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Chelsea might still miss out on top four spot on the off chance that they keep on having mixed outcomes over their last four fixtures of the Premier League season, manager Thomas Tuchel said after Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Everton.
Everton forward Richarlison’s 46th-minute winner implied that third-set Chelsea have got just four points from their last four games. They lead Arsenal by three and Tottenham Hotspur by five in the race for a programmed Champions League spot.
“I said this many weeks ago that I didn’t feel safe and we’re never safe if we are in a race for top one, top two or top four, no matter what the race, the last four games to only have four points will never be enough,” Tuchel told reporters.
“We have to take care about 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.”
Richarlison’s goal came after a blunder by Cesar Azpilicueta and Tuchel said his team were taking care of serious mix-ups in their last couple of games.
“We knew what was coming and like in the last matches, we struggled to have clean sheets. In the last four we had one, against West Ham United, it’s the only win we have and I’m very disappointed,” he said.
“What can I do? The ball is free, give a goal away, it’s the worst thing that can happen. It happens too often. We struggle to play without big mistakes and it is why we struggle to have results.”
Chelsea will have Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
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