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Vedran Corluka passed towards Van der Vaart and, as Johan Djourou lost his footing, the Dutchman finished strongly.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Arsenal | Premier League match report 2011

Vedran Corluka had a busy first half at right-back, as did Younes Kaboul in the second.

Rafael van der Vaart shows Spurs' strikers the way to goal | David Hytner 2011

Benoît Assou‑Ekotto and Vedran Corluka would have liked to have broken upfield in support of their midfield but, with a single goal advantage from the first leg to protect, they were posed with a dilemma as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pato and Robinho hovered menacingly, with the Brazilians able to veer inside or outside to attack the home side's rearguard.

Tottenham's organised resistance nullified the threat from Milan| David Pleat 2011

Ledley King has a "slight abductor" tear, William Gallas a long-term calf problem, Michael Dawson has an achilles injury, and Vedran Corluka a foot problem.

Harry Redknapp: FA must veto plan to end promotion and relegation 2011

Redknapp, who loaned the full-back Vedran Corluka to Bayer Leverkusen, wanted the cover in central defence because he said that William Gallas was "out long-term" with a calf injury.

Louis Saha replaces Roman Pavlyuchenko on busy day for Tottenham 2012

A white-hot atmosphere will feature an undercurrent of needle, which will be directed at Mathieu Flamini, the Milan midfielder, who compounded his sin, in the eyes of the Tottenham faithful, of being a former Arsenal man with the two-footed tackle that forced Vedran Corluka off in the first leg.

Gareth Bale unlikely to start against Milan, says Tottenham manager 2011

Given the sort of star quality that Croatia were able to call on – their line-up included the Tottenham trio of Luka Modric, Niko Kranjcar and Vedran Corluka – and the fact that Slaven Bilic's team are ranked ninth in the world, Trapattoni will view this as another encouraging result.

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Croatia | International friendly match report 2011

Redknapp also has only four fit defenders, with Alan Hutton, Ledley King, Vedran Corluka, Jonathan Woodgate and Gareth Bale all missing.

Harry Redknapp says Tottenham need 'miracle' to stay in top four 2011

But moving on players such as Bentley (a £15m signing), Roman Pavlyuchenko (£13.8m), Alan Hutton (£9m), Niko Kranjcar, Vedran Corluka or even Wilson Palacios could be onerous.

Tottenham Hotspur face difficult summer after season in the sun 2011

The final whistle was the prompt for the Tottenham full-back Vedran Corluka to lose his marbles.

Peter Crouch takes first step towards redemption for Tottenham 2011