Erik ten Hag has backed summer signing Mason Mount to flourish in a new position.
's arrival. Eriksen, who often played further forward before his move to Old Trafford last summer, switched up his game to become more of a threat from deep."Christian Eriksen, last season, came in and had the same," he added."First time in his life he played in a deeper role and that was the ambition from Christian and then also the ambition from Mason.
"And so he wants to be more multifunctional. That's the way I see football, but as I say, it will not come overnight. There's a process we have to go through, but he’s very game-intelligent."He has the technical abilities, has also good vision on the ball. He knows how to deal with the ball. He has the dynamics, don't forget that. He has the mentality. So, all the ingredients are there to do it.
A third commented:"What I don't understand is why we paid £55M for a player who isn't a specialist at what we're asking him to do? I just cannot make sense of it. Having said that, I hope Mount fits in and starts performing at a top level."Thoughts on Ten Hag's plans to give Mason Mount a more deeper midfield role this season? Will it work?
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