Rene Meulensteen, former assistant to legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, fears Mason Mount could end up like Donny van de Beek.
The England midfielder has struggled to live up to his potential since joining the club in a £55million deal last summer. And Meulensteen fears Mount’s Old Trafford career could end like Van de Beek’s. If the coach doesn’t know how to use him and the player himself doesn’t produce consistent performances.
Meulensteen told ESPN :
“Mason Mount is in a similar situation to Donny van de Beek at Manchester United.” “You can say the same about Christian Eriksen. Although he’s more experienced because they both play in the same position as Bruno Fernandes.”สมัคร UFABET
“Bruno is a very important player for United with his goals, assists and power. So others will find it difficult to take that position.”
“With Mason Mount, he doesn’t really play as a No.6 or a winger, you want him to play more as a No.8, the way he plays with a No.6 and a No.8 or a No.10. He’s good at changing the tempo of the game and winning the ball back to play on the counter-attack. He’s very quick and agile and he’s shown that at Chelsea.”
“Sometimes when you are stuck in a system, it is difficult to find certain players to put in there and I fear he will become the ‘new Donny’ and his United career will slowly come to an end.”
“Mason has to work hard in training. When I was at the club we had a lot of different types of players. But for Sir Alex Ferguson that was an advantage when it came to rotation.”
“We can play the same system but with different styles, from Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo. Who drop back to Park Ji-sung and Ryan Giggs who are completely different.”
“United need to think about how they can use Mason Mount in certain games, using his strengths. Maybe even playing him for the last 30 minutes.”