Just back from WHL. So happy that proper football is back.
Fantastic game. Spurs were absolutely breath-taking going football at times but Man City and Joe Hart in particularly stood firm. I also thought that Yaya Toure had a good debut for Man City. Broke up play well and passed it as well as you'd expect from a former Barcelona player. I was surprised that Man City took off Tevez towards the end. He easily looked like Man City's biggest threat and really worked his socks off. SWP looked awful though. His only contribution to the game was a bit of play-acting and a lot of moaning to the ref. Adam Johnson must surely be first choice from now on?
Spurs really picked up from where they left off last season though. Bale and Modric were both on top form and the Dawson/King combination at the back looked as solid as ever. Gomes was never really tested. Assou-Ekotto didn't have any silly moment and Huddlestone's passing was generally very good. Lennon looked totally off-form. He refused time and time again to take the RB on, even when Zabeletta was on a yellow card.
If there's one area Spurs need to strengthen, it's our strike force. Defoe was OK but Crouch was largely dreadful. We wasn't winning anything in the air and it was obvious that he doesn't have the pace to pressure defenders properly. Pav looked a bit better when he came on - two relatively tame shots and one excellent ball into the box.
Great game though. Roll on MOTD.
