Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel was full of praise for his team’s midfielder Mason Mount following an eye-catching individual display in a new attacking role. The German coach expressed self-belief and showed confidence in the academy graduate, Mount.
After the victory against Tottenham, Tuchel talked about how Mount can get even better after witnessing his superb display. His form even continued in the game against Sheffield United where he gave his team a lead in the first half to secure a 2-1 victory.
There was much speculation about how Chelsea would line up in after Tuchel arrived. He played Mount in a false nine role in between split strikers Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
This tactical tweak allowed England international to use his relentless energy and intelligence to lead the press. He even got the freedom to receive the ball and dictate the whole game. His consecutive superb performance has not only impressed the German manager but also has cemented his place in the starting XI.
He was on the scoresheet as well in both the games and no wonder Tuchel patted him and gave some of his words of wisdom to the talented player.
‘I told him he could be more decisive and dangerous in the last 20 meters,’ Tuchel explained as per Official Chelses Website.
‘You can be very sure that Mase leaves his heart on the pitch for Chelsea and this is what we need so I was just happy that we won. He’s an absolute team player, he’s still young and there’s still room to improve so I told him not to worry. I was happy with his performance.’
Tuchel also expressed his thinking behind deploying Mount in a new position. His tactics have worked as Mount has been scoring. Something Chelsea lacked previously to put the game into the bed and the team suffered from the late comebacks of the opposition.
‘We played with Mason coming from a number nine and dropping into a number 10 position because we wanted to have two wide strikers and find Mason in the spaces between the lines,’ he continued.
‘He did good but in the end, if you have to suffer and defend then I told the team that it’s a good feeling. When things get complicated or things are not too easy with the second and third goals then we have to experience moments where we finish a game like this.
‘You have to experience it because it’s not enough for the coach just to tell you and this is what we did.’
