Frank Lampard has called for Mason Greenwood to be given time to mature - just like his Chelsea rising stars. The Blues boss, who earned 106 caps for England, is currently nurturing another potential Three Lions striker in Tammy Abraham.
With 15 goals for Manchester United this season, rising teenage star Greenwood is being tipped to gatecrash Gareth Southgate’s strike force for next summer’s European Championships.
But after 15 goals during the first half of the current campaign, Abraham has netted just once since January and Lampard believes the country’s young Lions should be given time to mature.
He said: “It’s not just Tammy. It’s a general rule. We get very excited with young talent and rightly so. “We’ve seen it this season and
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