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Oliver Harbord

Mason Mount reveals what he was told by Jose Mourinho while in Chelsea's academy

Mason Mount seemed to start his education early at Chelsea and Jose Mourinho was part of that when he was Blues boss.

It was a bit of a shock for Chelsea supporters when they discovered that their former manager is now the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

The Portuguese manager had two stints in Stamford Bridge, but he will be in the opposite dugout when the Blues travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 22.

Mount has been with the Blues since a youngster and came through the academy at the club, being a ball boy during while he was going through the youth system.

And Mount has revealed what Mourinho taught him while he was in the academy.

"The first thing I really remember was being a ball bay at the games," Mount told the Chelsea website .

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"That was a big thing for me. I was so buzzing about that and you can’t really be any closer than that!

"One moment that stands out was under Jose Mourinho.

"If we were winning in Champions League games then he would tell us to keep hold of the ball and not to throw it back so quickly!"

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