I do pity Chelsea actually, when they win, they remained in 10th place, when they lose, the same place and when they draw, the same spot; I really think the race will be stopped here, there is nothing much they can do season again but since they remained in the Premier League, maybe they can try again by next season perhaps they will be able to make it next time but that means they will missed Champions league for the next 2 years again, that's sad to think.
I think Chelsea needs to make a revolution. Since Abramovich left, I have seen Chelsea's performance continue to decline and currently their fate is almost the same as United. I also feel sorry for Chelsea who are always unlucky in the transfer market where they often get low quality players at high prices. I hope Chelsea will be able to achieve a miracle in the next season. With the number of points they have, Chelsea can rise to seventh place or drop to sixteenth place. This is still realistic if you look at the other teams' points at the moment.
It seems that you have followed and observed well Chelsea's movements in the transfer market in the last two seasons. Namely before Tuchel was fired and in the Pochettino era. And yes, you are very right that Chelsea has always been unlucky in the transfer market. And I think this club needs their previous staff who were actually always quite good in the transfer market. The Chelsea club currently managed by Todd Boehly prioritizes young players. And I think this is a good step in the long term but also quite a risky step in the short term. Because young players sometimes need a longer adaptation, which is different from senior players who are of a mature age who are easier to adapt to. I still remember when Tuchel was still there, Chelsea competed a lot in the transfer market with Barcelona and the funny thing is that Chelsea always gave in because they always lost out on high price bids. And Chelsea instead took alternative players who were certainly not as good as the players they were initially targeting. But actually the young players at Chelsea are now starting to show good performance. It's just that they haven't been consistent and still make a lot of mistakes. I also think that this season Chelsea probably won't move far from their current ranking. But I hope that next season Chelsea will start to have a better positive trend.