Chelsea 1-1 Leicester City: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019/20

#2 Chelsea's high pressing pays dividends as Mount opens the scoring

Chelsea FC v Leicester City - Premier League

Since the very beginning of the Lampard era - dating back to pre-season - we have seen an audacious degree of high, fearless pressing from the Chelsea midfielders. Here again, right from the outset, they set out to rob Leicester at Stamford Bridge in the advanced areas of the pitch.

Consequently, the Blues saw their first clear cut opportunity of the fixture inside the first minute itself, when Cesar Azpilicueta fizzed one into the path of Giroud, who chested it to Pedro. The Spaniard lashed a ferocious volley to the side-netting.

Just a couple of minutes later, the hosts, packing the entire channel with blue, were at it again. The likes of Kante (down the right), Jorginho (deeper), Mount (retreating forward) and the wingers encircled the flanks after initially forcing the ball out wide.

The procedure reaped rewards big time as Mason Mount kicked off the Frank Lampard era with a sumptuous finish in the seventh minute. While the rest of his teammates were jogging upfront and closing down spaces, he sprinted towards a careless Wilfred Ndidi and pick-pocketed the central midfielder.

What was simply world-class in the process was how he got his shot away despite being down.

Mason Mount was responsible for all three shots on target in the first 30 minutes of Chelsea vs. Leicester:02': Saved07': Scored21': Saved100% shot accuracy from the 20-year-old. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/Z5F4DtV1mF

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