He ran on to a long ball over the top by Dan Bulman and, with Sporting goalkeeper John Mordey off his line and narrowing the angle, the pint-sized hitman did not
break stride to thunder a dipping volley over him and into the net.
"It is a fantastic talent to be able to pass accurately while at full pace and the quality of the delivery meant Federico did not have to
break stride.
The midfield dynamo didn't even
break stride as he side-footed past the helpless Smith.
Smith's ball forward left Blake in the clear and he toed the ball through to Wood who did not
break stride as he coolly slotted home.
The teenager didn't need to
break stride as the ball sat up and begged to be hammered into the net past a slumbering keeper.
Commons didn't
break stride as he swept high past Fabiano.
Cahill didn't even
break stride as he strode onto the pass and side-footed home with aplomb on 19 minutes.
Younes Kaboul 7 Should have burst the net and made it 4-0 and another who hardly had to
break stride.
Kitson, who delivered a bravura performance last night despite feeling unwell enough to have to
break stride to ask for a chair, is a master storyteller, here weaving a tender and captivating tale from thousands of letters he claims to have discovered in a village house he was thinking of buying.
Gomes' free-kick went long into City territory, Crouch climbed above Nedum Onuoha to flick on and Defoe hardly had to
break stride before poking home his 14th of the season.
Leaving Corbridge it was Purvis who was next to lose contact as the leading trio didn't
break stride in easing past the water station and passing a bottle round between them.