Why would you say that Chelsea ate not planning of winning the league to to finish on top four when this was the reason why the management fired Pocchetino to achieve success but I don't see them on that track because it might only be a dream.
Selling the players that are more experienced in the club is a wrong move and that can affect the performance of the club. Maybe the new coach already have his own players that will suit his game strategy at hand.
Haha maybe that's his personal opinion but the fact is that almost all clubs are fighting to win the title it's just that they know their capabilities and they sometimes don't want to expect more, especially for Chelsea I believe they are one of the clubs that are aiming for the title since the last 3 seasons and that is also the reason why they spent a lot of money in 2 transfer windows. For next season, Chelsea is not the main candidate to win the title but for the top 4, I think it is not impossible and currently Chelsea is preparing a young squad maybe not for this season but who knows next season. I believe Chelsea is one of the elite clubs in the Premier League and never thought that they would be relegated.
Last season at the very end they actually picked themselves up and started to move forward. They sat halfway through the season in mid-table and at the end of the season they climbed to 6th place. I'm sure if they had more time they could have fought for 5th or even 4th place. So I'm not writing them off for the new season