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Chelsea midfielder Mount: From Lampard axe to Champions League triumph - 2021 an emotional extreme

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount admits 2021 has been a rollercoaster.

The year started with the sacking of manager Frank Lampard, however that led onto the appointment of Thomas Tuchel and eventually victory in the Champions League final.

Mount told chelseafc.com: "Looking back on the year, you always say there's ups and downs but the emotion of it all has been extreme. What happened back in January and how we were at the time, it was obviously a big low point.

"With a new manager coming in, having that transition period that I've never experienced before mid-season, you have to work things out and find your position within the team again. It's just about working hard every day in training and then to finish the season with a Champions League trophy shows how you go from the lows to the highs in football.

"It was what we all dreamed of and that's what we achieved as a group and as a club so it's special. For me then to go away with England in the summer at the Euros and get to another final, these are the things that you learn from and you quickly want to achieve more. We obviously started with the Super Cup this season and we have that taste of winning big trophies so we definitely want to carry that on in 2022."

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