Many media reporters and commentators are not very good at Millwall's performance, because defensive counterattacks were played last season, and Millwall used defensive counterattacks very rarely.

Another big reason is that Darren Bent is not on the court.

This is a key point.

Darren Bent is recognised for his ability to score the most goals in the league and was a standout individual and he was able to score many of the goals when Millwall was attacking the counter-attack last season.

Darren Bent didn't start, so what did Millwall rely on to threaten the Tottenham Hotspur goal?

Many people have the same doubts.

But soon their doubts were much smaller, and they found themselves underestimating Millwall's other players, as well as Millwall's overall ability to counter-attack quickly.

Darren Bent is just one player and Millwall is one as a whole.

It didn't take long for Millwall to launch a dangerous counter-attack, and the emphasis was still on speed, not individual players, but the overall formation.

When Millwall got it, their shaping moved forward quickly, regardless of whether there was a counter-attack or not.

This is no longer a simple defensive counterattack using a single player, but a high-end style of play that uses the overall strength to quickly counterattack.

Millwall was pretty fast.

When Morris gets the ball in the backfield, Livermore, two wings, Pire and Simpson, plus forwards Vardy and Weston will consciously run forward quickly, generally Morris will be the core, and sometimes he will pass the ball to the side, let the side or use the cooperation, or use personal speed to bring forward, Tottenham was ready to meet the counterattack of a single player, but I didn't expect to face the outbreak of Millwall's entire front, just like facing Millwall's overall attack, that momentum made the Tottenham backline feel suffocated.

But that's just a counterattack!

Millwall's overall counterattack in the front field made Tottenham suddenly scramble, because Millwall was counterattacking, and they couldn't adjust in time at the back, and Millwall almost attacked the penalty area twice in a row.

"Look at this time! Millwall's counterattack! They're too fast! The whole formation is moving forward! It didn't take long for Tottenham to face this pressure! ”

Commentator Beru-Elson shouted in considerable surprise.

Millwall's overall impact made Tottenham feel slightly uncomfortable, they were not prepared accordingly, fortunately, Millwall was really counterattacking, not all players rushed up, the defenders basically remained in the backfield, only players who had the opportunity to participate in the counterattack would rush up quickly, if the attack was blocked, they did not have to worry about the continuous offensive brought by Millwall's counter-robbery.

Soon the Tottenham defenders also realised the player who needed to defend the most - Vardy.

The youngster is not in the eyes of Tottenham players, and in the eyes of many players, Vardy is still a rising star, and although there are many goals, it relies on Millwall's overall quality rather than individual performances.

Now the Tottenham players have found themselves wrong.

Jamie Vardy's impact is no worse than that of Darren Bent, and he is even quicker, often rushing forward and threatening the defence whenever he gets his hands on the ball.

The first player to recognise Vardy's threat was Jenas.

A Nottingham Forest-nurtured talent, Jenas made a name for himself back in 2001 when he was recruited by Newcastle United at the age of 19 for a transfer fee of £5 million.

This was remarkable at the time, and Jenas went on to excel at Newcastle United and was named to the England squad for the 2006 World Cup final week in Germany, despite being plagued by injuries.

Jenas is a solid midfielder in attack and defence, and will also be an important part of Tottenham's defence.

However, Janas's defense against Vardy was not successful, Millwall counterattacked twice in a row, Janas was interested in getting close to Vardy, and when Vardy got the ball, he wanted to steal directly.

In Jenas' view, Jamie Vardy is the breaking point.

As soon as they could get the ball from Jamie Vardy, Millwall's counter-attack would be cut off and it would be Tottenham's turn to launch a quick attack.

So it's very important to get the ball.

Vardy was still very young and certainly inexperienced, so it shouldn't be difficult to get the ball from him, but Janas soon changed his mind as he was left behind by Vardy on two consecutive occasions.

It's the same this time.

When Morris passed the ball to Vardy, Jenas immediately rushed over and when he was about a metre away from Vardy, the ball was just at Vardy's feet.

Janas wanted to take advantage of Vardy's stop to steal, but Vardy barely stopped the ball, he turned the ball and kicked it forward, followed by a quick start, and Janas was left behind at once.

The stoppage was a testament to Vardy's skills.

Jenas asked himself if he couldn't do it so smoothly, and couldn't help but recognize Vardy's ability, and the next collision between the two was the same, Jenas's defense was difficult to interfere with Vardy too much, and he suddenly felt a little headache.

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Jenas' failure to limit Jamie Vardy was the epitome of Tottenham's counter-attack against Millwall.

