Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has piled the praise on youngster Mason Mount after his impressive pre-season campaign under Frank Lampard, report talkSPORT.
Mount has been the standout performer from Chelsea’s pre-season and now looks as though he has earned himself a starting spot in our opening day fixture against Manchester United.
The Englishman has blown many of his Chelsea midfield counterparts out of the water to force his way into the forefront of Lampard’s thinking, and Joe Cole is impressed.
Cole is quoted by talkSPORT saying:
“Mason Mount is a top player. He’s produced the goods on loan in Holland [with Vitesse] and in England [with Derby]. Every challenge he’s had he’s met. For me that’s a sign that a player is going to go places. Every time a question is asked of him, he performs.”
“You’ve got to take your chance if you’re a young lad. It might be five or ten minutes, that’s the nature of the beast. You get the feeling if Mason gets the nod he will produce.”
Cole knows what it takes to be successful in Chelsea’s midfield, even if he struggled to hold down a starting spot under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho all those years ago.
If he believes that Mount is destined for the very top of the game, we all ought to listen to his judgement. We can’t wait to see how he continues to develop throughout the season.
