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EPL Watch 12th week

#ARSTOT
The most anticipated London derby:
Weary of the 11th week loss against the smoky Man City, Gunners and fans were in pre-match 'sutana' praying fervently for victory and feverishly afeared of untoward results against a  London rival who earned their champion league position last season. Wenger fielded all his artilleries and Spur fell. Spur Sanchez could not stop super  Sanchez from scoring. Ramsey marauding as usual. Ozil's assist. Mustafi's got a goal. Cech saved the day. A fortunate 2-nil victory with a convincing performance.

#TakeHome: Last week failure shouldn't affect today's performance. Rather than making you jittery it should be a determination for redress. 


#LEIMCI
Humble Guardiola had played down the invincibility of the Citizen but they tore resilient Leicester apart. It was almost a punch for a punch until Guardiola's trademark 'tiki-taka' rended Leicester's defence apart. De Bruyne's rocket shot was astonishing. Gab Jesus always has a way of being a perfect poacher. Sane with his insane incision. 

#TakeHome: Hubris is the pride that heralds a downfall. At peak of any success one should never be too proud, with the cognizance that no condition is ever permanent. Guardiola is riding his humility till it lasts.

 
#MANNEW
MAN UTD has a pogba back and their onions back. It was a blistering defeat. Fast pace. Intelligent Martial dazzled and courageous Smalling is becoming a revelation. Pogback on scoreline.  Lukaku finally scored.

#TakeHome: there are many a time when an individual may not be properly appreciated until they are unavoidably absent. Then, the vacuum they leave will show the measure of their importance. How important is Pogba? Mourinho knows better.


#WBACHE
Conte is a tough man axing David Luiz last week against MAN UTD yet secured his victory. He's a principled man. This week, Hazard was like  a blizzard that couldn't be stopped. Morata is simply a football con man: subtly intelligent and evasively creative. Bakayoko was just too wasteful. 

#TakeHome: If a member of your team threatens the whole, kindly note not matter how seemingly important, he should never be prioritized over team harmony. Conte and Luiz saga. 


#LIVSOU
Liverpool attacked, like their custom, in hyena-like park. Sensational Sallah routed opponents' defence. Klopp's happy. Sallah's amazing goal can make Sallah every weekend and every weekend a Sallah.

Scoreline from goal


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