The better the English teams do the higher the England coefficient is and the more likely it is that the Premier League gets 5 CL spots, which in turn pushes EL and ECL down a place in the table. Probably don’t need them to win it to achieve that. Winning it will get a CL spot for next season...
In fairness it was at least relevant to the point being made, unlike at the start of the season when no one could mention Brighton without bringing it up.