EPLwatch 24th week

#BHACHE

This beautiful week started with a beautiful football from Conte's guys in the absence of their suspended top striker, Alvaro Morata. The first aplomb came from a stunning Hazard's strike, but the second would make the weekend of the fans: a fluid, awesome exchange from Hazard to Bastuayi back to Willian who feathered it into the unsuspecting opponent's net.

#TakeHome: Chelsea first win in 2018? Keep plugging away, victory is sure to come.

#ARSCRY

As Harry West put it in his headline on goal.com, "early blitz means that Sanchez is hardly missed" but we need to remember that Arsenal overtime has a way of surprising when you hardly expect especially after they have lost out on every front. Like the fire of a lighter, Arsenal's spirit dies quicker and harmlessly. The match was a quick routing, surprisingly concluded in the first half

#TakeHome: a flurry of successes might be needed to build a character not fluttering performance.

#BUNMUN

Turf Moor couldn't have been tougher, as MAN UTD escaped burns from burning Burnley. Martial would made the fans day with the tricking stunner as he "body-witted" the defender and goal keeper to another side of the post while he shot against top-inner rail for the only goal of the game.

#TakeHome: when you get to a level where everyone there is good, you need to steadily perform to shine.

#MCINEW

All eyez on City, as people expected a descent to human level, but Guardiola seemed too good to allow such redundancy fester. That man has stepped into English league boldly yet doing it better than what detractors prophesied. Alas, without a Messi.

Recovering from the brunt of Liverpool big statement last weekend, city's Aguero got a mouth-watering hattrick. Leroy Sane with a superhuman, alien assist: that guy dribbles unusual like Riera, surprisingly combative like Ngolo Kante, counters like Mahrez, and preempts opportunities like Morata.

#TakeHome: at a point everyone falls, but a champion rises taller after each fall.

Signoff:

Every weekend's momentum will be gargantuan as the competition is stiff but Guardiola seems to be that super-brilliant kid in your class that always knows the answers.

Will he last? Only time can tell...

GAME WEEK 24

20/01/2018

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

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