Mason Mount says Chelsea youngsters are proving the skeptics wrong this season.
The Blues were not given much hope of success after a FIFA transfer ban was imposed for the 2019/20 campaign.
But academy graduates Mount, Tammy Abraham and Fiyako Tomori have all played a vital role in taking Chelsea to fourth on the table.
"The manager tells us that we're not going to be given a chance just because we're young, we have to earn it," Mount said.
"But the fans have been calling for young English players for a long time and the backing they've given us makes us all want to give that extra yard on the pitch.
"People wrote us off at the start of the season and said we wouldn't do well without new signings, so we just need to keep proving them wrong."
