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來源：太陽報 2019-08-07 13:03:54
MASON MOUNT'S determination to become a Chelsea star is shown through a
tale that brings a smile to his father's face.
It was 2014 and Mount, one of the most sought after 15-year-olds in the
country, had to choose between a scholarship with the Blues and a raft of
tempting offers to leave.
https://i.imgur.com/0HR9rjt.jpg
Mason Mount has starred in pre-season for Chelsea including a friendly
against Barcelona
Uncles, aunts and grandparents offered advice to the talented teenager
after dad Tony called a family meeting at their Portsmouth home.
“我告訴他我覺得他應該離開這裡去尋找更好的機會，我說：‘特里之後切爾西
青訓球員就沒有人能夠在一線隊立足的了。’你有什麼機會呢？”
“梅森反駁道：‘我會成為下一個。我不會離開切爾西，我屬於這家俱樂部。我
六歲就加盟了切爾西，我會一直留在這裡。’”
Five years on and Mason — so named by his mum as it means 'man of stone'
— is on the verge of fulfilling that promise, having thrust himself into
contention to start at Manchester United in the season opener on Sunday.
His dad's fingers are crossed after a pre-season in which Mason scored
three goals and, in the words of new boss Frank Lampard, “announced
himself to the first-team squad”.
Sat in the garden of his Waterlooville home, Tony flicks through
photographs on his iPhone which highlight his son's rise.
The snaps show him signing for Chelsea aged eight, bonding with best mate
Declan Rice, representing England Under-21s and winning the 2018 player of
the year at Vitesse Arnhem in Holland while on loan.
But a photograph of a two-year-old Mason in the arms of his dad, who was a
non-League manager in 2001, shows where his footballing education began.
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Mount vowed to become the first academy product since John Terry to make
it in the first-team
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An eight-year-old Mount joins Chelsea at the age of eight
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Mount, aged two, would watch his dad's non-League side Havant Town
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Mount, with dad Tony, signing with Vitesse Arnhem in Holland on loan in
2017
曾任哈凡特鎮 (Havant Town) 主帥的東尼說：“我是一個傳統的教練，當我們
0-3輸給凱特靈時，梅森和我一起坐在更衣室裡踢杯子、踢門、罵髒話。”
In 2004, Tony took a five-year old Mason to a club in Farnham for his
first experience of playing on grass.
“其他孩子都是六歲，只有他是五歲。我把他帶去，工作人員問我：‘他看起來
有點矮，滿六歲了嗎？’我說：‘沒錯！’兩堂訓練課後他就能和U8的球員們一起比
賽了，他還盤帶過了所有人。”
Chelsea quickly spotted his talent. Mason was training with the Blues as
well as the club his family raised him to support, Portsmouth.
== SAINT TO WINNER ==
So when a friend invited them to rivals Southampton, so coaches could
assess their trialists against a Chelsea player, the future starlet was
hesitant.
“在開車去那裡的路上梅森問我：‘我不一定要穿上那件球衣吧？’他的喜好是
根深蒂固的。我說：‘你只會拿到練習罩衫而已。’”
“工作人員把小球員分成四組並讓他們輪換上場。第一隊穿著黑色的球衣，第二
隊穿著藍色的球衣，還有一隊穿著黃色的球衣。我當時還在想梅森那隊千萬不要穿紅
白相間的球衣！千萬不要穿紅白相間的球衣！結果他果真穿著紅白相間的球衣出來，
還臭臉。”
“他指著球衣大聲叫我。那晚他像個男人般掌控了全場，因為他非常不爽那件球
衣，他一共打進了14個球。”
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Mount's dad Tony told SunSport about his son's rapid rise at Chelsea
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Mount became best mates with West Ham's Declan Rice, left, in Chelsea's
academy
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Rice and Mount's friendship endured as the two holidayed together this
summer
Despite attempts by Saints and Pompey to sign Mount, it was too late. He'd
fallen in love with Chelsea. He signed with the Blues aged eight and met
fellow midfielder Rice at their Cobham academy. The duo quickly became
inseparable.
“當萊斯14歲被俱樂部放棄時，我們都感到十分難過，梅森對俱樂部這個決定目
瞪口呆，黛比（梅森的母親）還哭了。梅森和萊斯七歲就開始一起踢球，隨著家庭遊
遍歐洲，一起度假，突然之間，他就要離開球隊了。萊斯是一個十分堅強的小夥子，
他完全配得上在西漢姆聯所獲得的一切。”
== RAM RAID ==
It was at the academy that Mason first met Jody Morris, Lampard's
assistant at Derby and now Chelsea. Former midfielder Morris was manager
of the youth team when Mason stepped up. He thrived off Morris' old-school
approach and was appointed captain.
“我問梅森，莫里斯怎麼樣？他告訴我，‘爸爸，莫里斯很棒，他是一個嚴厲的
主教練，我很喜歡他。如果某件事我做得很棒，他會希望我做得更好。”
So when Morris called last summer to say Lampard wanted to meet, he jumped
at the invite. Both father and son travelled up to a London hotel and
listened to Lampard's pitch about going to Derby.
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Frank Lampard convinced Mount to join his Derby County last year
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Mount signed a five-year deal at Chelsea this summer
“談話很鼓舞人心，連我都想為蘭帕德踢球了。蘭帕德確實是個非常優秀的主教
練，他向我們闡述了他能帶給梅森什麼。他非常了解我的兒子，還談了他看梅森踢的
比賽。”
“我們還和格拉斯哥流浪者主帥傑拉德有過交流，他和蘭帕德很相似，他也看過
梅森的比賽、很了解球員，並且希望我的兒子能加盟他的球隊，蘭帕德也說了類似的
話，說梅森有他喜愛的一切特點。”
“我告訴梅森，不要衝動，應該仔細考慮，我覺得雲達不萊梅是個好去處，和諾
維奇的會面也讓人感覺不錯。但梅森說，‘不，爸爸，我只想去德比郡，我想要為蘭
帕德踢球。’”
Mount scored nine goals and got four assists at Pride Park last season
where he formed a strong bond with the Chelsea legend. With Lampard now
holding the reins at Stamford Bridge, Mason's hopes of succeeding Terry
look possible.
Tony added: “I don't think that opportunity has been there before — and
history tells you that — but it could be totally different with the new
management team. The expectation is that an opportunity will be given to
Mason, and pre-season shows that could happen.”
(編輯：姚凡)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9633873/chelsea-mount-john-terry
-blues-dad-academy/
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