Yeah, reading it back I think I came across pretty defensively - that's my bad. I was more bemused than anything.
What type of player is Mount. I only watch him in the big PL clashes and for England. I don't see him week to week (despite him playing what seems to be every available minute of football until this season.)
He's ideally an 8 in a 3 man midfield, but under Tuchel was most effective as an inside forward our the typical 3-4-2-1. At his best, he had license to drop deeper and get involved in build-up play - often we'd struggle when he got isolated too high up the pitch which again underlines that his best position is probably as an 8.
The way that I think about Mount is that he's pretty good at just about everything without having too many world-class standout attributes (aside from stamina and application). He's more effective than flashy overall.
For me he's struggled to fit into Potter's 3-4-2-1 for a few reasons. First, there's a lot less focus on keeping possession via short passing because Enzo's range is significantly better than Jorginho's - so the inside forwards are staying further up. That in turn means the inside forwards have to be better at retaining the ball - and Felix / Havertz are both significantly better at playing with their backs to goal than Mount is. Second, we simply lack a defensive midfield anchor who would allow us to play an effective 3 man midfield with Enzo / Mount either side - maaaaaybe Zakaria could do this in a pinch but he's had injury problems and doesn't seem to be favoured. Third and probably most significantly, Enzo as a right-sided 6 is simply a much better passer of the ball than Mount is - so a lot of the value Mount brings to the table from that right sided 8/10 inside forward spot is somewhat redundant now.
I do think though that if he were to go to Liverpool or City he'd be fecking awesome - which is extremely frustrating to say the least. We shouldn't be struggling to get the most out of a player who can contribute in as many ways as Mount can, but there have obviously been recruitment and managerial issues holding us back.