The City, Spurs result doesn't highlight any new weakness in City team, and I don't expect others to be able to exploit them on the back of it.
Spurs tactics worked because they have 2 world class players in Son and Kane, who have combined for more goals than any partnership in PL history. This combo enables Spurs to stick to a 4-5-1 and back themselves to score when needed. Who else can really offer that?
Conte did nothing special, Spurs just have a brilliant forward line who thrive in space and can score from limited chances. Even with ten men behind the ball for most of the game, Spurs still needed 3 goals to win. Very few sides will be able create 3 decent chances, let alone goals against this City side.
In short it's a decent result for us, and hopefully some teams will be a bit more ambitious on the counter, but most lack the pace and quality to really stand a chance.
West Ham have enough quality to get a draw. I have a glimmer of hope that Watford on a good day could bag a couple on the counter, but they will likely have been stifled by Hodgson by that point. Newcastle, Leeds, Villa and Everton will get battered.
The match at the Etihad will be huge.