Zhang Yang saw Vardy on the sidelines, facing the entanglement of Jenas, he was in the upper hand again and again, and he was quite gratified, and it was a pity that there was a limit to the number of followers of 'Words and Spirits', otherwise he should be rewarded with one if he looked at Vardy's performance.

Jamie Vardy's brilliant performance made Millwall's counter-attack a threat.

However, in terms of the overall game, Tottenham Hotspur definitely have the upper hand, their attack is very fluid, and Millwall is mainly defensive.

Millwall's defense relied on the entire backline, and the key roles that played were Livermore and Zambrotta.

Needless to say, Livermore said.

Livermore's one-on-one defensive ability is extremely strong, and he is also the kind of player who runs tirelessly throughout the game, and his personal defense is much more reliable than Jenas, and even Tottenham striker Berbatov has a headache.

Zambrotta is the playmaker at the back.

Zambrotta has a lot of experience in defending, and his arrival has raised the level of Millwall's defence, and some suggestions on the formation of the defensive formation have been very helpful to Zhang Yang and the entire coaching staff, and have also made Millwall's defence more solid.

When it comes to the playing field, Zambrotta's command and dispatch in the backfield will also reduce the leakage of the defense.

When encountering unexpected situations, such as a player being passed by the opponent, Zambrotta can also calmly know what to do, and every time he defends, he stands at the end of the team, acting as a scavenger, organizing the defense tightly, and his individual performance is also quite solid.

Millwall's solid defence made Tottenham very uncomfortable.

Tottenham will not be afraid of the opponent's solid defence, but the game is different from what they imagined, when arranging tactics before the game, their consideration is almost always to play against the attack, how to fight for control of the midfield, how to speed up the pace of the game, and make the rhythm in their favor, is the key point of pre-match preparation.

None of this is useful.

Millwall simply relinquished control of the midfield and steadily started a defensive counterattack, and the defense was quite difficult, and the counterattack was also quite sharp, so it was not easy to adapt to such a contrast.

Millwall has changed their style of play and played the 'odd to win', but they still need to score goals to 'win'.

When Tottenham's overall performance is not good and the performance is affected by the mentality, it is difficult to threaten Millwall's goal in a short period of time, and Millwall can rest assured that they can fight back boldly.

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Millwall had two players in this game and they were all very excited to come out.

One is Jamie Vardy.

The other is Vardy's partner Curtis Weston.

Judging from the current 20-odd minutes of play, Curtis Weston's performance has been lacklustre, with no outstanding characteristics at all, with fewer touches on the ball and far from being able to match Jamie Vardy in the face of little defensive pressure.

Zhang Yang's request to Weston was, "Pay attention to cooperate with Vardy." If Jamie Dardy attracts enough defence, you'll have to help share the attacking responsibility. ”

From Zhang Yang's words, it can be heard that Weston played as a 'second striker', that is, a 'shadow striker'.

Vardy and Weston, generally speaking, are both technical forwards, and their technical abilities are somewhat repetitive, in fact, the best match is to have a center that attracts the attention of the defense, but in fact, Millwall does not have a center at all, so they can only let the two match.

Weston is also characterized by speed, but other aspects can only be considered qualified.

Zhang Yang hopes that Weston will perform better, but the growth of young players does not happen overnight, and Weston is different from players such as Vardy, Braniff and Simpson, he does not have such a talented ability, and if he wants to have a stable and outstanding performance, he needs to accumulate more experience.

Soon after the start of the game, Vardy's frequent threats made the Tottenham defence vigilant, and they took Vardy's defence very seriously, but it was almost impossible to keep Vardy at bay.

His team-mates on the pitch were also happy to give the ball to Jamie Vardy.

Weston was left out in the cold.

Weston was a little frustrated, he felt that his performance was too bad and did not meet the manager's expectations, and he was a little afraid to look in the direction of the manager, for fear of seeing the manager's disappointed expression.

Weston was very unwilling, especially when he saw Vardy's performance, he was even more unwilling.

Weston has just turned nineteen years old, a few days younger than Vardy, and joined Millwall earlier than Vardy, and played in the professional league earlier, but his performance is completely unable to catch up with Vardy, as the saying goes, "there is a comparison before it hurts", Braniff, Simpson and others, are older than Weston, and it is nothing to perform well, Weston believes that in a few years, he will definitely be able to catch up with them.

What about Vardy?

The two can be said to be the same age, but when it comes to the game, their performances are very different.

Looking at Vardy's flexible performance, and comparing himself to not even receiving the ball a few times, Weston, who has always been cheerful, has also become a little depressed.