Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has heaped
praise on potential FIFA Club World Cup final
opponents Palmeiras for their style of play.
Mount recalled watching Palmeiras play in the
Copa Libertadores final against fellow Brazilian
outfit Flamengo alongside Thiago Silva and
Jorginho. Ahead of the Blues' Club World Cup
semifinal against Al-Hilal, the 23-year-old
midfielder said the following about the South
American champions:
"I watched the game with Thiago
(Silva) and Jorgi (Jorginho) as we were
having food at the hotel. Thiago had
his iPad set up at the end of the table
so we were able to watch the whole
match. Those two are from Brazil so
they watch it a lot but I hadn’t seen
that many games before.
"Palmeiras looked a very fiery and
aggressive team, very hungry to win,"
he added. "They look like a good side.
They won that final showing a lot of
heart and we know any team that
comes up against us wants to beat us."
Mount also expressed his desire to lift the FIFA
Club World Cup for the first time in Chelsea's
illustrious history.
"Our focus is always on the next
game because they come thick and fast
but we really want to win this
tournament," he said. "We haven’t
ever won it as a club so we want to
win it, like every competition we’re in.
We want to have that winning
mentality and hopefully it will be a
good trip for us."
By virtue of being the European champions,
Chelsea have directly entered the FIFA Club
World Cup at the semi-final stage. The Blues will
face Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal on 9 February
after the latter secured a 6-1 win over Al-Jazira in
the second round of the competition.
Palmeiras have also directly qualified for the
semi-finals, where they will take on Egyptian side
Al-Ahly.
Chelsea have only qualified once before for the
FIFA Club World Cup which was back in 2012.
The Blues suffered a defeat at the hands of
Brazilian side Corinthians in the final.
Monday, February 7, 2022
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Mason Mount singles out 'fiery and aggressive' team for special praise and outlines Chelsea's Club World Cup ambitions
Mason Mount singles out 'fiery and aggressive' team for special praise and outlines Chelsea's Club World Cup ambitions
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