For Chelsea's two-time player of the season and one of their shining lights through an otherwise tough season, Mason Mount has started poorly this term. It's not an elephant in the room, it's true of a lot of players, but it is disappointing.
Bearing in mind that Mount's longest run of not getting a goal or assist in the league since making his debut in 2019 is seven games, dating back to the end of the 2020/21 season, his current stretch of six games is baron for a player of his quality.
The entirety of Chelsea's problems don't come close to boiling down to just being on Mount's shoulders, but the 23-year-old has generated quite a name for being a consistently high and reliable performer. Year on year his attacking output has improved despite being shunted about, and Graham Potter looks set to cement the England star in his own XI too.
