"We had a few days to get together as a group, speak within the group, some truths needed to be said and we got that out of our system," Mason Mount told Sky Sports after Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-0 at Elland Road. Whatever was said in the changing room, or on the training ground, clearly worked.
Chelsea looked back to somewhat near their brilliant best against Leeds - and the timing couldn't have been anymore perfect. The Blues make the short trip to Wembley on Saturday afternoon to take on Liverpool in the FA Cup final and the win on Wednesday night will give the side some much-needed confidence ahead of the showdown.
Many people thought Chelsea would have had one eye, or perhaps more, on the final for their trip to Elland Road. That was definitely not the case, however.
