Sky Sports pundit Ashley Cole has described Mason Mount as a “vital” part of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea outfit following another impressive display in the 2-0 win over Fulham.
Mount, 22, has taken his game to a new level this season, supplying eight goals and eight assists.
He illustrated his quality once again on Saturday with a sublime assist for Kai Havertz’s opener and looks a shoo-in to start for England at this summer’s European Championships, such is the impression he has made on Gareth Southgate.
Cole, who made over 200 appearances for Chelsea as a player, feels Mount is now ‘pivotal’ to this Chelsea side, singling him out as one of the Premier League’s star performers.
“He’s a humble boy, a Chelsea fan, living the dream,” Cole told Sky Sports. “But within that he wants to work hard, he wants to improve, he wants to get better, he wants to score goals, he wants to run for his team.
“He shows that enthusiasm day in, day out. I think that’s what makes him, for me, one of the top players in world football right now, definitely in the Premier League.
“Of course, he’s vital for Chelsea.”
Asked if he’s Tuchel’s most important player, Cole replied: “Yes, he’s pivotal in the way they want to press, the way they want to get after the ball.
FEATURE: When Shearer and Newcastle rattled Keane and Man United
“The way he can keep the ball for his team, change the speed of attacks, his understanding of being able to get in between lines, turn, and then drive. He’s vital for this Chelsea team.”
Fellow pundit Chris Coleman added: “He’s one of those players where young players will look at what he does.
“He’s one of those players, he’s still very young, he has it all in front of him, everything I hear about him, every time I see him play, he can go and get 100 caps for England, he really could.
“The way he’s progressing, it’s absolutely superb.”
Southgate, speaking after Mount found the back of the net in March’s 2-0 win over Albania, told Eurosport: “He is a great player, but I was saying this in the autumn.
“I suppose now that Thomas Tuchel picks him, everybody will agree. When it was Frank, it doesn’t count for some reason.”
The post Cole heaps praise on Mount after stellar display against Fulham appeared first on Football365.