Mason Mount has been a revelation for Chelsea during the current season but Jamie Redknapp feels the player should be dropped.
The youngster has come up through the ranks at Stamford Bridge and last season he was sent out on loan to Derby County under the watchful eyes of Frank Lampard.
So naturally, when Lampard was named the Chelsea boss this summer, Mason Mount was sure to get a crack at the first-team squad.
Up until now, the 20-year-old has featured in all of Chelsea’s 17 Premier League matches and in only one of these games has been brought on as a substitute.
Mount has played more than 1400 minutes in the league so far for Chelsea but during the last couple of matches, his form has constantly been on the decline. And this is why Jamie Redknapp feels Lampard should be circumspect of the signs and hand the youngster some much-deserved rest.
The pundit wrote: “When it comes to Mount, I wonder if he could benefit from a break. I remember when I was 19, I’d broken into the Liverpool team but was going through a rough patch.
“Graeme Souness was my manager at the time and he pulled me to one side at the training ground. He told me he was going to leave me out. I was fuming.
“I told him I wanted to play. What young footballer wouldn’t? I saw being dropped as an insult! But Graeme told me, calm as you like, “Listen, you need a break. You’ve had a lot of games”.
“I was upset but deep down I understood he was doing it for my benefit. I had my break, recharged the batteries and came back raring to go.
“So maybe that could help Mount, too. He may disagree – like I did when Graeme told me he was taking me out of the team – but his manager will know what is best for him.”
Mason Mount has been an integral player for Chelsea so far but it seems that fatigue has already caught up with the youngster.
The Blues have a really long season ahead of them more so since they will now be taking on Bayern Munich in the Champions League Round of 16. And right now the last thing Lampard would want is for Mason Mount to pick up an injury due to being overplayed.
