with extra training

Mason Mount says he’s undertaken additional training sessions together with Frank Lampard and insists there is”no better person to learn from” compared to Chelsea boss.
The 20-year-old midfielder was called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers from Bulgaria and Kosovo after an impressive start to life at the Premier League beneath Lampard at Chelsea, after the couple enjoyed a successful year together last term.
Lampard is now Chelsea’s record goalscorer using 211 goals in 648 games and Mount, who has scored twice in four Premier League matches this season, is eager to soak up as much wisdom as he could from the Blues supervisor, which has seen him take extra one-on-one sessions following training.
“After training we do some finishing sometimes,” he explained. “I am obviously speaking to him every day, particularly after the games – that which I could do , at which I can create the runs and where I can get into the box.
“I’m always speaking to him and trying to learn things every day, mainly after training doing completing.
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“There’s no better person to learn from him.”
Lampard gained over 100 caps for his country during his playing career along with Mount, who joined up with the England squad in October last year with no enjoying, stated that he’s spoken with his team supervisor for advice before a potential first senior cap this time around.
“When I have called up last year, he [Lampard] sat me down into his office and said to me I was called up,” he said.
“It was a massive, massive moment for myself. This moment, he spoke to me and said,’You’ve been called again, go like you’ve been performing at Chelsea into it working hard’. So I have spoken to him a bit and taken stuff off him, as I always do.
“When I’m with him it’s mostly about golf football, focusing on what we’re performing at the Premier League. Having one or two chats he’s said it’s obviously a moment that was joyful to speak for your county go and enjoy it.
“It’s such a thrilling period for English soccer. He said just go there and love playing football for England.”
Chelsea have picked up five points from their opening Premier League games this year as Lampard frees the team through a transport ban, while trying to incorporate a number of youth players.
Mount says that the younger players have made their place and acknowledges that the young team have had an inconsistent start in the top flight of England but is determined to boost going forward.
“It’s been a difficult beginning. We’ve got a young group – obviously we have come together,” he explained. “It’s a new team as well. But we’ve been working hard and it has been a start we think and look back , yeah, it’s been fine, but we’re excited about working hard.
“I think it maybe played a part [him playing more due to move embargo], however, you’ve got to work hard to make your starting place. Each of the boys have achieved that and it’s been a great start and we are obviously hoping to keep that.
“It is a significant step up [from the Championship]. You examine the league, it’s among the best leagues around the world. The level of functionality throughout every team is enormous so that it’s definitely a step up but I believe if you’re prepared for this step up and ready to go into the game, you understand how high intensity the Premier League is, so you have got to be prepared to take every chance. Therefore, it’s been a fantastic beginning for me and now I’m excited about the remainder of the season.”