'There’s no way': Ian Wright has no belief in Chelsea's top-4 chances
"I watched Chelsea against Arsenal and I thought they were really poor in every aspect," former Arsenal forward Ian Wright said in the aftermath of Chelsea's 1-0 defeat on Sunday.
"Obviously, they’re very much missing Noni Maduke and Nicolas Jackson and obviously, Cole Palmer didn’t play.
"They haven’t got anyone to stretch the team or anyone to control the game so as you can pass to these players who were doing so well at the start of the season.
"They didn’t look like they were going to score yesterday and there’s no way you can be confident as a defender playing in front of Robert Sanchez.
"There’s no way sitting here right now I can see a scenario as to how they are going to do it [get in the top four].
"For me, if I’m Newcastle or Bournemouth or Brighton or anybody, I’m thinking this is the best chance we’ll have because I don’t think Chelsea will make it."
Chelsea are still holding on to the top four, but there are six teams within five points behind them with nine games to go.
A fifth-place finish could also be enough to qualify for the Champions League, but that does not make the task much easier for the Blues.
