Mason Mount Scouting Report At Derby County FC

In recent years, Chelsea’s youth teams have become synonymous with success. Those who’ve been involved have mostly had to go on loan elsewhere before getting a chance in the first team, namely Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has made a real case to fight for a place at Chelsea over the 2018/19 season. Another player who has to go elsewhere to impress is Mason Mount, who will play his football under Chelsea legend Frank Lampard at Derby County this season. Mount impressed highly in the age groups at Chelsea where his technical ability on the ball caught the eye more than anything. His first season of first-team football, like with many other Chelsea youngsters, came at Vitesse last season. Vitesse mostly played in a 4-3-3, with Mount being one of the more attacking central midfielders. Mount has said he feels most comfortable in this position, as you can tell from his 2017/18 heatmap. Mason Mount Heat Map [caption id="attachment_3184" align="aligncenter" width="377"] Heatmap sourced from Wyscout[/caption] Mount excelled in this role and with 14 goals and 10 assists left Vitesse as their Player of the Season. This may be one reason Lampard wanted to bring Mount to Derby, as he has played with a 4-3-3 setup for most of pre-season. But what does Mount specifically offer here? Mason Mount Style Of Play As you can tell from his heat map, Mount didn’t hesitate to push forward last season. However, this wasn’t just done for the sake of it, as he repeatedly showed himself to be an excellent navigator high up the pitch. Many of his goals came from his awareness and picking the right spaces to attack and here’s an example. [caption id="attachment_3185" align="alignnone" width="720"] Here, the Groningen defenders are very compact as the Vitesse striker and winger occupy them. After ghosting into the box, Mount notices this, spots where the space is and attacks it while calling for the ball.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3186" align="alignnone" width="720"] Having noticed the weakness in the opposition's defence early, Mount has a head start. Once they are aware of his presence, the Groningen players are too slow to react. Mount then has the time and space to put the ball in the bottom corner.[/caption] This season, Mount has a great chance to hone this skill and make it a fundamental feature of his game. Under Lampard, who was probably the best at that, he can learn so much in training to help him with this. Mason Mount Set Pieces & Delivery One feature that is a very real aspect of Mount’s game is his precision in dead ball situations. Whether it's free-kicks or corners, he always carries a major threat from set-pieces, and this is one of the main attributes he’s known for. [caption id="attachment_3187" align="alignnone" width="720"] In the Eredivisie last season, he scored from three direct free-kicks.[/caption] His delivery isn’t just spot on when the ball isn’t moving, however. With his accuracy and technique, his consistency from the set-piece translates into open play. Of his 10 assists last season, six came from crosses, and here’s an example of just how deadly his delivery is. [caption id="attachment_3188" align="alignnone" width="720"] If there’s one thing an attacking midfielder needs, it's vision, and Mount has it. He sees the left centre-back step out which opens the space between him and the right centre-back.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3189" align="alignnone" width="720"] Rather than playing the ball in behind, where the Vitesse striker probably has a 50/50 chance of winning it, he plays a pinpoint ball into the highlighted space. Almost hit like a set piece, the accuracy of the ball means the striker only needs to take a few strides before directing his first-time shot into the bottom corner.[/caption] This is an excellent attribute for him to have, as it can catch defences off-guard, but it’ll be interesting to see if he can replicate this in a faster league. As one of the more attacking midfielders in a 4-3-3, don’t be surprised to see Mount pull off to these areas to try and hit the Derby striker. He often tries this type of ball when he finds himself out on the right, however, so that may be a hotspot in terms of where he gains most of his assists this season. Mason Mount Improvements Although he is usually used as an attacking midfielder, he was used as a #8 for Vitesse, which is why his ventures upfield were so hard to track. In this role, he may not be the midfielder who is told to regain possession, but he can improve in this area if he wants to progress in that area of midfield. Here’s an example of how. [caption id="attachment_3190" align="alignnone" width="720"] Naturally very athletic, Mount is able to track back and get into a good defensive position easily enough.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3191" align="alignnone" width="720"] However, once alongside the Nice player, he sells himself too easily. Instead of continuing his run and getting goal-side, he misreads the situation and tries to steal the ball from the wrong side. This frees up the highlighted space for the Nice player to run through.[/caption] Although he won’t the one tasked with winning the ball back in midfield, he will be in situations where he’ll have to assert himself a bit more and be smarter out of possession. This wasn’t the only time he sold himself too easily throughout the season, so that will be an area for improvement this season. Summary Overall, Mount’s loan at Derby County looks like it’ll be an encouraging one. Going to a club that has consistently finished in the Championship’s top 10, he’ll have good players around him, and in what some consider to be the most challenging league, he could gain some invaluable experience to help him on his return to Chelsea. Also, under the tutelage of Lampard, it’ll be interesting to see how his game develops in a system that looks like it is made for him to succeed.

Mason Mount Scouting Report At Derby County FC – Tactical Analysis

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