Mason Mount warns Chelsea team-mates against swearing in empty stadiums

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Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has told his team-mates to mind their language when playing in empty stadiums during the Premier League return.

The Blues resume their push for the Champions League places with a trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, June 21, and will of course be without their travelling support in an empty Villa Park.

It will be football's new normal, a different experience for those playing and Mount expects television cameras to be able to pick up every word with no crowds to drown them out.

"It’s going to be interesting playing in a stadium where you can hear absolutely everything," he told the club's official website.

"We will have to be careful with the way we communicate on the pitch, whether that’s telling players where to go or what to do on the ball and things like that. Overall I think it will be fine, but we may have to just be careful not to use any bad language!

"It’s very different and something we as players are not used to at all but if it means we can get back to playing football, then that’s great.

"Obviously making sure everything is safe is the most important thing, because health is the first thing that needs to be considered, but seeing that they’ve managed to return in Germany and that we are following, it makes us very excited to get back playing."

Mason took part in the club's first friendly, a 1-0 win over Championship side Reading, at Cobham on Wednesday as they prepare for the return of competitive football.

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Despite a slight dip in form over the Christmas period where the midfielder looked somewhat jaded, he has proved vital to Frank Lampard's style of play scoring six goals and setting up a further five in 29 Premier League appearances so far.

"I’d love to add more goals to my game, like Frank did when he played for Chelsea," Mount said. "If I could make even half of his goals then I’d be very happy! He was so dominant as a goalscoring midfielder.

"I’d also like to be successful like him in terms of trophies won. As young players coming through, you dream of lifting silverware and that’s no different to this team.

"We want to win trophies and having seen the Chelsea team when Lampard was playing, that’s something we can aspire to."

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