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Mount on things coming off in front of goal, big contributions from
Loftus-Cheek and Werner, and the prospect of finally winning a final at
Wembley

18 Apr 2022


After scoring the goal that sealed our FA Cup semi-final victory over
Crystal Palace, Mason Mount reflected on his purple patch of goalscoring
form, the contribution of his team-mates who teed up and netted, as well
as the prospect of Liverpool again in next month's final.


https://i.imgur.com/4OVUPfH.jpg


It was a tight and cagey London derby at Wembley as the Eagles defended
resolutely with men behind the ball and restricted us to limited
opportunities before the break. Yet Ruben Loftus-Cheek broke the deadlock
with a fine strike into the top corner after the restart before Mount
doubled our advantage 11 minutes later.


The midfielder produced an accomplished finish himself, exchanging passes
with Timo Werner before opening his body to steer the ball low into the
bottom corner beyond the despairing dive of Palace keeper Jack Butland.


It was Mount's fourth goal in the past three games and his 12th of the
campaign, the best return of his career.


'It's a game that we needed to bounce back,' he said, reflecting on our
response from the disappointment of the midweek Champions League exit.
'Any time you play at Wembley, it's a special occasion. I can't remember
the last time I scored here but I think it was quite a while ago.


'If you look at the game overall, it was very tight. I was speaking to
[Palace's former Blues defender] Marc Guehi afterwards and saying how well
they played and how good they are as a team with top players.


https://i.imgur.com/16hw3Fw.jpg
Mount slots in his 12th goal of the campaign to make it 2-0


'They made it very difficult for us with the way they set up. They have a
very good manager and we found it difficult. It took quite a long time for
us to break them down. We didn't have many chances until we scored, which
opened the game up. They had to go forward a bit more, which left more
gaps and then we got the second which was the game killed off.'


Werner was named Player of the Match by the Wembley Stadium PA and Mount
had the German to thank for teeing up his latest goal. Our number 11 had a
busy afternoon down the left and also set up Romelu Lukaku to strike the
post late on.


'He's been brilliant since he came in at Southampton and then in Madrid,'
continued Mount. 'You can see he's full of energy. In the second half
there was a moment where he missed a chance but then me and Jorginho were
laughing on the bench because he sprinted all the way back to the halfway
line and made a tackle.


https://i.imgur.com/O4RMddn.jpg
Werner got another assist in the semi-final


'That's what we're all about. He gives everything so I'm very pleased for
him. He got me a little assist, could have had another one and he could
have had a couple of goals as well. He's done so well the past couple of
games.'


Loftus-Cheek has also been in excellent form over the past few matches,
charging up and down the right flank as wing-back at the Bernabeu before
coming off the bench to turn the game at Wembley with perhaps his most
decisive moment in a Chelsea shirt to date.


'I'm absolutely buzzing for Rubes,' said Mount. 'He's worked so hard to
get back into the shape he is now and he's a top player. He came on in a
difficult game but stepped up and did well.


https://i.imgur.com/Bm5X2fl.jpg
Mount and Loftus-Cheek celebrate after the final whistle at Wembley


'He's a big, dominant player for us and the way he drives the ball forward
really helps us move up the pitch. He was brilliant today when he came
on.'


In an impressive individual season, this latest strike has taken Mount up
to 25 goal involvements (11 goals, 14 assists) in all competitions,
comfortably the most in the Chelsea squad and a pleasing return for the
23-year-old.


He attributes it to work on the training pitch and a dedication to
self-improvement, never happy to rest on his laurels after reaching double
figures for both goals scored and assists provided.


'It's obviously been quite a productive season for me,' he said. 'At the
start, it was something I really looked at because as a midfielder you
want to be someone who gets goals and assists.


'I've always wanted to be that threat and I've tried to do it as best I
can. It's started to come off a bit more this season but you always have
those periods where you don't score as well and I've had those this season
too.


https://i.imgur.com/y9uzQnl.jpg
Flying high with the blue flag at Wembley


'It's been a good little period the last couple of games. I've just been
trying to focus on getting in the box and trying to take my opportunities.
I had a couple of shots today and they went miles over but then I had the
one right at the end where it's the best chance out of all of them. I've
got to take it and I found the corner which is something I've been working
on in training.'


Yet personal accolades only count for so much and there is one wrong that
Mount is desperate to put right in the final weeks of the campaign – his
missing FA Cup and a wretched record in finals at Wembley.


'I haven't had the best memories in finals at Wembley so to get to another
one is an opportunity to make it right and to finally win one,' he added.
'I've always said that I want to win the big trophies and the FA Cup is
one of the biggest.


'We know it's going to be a very hard game against Liverpool. We watched
the game yesterday and we know what they bring but every time we play them
there are fireworks so it's a fairytale game. Of course we remember the
last final we played and we have an opportunity to put that right now.


'It's definitely time for us to win a final at Wembley. For myself, it's
been five finals I've lost so now we have to put the pressure on ourselves
to step up.'

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