{"id":1099956,"date":"2019-08-04T13:51:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T12:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099956"},"modified":"2019-08-04T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T12:51:58","slug":"frank-lampard-mason-mount-chelsea-form-problem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/frank-lampard-mason-mount-chelsea-form-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lampard says Mount&#8217;s form has given Chelsea &#8220;a problem&#8221; ahead of Man Utd opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Chelsea boss Frank Lampard believes Mason Mount&#8217;s impressive pre-season has given him a &#8220;problem&#8221; ahead of next week&#8217;s Premier League opener.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mount scored a brace at Reading last week before winning a penalty yesterday in Chelsea&#8217;s final pre-season friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach. His sparkling performances have clearly not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<h2>A big season for Mount? Five things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mount spent last season on loan at Derby County with Lampard.<\/li>\n<li>He scored eight goals and assisted five more as the Rams reached the play-off final.<\/li>\n<li>The 20-year-old has never made a senior competitive appearance for Chelsea.<\/li>\n<li>It appears he will be in Lampard&#8217;s first-team plans this season.<\/li>\n<li>Fellow midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is currently sidelined with an injury, which could free up a place in the side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7330203-it-s-easy-to-get-backwards-but-liverpool-s-dependence-on-their-front-three-isn-t-a-weakness\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the club&#8217;s 2-2 draw with Monchengladbach, Lampard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/frank-lampard-says-chelsea-youngster-18825464\">said<\/a>: &#8220;He&#8217;s done a lot. I\u2019m really happy with how he\u2019s training, how he\u2019s playing and his status in the group coming back here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The players recognise quality instantly but they also recognise work rate and character \u2014 and Mason has all of those. He has given me a problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ross Barkley also had a good pre-season and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be back later on. It\u2019s good, as they\u2019re all adaptable. It doesn\u2019t have to be just one. They can play in a variety of positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn\u2019t ask for more from what Mason has done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Chelsea Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFqgf_R9VEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Renewed competition for places<\/h2>\n<p>Rather bizarrely, Chelsea&#8217;s transfer ban has, if anything, meant that competition for places is more intense than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Players such as Tammy Abraham, Michy Batshuayi, Reece James and Fikayo Tomori as well as Mount are likely to be vying for game time this season after spending 2018\/19 on loan. Christian Pulisic will also be involved after finally completing his move from Borussia Dortmund to west London.<\/p>\n<p>Mount impressed at Derby by scoring in the second leg of their thrilling play-off clash with Leeds United and caught the eye with a string of creative performances throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>With Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi both due to miss the first couple of months of the season through injury, Mount will likely be entrusted with more responsibility than ever by Lampard.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ross Barkley may yet keep him out of the team against Manchester United on the opening day of the 2019\/20 season.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Chelsea boss Frank Lampard believes Mason Mount&#8217;s impressive pre-season has given him a &#8220;problem&#8221; ahead of next week&#8217;s Premier League opener. 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