Mason Mount has set himself a goal target of ten this season and is keen not be a 'luxury' player for Chelsea.
The 20-year-old got off to a superb start with the Blues, having impressed on loan under Frank Lampard last season at Derby County.
Mount, playing mainly in the number ten or left wing role, has already notched ten Premier League goals so far for the Blues, however has had a slight dip in form.
Mount has been in and out of the starting XI, with Lampard preferring a midfield three of Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic.
But the midfielder is still on course for the pre-season target and looking to go beyond that this season with the Blues.
Mount told Chelsea's official magazine : "I hadn't had a full pre-season with Chelsea before last summer so that was my first goal – to go away with the first team, work hard, show the manager I was ready to play and get as many minutes as I could in pre-season.
"I knew that would give me the best chance to show him that, when the season started, I could step in and play a big part.
"I always set a target of 10 goals too – double figures – no matter who it’s with. I achieved that last season and the year before, so hopefully I can do that this time as well.
"If you’re stepping up a level, then you’ve got to go to that level with your performances as well.
"The players around you are going to be better so you have to be better as well. Ten goals was always something I felt kept me focused and kept me looking forward, at any level.
"My dad always said when I was younger that you can’t just be a luxury number 10 because you see so many players like that in academy football.
"You see so many players who want to get on the ball, do all the good stuff, but never want to track back, work hard or do the defensive side.
"You see that so much and he said to me that you need to do the other side of the game too, so that was always in my head."
