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Mason Mount: The Crown Jewel in Chelsea's Latest Dominant Academy Side

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In recent years, Chelsea have dominated English youth football by producing class after class loaded with stars in the making. Many speak of the "conveyor belt of talent" at La Masia in Barcelona, but truly, the Blues have nipped in and stolen that position of creators-in-chief of exceptional academy talent.

Their run of three consecutive FA Youth Cup victories represents dominance we haven't seen in more than half a decade, and they've actually won five of the last seven tournaments, with the first trophy being hoisted in 2010.

On March 14, the next step in the opportunity to make it four in a row and six from eight arrives, as Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur square off in the first of a two-legged semi-final.