Mason Mount had a brilliant start to the 2019-20 campaign and for the first couple of weeks, he almost nullified the fact that Chelsea failed to make any signings during the summer transfer window.
But as is the case with almost every youngster, the goals dried up for Mason Mount and eventually, his form took a hit.
Despite that, the manager chose to stick with him, handing him starts and so far this season, the 21-year-old has played in 29 Premier League games. But after a series of average performances, Mason Mount put his name on the scoresheet once again, this time scoring in the 4-0 win against Everton on Sunday.
And this week, the youngster has revealed how a change in his thinking has helped him regain his form.
‘I feel like recently I’ve been trying too hard to score, snatching at shots and trying to take shots when I’m off-balance,’ he revealed to the club’s official website.
‘When you’re so focused on ‘I want to score, I need to score’, then that does happen – you don’t take your time and focus on the technique.
‘I’ve been over-thinking and it’s not been going my way so I was trying to stay calm and not trying to look for it as much as I have been. I was just focused on the performance and then it happened. I turned, took a touch and finished it. It’s something where you don’t have to try that hard, it just comes at the right time and obviously it did today.
‘Against Bournemouth, I took a shot in the first half where it was an impossible angle and I was just trying to maybe score a worldie when it wasn’t on.
‘In the Bayern game, I snatched at a shot with my left foot when it just wasn’t on but I wanted to score so much.
‘I spoke with Frank about that but it’s been more just me personally looking at my game and I’ve been speaking to my dad as well. He’s very into football and watching my game, looking at where I can improve and he helps me a lot.
‘He watches every game I play and then tells me after what I did well and what I didn’t do the best.
‘He used to play – not at a high level – and he’s been a coach as well. He just wants to help make me the best I can be so I listen to every bit of advice and try to learn from it.
‘Coming off the pitch and speaking afterwards in the car is something we’ve done ever since I was a little kid so nothing really changes.’
