City's closest challenger are United, not Chelsea. The "Bucs" are eight points and twelve goals behind.
(12:48 p.m.)
Manchester United has unleashed an onslaught on Newcastle. It is now 4-1 in the 82'.
"Imperious" is the word ESPNFC's David Mooney uses to describe City's win at Leicester today. Perfect word for it.
(12:48 p.m.)
Other results of note today: Arsenal won 2-0 at the library. Arsene Wenger smiled after the match. Not winning the league is one thing. Being overtaken by Tottenham quite another.
Liverpool thrashed Southampton 3-0 at Fenway; Chelsea mauled Albion 4-0 at White People's Stadium...And Newcastle! The Striped Prison Shirtings just went up 1-0 on Manchester United at the Bucs own stadium. "Fact!" Mou better win this one.
City are nine points ahead of closest pursuer Chelsea, nine points after twelve matches. Hey Zeus!
(12:37 pm)
Leicester 0 Manchester City 2 FT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IjustwatchedmyfirstCitymatch :o On the electronic television machine over at my son's house.
Manchester City control the game. Every aspect of it: possession, space, defense, passing, pressure, mentally. They control the entire game. Even this match, without Kun, with King Kev's passing off. They were clearly the superior team.
I thought Leicester played a good game. They were in good defensive position and pressured the ball.
Leicester had two chances. Jamie Vardy is what in hockey would be called a "mucker." He lurks around and waits for the opportunistic moment. He's fast. In the first half, I think it was Vardy, he got sent through on a nice pass. Vinny Kompany--Vinny's first game back in months!--prevented the goal with a sliding tackle. Got a yellow card for that, Vinny did, but prevented a goal. In another one Vardy lurked around the box, was offsides, and was sent through and would have scored if he hadn't been offsides. Cheater.
When you maintain possession you put so much pressure on the defense. They break down. On City's first goal near the end of the first half there was such a break down. I think it was Kev who passed to Sane in the box, got Schmeichel diving far post, Leroy dinked it to the Arch Angel Gabriel who had a goal mouth so open I could have scored and Gabriel tapped it in.
Sane. Bad Bad Leroy Sane. He was the straw that stirred the drink in this one.Mother-fucker was always down the left side, receiving a pass so he could send one into the box, he is an exquisite passer, creating chances.
Second half Leicester came out on fire and almost got one. Jeez, they had one shot on goal from close range, Ederson blocked it but it bounced free to another Leicester guy who knocked it hard into the post. That was the turning point. That would have made it 1-1 but City, after that fortuitous bounce, broke. King Kev teed one up from 25 yards and Boom! just like that it was 2-0.
About the 78th' both teams just stopped playing. City's possession kept Leicester and the lurking mucker Vardy from getting any chances.
I don't know who the official Man of the Match was but in my son's and my opinion it should have been Fabian Delph. That guy was a defensive disrupter today. Three times in the first half he dispossessed a Leicester Loser of the ball.
City were mentally in control of this match. The wheels were always turning, you could see it, the players on the pitch were always thinking one step ahead, they did not have any mental breakdowns, failing to get back on defense, for instance, never got flustered, never were in doubt. They are a very disciplined team.
(8:31 a.m.)
I hate you Leicester.
Arsenal lead Spurs 2-0 at the half.
(8:09 a.m.)
You're dead, Leicester.
(12:48 p.m.)
Manchester United has unleashed an onslaught on Newcastle. It is now 4-1 in the 82'.
"Imperious" is the word ESPNFC's David Mooney uses to describe City's win at Leicester today. Perfect word for it.
(12:48 p.m.)
Other results of note today: Arsenal won 2-0 at the library. Arsene Wenger smiled after the match. Not winning the league is one thing. Being overtaken by Tottenham quite another.
Liverpool thrashed Southampton 3-0 at Fenway; Chelsea mauled Albion 4-0 at White People's Stadium...And Newcastle! The Striped Prison Shirtings just went up 1-0 on Manchester United at the Bucs own stadium. "Fact!" Mou better win this one.
City are nine points ahead of closest pursuer Chelsea, nine points after twelve matches. Hey Zeus!
(12:37 pm)
Leicester 0 Manchester City 2 FT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IjustwatchedmyfirstCitymatch :o On the electronic television machine over at my son's house.
Manchester City control the game. Every aspect of it: possession, space, defense, passing, pressure, mentally. They control the entire game. Even this match, without Kun, with King Kev's passing off. They were clearly the superior team.
I thought Leicester played a good game. They were in good defensive position and pressured the ball.
Leicester had two chances. Jamie Vardy is what in hockey would be called a "mucker." He lurks around and waits for the opportunistic moment. He's fast. In the first half, I think it was Vardy, he got sent through on a nice pass. Vinny Kompany--Vinny's first game back in months!--prevented the goal with a sliding tackle. Got a yellow card for that, Vinny did, but prevented a goal. In another one Vardy lurked around the box, was offsides, and was sent through and would have scored if he hadn't been offsides. Cheater.
When you maintain possession you put so much pressure on the defense. They break down. On City's first goal near the end of the first half there was such a break down. I think it was Kev who passed to Sane in the box, got Schmeichel diving far post, Leroy dinked it to the Arch Angel Gabriel who had a goal mouth so open I could have scored and Gabriel tapped it in.
Sane. Bad Bad Leroy Sane. He was the straw that stirred the drink in this one.Mother-fucker was always down the left side, receiving a pass so he could send one into the box, he is an exquisite passer, creating chances.
Second half Leicester came out on fire and almost got one. Jeez, they had one shot on goal from close range, Ederson blocked it but it bounced free to another Leicester guy who knocked it hard into the post. That was the turning point. That would have made it 1-1 but City, after that fortuitous bounce, broke. King Kev teed one up from 25 yards and Boom! just like that it was 2-0.
About the 78th' both teams just stopped playing. City's possession kept Leicester and the lurking mucker Vardy from getting any chances.
I don't know who the official Man of the Match was but in my son's and my opinion it should have been Fabian Delph. That guy was a defensive disrupter today. Three times in the first half he dispossessed a Leicester Loser of the ball.
City were mentally in control of this match. The wheels were always turning, you could see it, the players on the pitch were always thinking one step ahead, they did not have any mental breakdowns, failing to get back on defense, for instance, never got flustered, never were in doubt. They are a very disciplined team.
(8:31 a.m.)
I hate you Leicester.
Arsenal lead Spurs 2-0 at the half.
(8:09 a.m.)
You're dead, Leicester.
