Why I would rather have Mason Mount than James Maddison at Chelsea - Ashley Cole
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CHELSEA midfielder Mason Mount has the potential to become a better player than James Maddison, claims Blues legend Ashley Cole.
Mount and Maddison starred for their respective sides when Leicester City drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Mount scored his first goal for the club he has been at since the age of six.
Maddison, meanwhile, is enjoying his second season in the Premier League with Leicester and provided the assist for Wilfred Ndidi’s equaliser.
Cole was asked who he would prefer to have at Chelsea between the two.
I just think he’s got more of an overall package than Maddison
And
he chose Mount, not only because he played alongside him at Derby
County last season, but because of the versatility of the 20-year-old.
“I’m going to say Mount,” Cole said on Sky Sports. “But everyone’s going to say ‘because I’m a Chelsea man’. “I just think one: he can play all over the midfield.
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“I’m going to say Mount,” Cole said on Sky Sports. “But everyone’s going to say ‘because I’m a Chelsea man’. “I just think one: he can play all over the midfield.
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“He can play right if he needed too, he could play holding, because I think his range of passing is very good.
“He understands when to press. He’s my mate.
“And I just think he’s got more of an overall package than Maddison.”
Cole reckons Mount can be world class but has plenty of improvements to make first.
“He can become world class,” he continued.
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“He understands when to press. He’s my mate.
“And I just think he’s got more of an overall package than Maddison.”
Cole reckons Mount can be world class but has plenty of improvements to make first.
“He can become world class,” he continued.
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“But there is a few things that he needs to obviously improve on.
“I think he had three chances today, now he has to look back at this and say ‘can he take these chances?’.
“Maybe knowing when to give that one-two and slow the game down, instead of everything at 100 mph.
“He gives it and goes, sometimes give it and keep the ball.
“But he’s still young, at Derby it was his first full season. So we’ll see, we’ll see.”
“I think he had three chances today, now he has to look back at this and say ‘can he take these chances?’.
“Maybe knowing when to give that one-two and slow the game down, instead of everything at 100 mph.
“He gives it and goes, sometimes give it and keep the ball.
“But he’s still young, at Derby it was his first full season. So we’ll see, we’ll see.”
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