{"id":345930,"date":"2019-01-23T18:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=345930"},"modified":"2019-01-23T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:23:33","slug":"maurizio-sarri-chelsea-do-not-deserve-top-four-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/01\/23\/maurizio-sarri-chelsea-do-not-deserve-top-four-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea Do Not Deserve Top Four Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea<\/a> may have started the 2018\/19 season well under Maurizio Sarri. However, the wheels appear to have started to come off.<\/p>\n

The way the Blues have been playing as of late does not warrant a place in next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Do Not Deserve a Top-Four Finish<\/h1>\n

Chelsea were beaten comfortably by Arsenal<\/a> last weekend and did not look like a team that has been sitting in the top four for the whole season.<\/p>\n

Sarri has seen his side beaten by Leicester City<\/a>, Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

The Stamford Bridge outfit did not look good enough in any of those games, whilst they have also appeared to struggle to grind out results in other matches.<\/p>\n

The Newcastle United<\/a> game highlighted a real issue for Chelsea as a number of players were ineffective.<\/p>\n

Their form is a little concerning at the moment. Games against AFC Bournemouth<\/a> and Huddersfield Town<\/a> are next for the Blues.<\/p>\n

On paper, Chelsea should win those with relative ease. However, with how the club is currently performing, there will be doubts if they can get six points.<\/p>\n

An away trip to Manchester City<\/a> then awaits them and, if things have not improved by then, Sarri\u2019s side could be on the wrong end of a big result.<\/p>\n

Sarri Needs to Get Things Changed<\/h2>\n

Winning the Premier League title was never a realistic aim for Sarri in his first campaign as Chelsea boss.<\/p>\n

However, finishing in a Champions League spot is. As things are going, it does not look as though that may happen.<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> and Manchester United<\/a> are right on their coattails this season and one more bad result could see Chelsea slip out of the top four.<\/p>\n

It would not be surprising to see that scenario become a reality once the Premier League campaign concludes in May.<\/p>\n

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