Chelsea boss Graham Potter now has a perspective on Mason Mount from both sides of the fence.
The newly instilled Blues manager experienced Mount as an opposition player with Brighton over the past couple of seasons.
Now he is getting a chance to see the Englishman up close as his boss, with Mount approaching his best form in recent weeks.
“It's part of life, everyone is entitled to their opinions, that's fine," he said to reporters on people doubting Mount's quality.
“I can only speak from my point of view and as an outsider, whenever we played Chelsea, you're always concerned about Mason. You can see the quality he has and if you give him a second, you give him too much space, he can hurt you with his qualities. His executions are fantastic.
“Then once you start to work with him, you see the person, you see how much he loves the football club here, how much he loves his team-mates, how much he is prepared to do the nasty, ugly side of the game that sometimes players of his level don't do, in terms of working hard for the team, in terms of recovering back, in terms of pressing, in terms of defensive transition, covering ground.
“It's hard to continually assist and score in the Premier League at any age. As a young player, he is going to get even better and I am really excited for him for his future."