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by HTownND (2017-05-21 13:35:09)

In reply to: You never see a squad of that caliber not playing in Europe.  posted by NDMike2001

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But everyone outside of Leicester got bounced like chumps in the round of 16 so it's not like that's been a focus for much time.

None had 31 wins either.
by NDMike2001  (2017-05-22 06:52:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The point being that this Chelsea squad is world class. Even without Kante they were obviously good enough to qualify for Europe. I really can't imagine another scenario where an elite squad would not be playing in Europe. And it's reasonable to expect that this one would have gone to the quarters or more this year. That being the case, 31 wins would have been much more difficult.