Chelsea have depth in quality players & replacements which makes them
Competitive...We on the other had have difficulty stringing our strongest 11..
We have lack of competition in the squad, we can't rotate unless it's the academy boys...
It is easy to go that route when it suits.
Courtois, Luiz, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Matic, Kante, Moses, Alonso, Hazard, Pedro, Costa. That is their starting lineup. Outside of that, Willian, Fabregas are the two other key players, and you could throw in Terry. It really isn't that big a squad, it just doesn't suffer as much in injuries.
Last season, people thought it would be a positive not being in Europe, ewer games and a longer planning period for games was seen as a positive. The top teams plan to play those games, they live for them.
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