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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea hero, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, has expressed confidence that the club would secure a top-four finish under their manager, Thomas Tuchel, this season.<\/p>\n

Chelsea are currently in the fifth position on the Premier League table with a point behind fourth-place West Ham after 26 matches.<\/p>\n

Asked if Chelsea will finish top-four, Hasselbaink told Sky Sports: \u201cI\u2019m more convinced that Chelsea will make it because at the moment, they don\u2019t get any goals against and that is a big thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey only need to score one goal to win matches. They are not getting counter-attacked that much.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, they are not getting goals against set-pieces, so in that aspect, it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgainst Manchester United, they got the best chance in the game, and I still believe Chelsea will be in the top four.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s next game is against Liverpool on Thursday at Anfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Chelsea hero, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, has expressed confidence that the club would secure a top-four finish under their manager, Thomas Tuchel, this season. Chelsea are currently in the fifth position on the Premier League table with a point behind fourth-place West Ham after 26 matches. 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