I Didn’t Make Mount Captain To Thank Him – Lampard

Ex Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has come out to say that he made Mason Mount captain in his last game because he had authority among the team. He recently revealed that it was no gesture at the time since he didn’t know he would be getting fired after that game.

According to him, Mount had a good standing in his team, and he needed to show him how worthy he was to lead the football club.

Lampard added that the decision meant a lot to the youngster, and he hopes Mount becomes a full-time captain in the nearest future.

His words, “A nice feeling when I left Chelsea in my last game was that I made Mason captain,”

“It wasn’t a gesture because I didn’t know I was leaving! But it was about his authority and standing in the group that had risen. He needed to see that and understand that. He needs to rise up.”

“The minute I gave him the armband, I saw the look on his face and what it meant to him. That’s something you get when you bring through academy players and fans love it. They have been fighting with desire since they were eight years old. That’s tangible and something that’s important.”

“You won’t always see it at 20 because they might have dips in confidence or moments in games that come. But when you have players who have that care, then it doesn’t matter who the manager is. The desire they have themselves will carry though because they work so hard.”