Mount: The club world cup has a rare chance to win the championship, I have to seize it, i keep both gold and silver medals

Live bar On February 12, Chelsea, which reached the final of the Club World Cup, will face Palmeiras in the early morning of Beijing time on the 13th. Before the match, Mount was interviewed by the Daily Telegraph at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, saying that the opportunity to become a Club World Cup winner was rare and Chelsea must seize the opportunity.

If they can win the Club World Cup, Chelsea can complete the trophy grand slam since boss Abramovich took over. In 2012, the Blues reached the Club World Cup final but lost to Corinthians. Their boss doesn't want to wait another 10 years for such an opportunity. In the last training session before the semi-finals, technical adviser Cech also shouted to all the team members, warning them not to miss the opportunity to pocket the "world champion" as they did in the past, leaving regrets that they could not fully claim that they had "won everything".

Mount has a lot of experience playing in the finals: he has played in the Championship promotion play-off finals (during his loan spell in Derby County), represented Chelsea in two FA Cup finals, Champions League finals and UEFA Super Cup matches, as well as the upcoming Club World Cup and League Cup finals. He also reached the Final of the European Championship with England last summer.

Looking ahead to the upcoming final, Mount said: "I've seen people say that so far this year I'm going to play my fifth final. Obviously, they counted my game against England. As a player, these are the games you want to play. You want to go to big competitions, you want to get to the finals, you want to win trophies. Putting us in a position where we might win another trophy obviously means a lot to us. Whether it's as a team, a club, or as individuals, we want to win everything. We're on the right track, and we want to move on. ”

"It's easy to think that opportunities like this are going to keep coming up, but in the last few days I do understand one thing, this (Club World Cup) is a very, very difficult race. You have to win the Champions League first, and that doesn't happen very often. Peter [Petr Cech] told us in training that he didn't have too many regrets in his career, but he still didn't do his best, that is, he didn't do it when he had the chance to win this event, after all, he only had one chance. ”

"It's probably only happened once in my career, so as a team we know how seriously we take this final and how important it is to give everything to win a major event that few teams have ever won. We're focused on that, which has undoubtedly been our top priority over the past few days. You're not going to get that opportunity very often, and we're going to hold it. ”

Talking about what it's like to lose the final and finish second, Mount said: "I think you can look at the memories and experiences of taking second place – the European Cup, the FA Cup, look at those finals and think about how upset you are after the game, they remind you of that feeling again. I know a lot of players who throw it aside once they've finished the silver medal, but I kind of like the silver medal. They won't be put in the Honor Cabinet, but you can use them as motivation. You can use the silver medal to remember that feeling after the game and tell yourself: 'You don't want to do that again!' ’”

"Then you look at the trophy cabinet, look at the medals of the champion, think about the feeling of winning, those you will remember. I've kept that all the time, and the Champions League is definitely number one. Hopefully, after Saturday' matches, the Club World Cup gold medal will be there. ”

If he defeats Palmeiras and returns to the Middle East at the end of the year, Mount may become the double champion of the Club World Cup + World Cup. In response, he said: "It may be fate. So, hopefully we can end this race with a big climax, go to Qatar with the honour of the Club World Cup, and do our best to do our best in that [World Cup] event. It's going to be tough, you're going to meet the best team in the world, but I absolutely believe we can do well. As a team, we are very open-minded and know what we have and what we can achieve as a team. We are confident about that. ”

(Felix Cat)