Dutch midfielder Van der Vaart got Spurs off to a flying start when he finished off a stunning counter-attack before his team were reduced to 10 when Defoe was sent off for the use of a leading arm when jumping with Collins.

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"The problem is not with the style we played, but the difficulty we have when the other team play the counter-attack, " added the 62-year-old.

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Martin's Paraguay have conceded only once in their four games in South Africa and were defensively solid against a Japan team that had previously looked dangerous on the counter attack.

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Substitute Emmanuel Eboue quickly added the fourth as Arsenal launched a sweeping counter-attack from a Porto corner, Arshavin again making life easy for his team-mate to go around Helton and score.

BBC: Arsenal 5-0 Porto (6-2)

Brazil's 2006 team, top heavy with strikers and over-dependent on the counter attack, is far from typical of his work.

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Sudan, who have come with a second-string team, were kept under pressure but managed to break on a counter-attack to restore their lead 10 minutes later through Amarria.

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