{"id":1206377,"date":"2021-06-01T10:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1206377"},"modified":"2021-09-10T19:12:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:12:55","slug":"mason-mount-complete-player-chelsea-gianfranco-zola","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mason-mount-complete-player-chelsea-gianfranco-zola\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Mount has “become a complete player” at Chelsea, says Gianfranco Zola"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has lavished praise on Mason Mount, believing the Champions League-winning midfielder has “become a complete player”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mount, 22, was instrumental as Thomas Tuchel outfoxed Manchester City in the Porto showpiece, becoming the first English player to\u00a0provide an assist in a Champions League final since Wes Brown in 2008, perfectly teeing up Kai Havertz on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n

The Londonders executed Tuchel’s gameplan to a T, nullifying the attacking threats of Pep Guardiola’s side and restricting the North West juggernaut to just the single shot on target, with the German collecting a hat-trick of scalps over his Catalan counterpart in just two months.<\/p>\n

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Praise was evenly distributed across the turf as every Chelsea player performed their role with distinction, but Mount was once again the creative hub of operations, a responsibility he has taken on throughout the campaign for both club and country.<\/p>\n

Such was Mount’s stellar form in 2020\/21, that across Europe’s top five leagues and the Champions League, the England international was the only player with 90+ shots, 90+ chances created and 90+ tackles, illustrating the full breadth of his footballing palette.<\/p>\n

Such a diverse skillset has not been lost on fans, or pundits it would seem, with former Blues<\/em> talisman Zola heaping praise on the versatile midfielder, believing he has now “become a complete player”, able to perform multiple tasks with merit in Tuchel’s well-oiled system.<\/p>\n

Zola told\u00a0<\/span>talkSPORT<\/em><\/a>: “He\u2019s become a complete player.<\/p>\n

“He can attack, he can score, he can assist and defend.<\/p>\n

“This is necessary in modern football. Before, if you were able to score goals you could do that, but now if you want to be successful you have to work so hard. We saw that the other day [in the Champions League final].”<\/p>\n

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