When Tottenham break, they break pretty quickly, and AC Milan aren’t defending in the sort of numbers really needed to keep them out. With their front three more or less disinterested in doing any defending, the defence is having to do a lot of heavy lifting and nearly made a bad mistake when an attempted clearance by Alessandro Nesta only fell to Rafael van der Vaart on the edge of the box - Nesta made up for his error by quickly charging down the resultant volley, which was deflected behind for a (wasted) corner.
Tottenham Hotspur Vs. AC Milan: Milan Dominant, Tottenham Counterattack
Minutes later and the ball was up the other end of the pitch, Kevin-Prince Boateng once again drawing a foul. The cross was swung in, Peter Crouch and Heurelhio Gomes got a bit confused, and with the Tottenham penalty box in chaos, the ball eventually fell to Alexandre Pato, only for the Brazilian's first touch to escape him and allowing Gomes to collect. Spurs are looking dangerous on the counterattack but on defence they're not doing much more than hanging on.
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