Chelsea midfielder says display against
Tottenham showed ‘we’re not a team who will get pushed over easy, we have that fight within us’Mason Mount heard the criticism from Frank Lampard and he took it as a personal affront and a challenge. The chips were down at
Chelsea after the 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on the Saturday before last and Lampard had dwelt on the timidity of his players in possession.
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“Some responsibility is on the players to excite the fans – to have the personality and the balls to take the ball in an area and beat someone or play forwards,” he said.