Six points from four matches. That is all Chelsea require to guarantee their place in the Premier League top four and secure Champions League football for next season, something you suspect is an absolute must for the club's next ownership. And yet there is doubt and concern about that prospect.
"I said many weeks ago that I didn't ever feel safe," Thomas Tuchel stated bluntly on Sunday after his side had been beaten by Everton at Goodison Park. "We are never safe. And by the way, if we are in the race for top one, top two, or top four, no matter what the race, in the last four games we only have four points. That never be enough, no matter which race we are in.
"We have to take care of ourselves. At the moment, we don't get the points when we play well and deserve more. And we lose when we play okay. This is a bad mixture."
