Questions about Mason Mount raised after another game on the bench | OneFootball

Mason Mount stayed on the bench for Chelsea for the full 90 minutes for the second game in a row.

It raised a couple of eyebrows when he didn’t appear off the bench against Aston Villa, but it was the second blank in a row today which has really made people question what’s going on.

Some are convinced he’s being frozen out as a punishment after reaching a contract stalemate with the club, while others think it’s just a Graham Potter decision based on form which his staff are keeping intact.

We are inclined to think the former, and it’s hard to imagine how a player who has been so effective over the last couple of seasons could not even come off the bench over two games where we’ve failed to score.

If he continues to be exiled, it will only become harder to deny that’s what going on, so let’s reserve out judgement.