I don't think we've looked poor. I mean, compared to the Everton and United games, then sure, but I think the team is learning how to get results without dominating and blowing teams away. The Boro and Spurs games told me a lot more about this team than the previous 5 wins. Blowing teams away is fun, but I'm sure Pep will have learned a lot about the team from your last 2 league wins. He was noticeably very happy with the team this weekend.
I watched the Spurs game and they were the better side, further I feel Boro did enough to earn something from their match with you. This is not a disparagement, on the contrary, it's fitting for potential Champions to get all three points from games when they should be getting one or none. I'm simply stating I think we are in somewhat of a similar situation.
I've seen a lot of talk on your forums, and ours, and many fans on both sides seem to be willing to accept a draw up-front. There's that level of mutual respect for the dangerous players in each squad, and the tactical prowess of both managers, which dictates that it could seriously go either way. My feeling is though, that Guardiola has a slight advantage insomuch as he knows by-and-large what to expect from Chelsea and can tailor the team around that in his first full week of training with a full squad since taking over. We'll see.
FWIW, I agree that we'd all much rather see Chelsea succeed than Arse and even more so the bin dippers.