{"id":78031,"date":"2022-12-16T08:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T07:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-william-gallas-rates-chelseas-chance-of-finishing-top-four-warns-boehly"},"modified":"2022-12-16T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T09:05:08","slug":"epl-william-gallas-rates-chelseas-chance-of-finishing-top-four-warns-boehly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-william-gallas-rates-chelseas-chance-of-finishing-top-four-warns-boehly","title":{"rendered":"EPL: William Gallas rates Chelsea\u2019s chance of finishing top-four, warns Boehly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Chelsea defender, William Gallas has said that it would be very difficult for his former club to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season.<\/p>\n<p>Gallas also warned Chelsea co-owner, Todd Boehly that he would be blamed if the Blues fails to finish in the top Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are currently in the eighth position on the Premier League table with 21 points from 14 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think getting into the top four will be very difficult for them, even if they went out and signed a forward. It will be very hard for Chelsea to finish in the top four,\u201d Gallas told Genting Casino.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Chelsea don\u2019t finish in the top four, Todd Boehly would have failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere can be no excuses for a club like Chelsea finishing outside of the top four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always very quick to judge players on their performance and it should be the same for the owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe arrived and spent a lot of money, but if he doesn\u2019t qualify for the top four, he would have failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Chelsea defender, William Gallas has said that it would be very difficult for his former club to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season. 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