Chelsea midfielder Mount: Vitesse experience helped me win over Tuchel

Football
25 Mar 2021 • 3:49 PM MYT
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Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount says he's happy playing for manager Thomas Tuchel.

Tuchel put himself in the spotlight immediately after replacing Frank Lampard in January when he put Mount on the bench for his first game against Wolves but the 22-year-old feels that turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened.

"'ve had that experience before," said Mount, who will win his 14th England cap when he starts against San Marino on Thursday. "I was on loan at Vitesse Arnhem when I was 18, 19. That first couple of months I didn't play hardly at all.

"I had that motivation and that fire to want to get into the team. The first game with the manager coming in, he went for a more experienced team.

"I understood that and wanted to get back into the team, so that motivation and that fire that I have inside me came out.

"I really tried to push to get back into the team. It's been brilliant. We are working very hard. We've had tough games in this last period but we have come through it. It's exciting stuff, we continue to work hard. It's been a great start."