Tottenham collapse to 3-2 defeat in secret friendly as they blow 2-0 lead – and Antonio Conte is NOT in charge | The Sun

TOTTENHAM blew a two-goal lead in a behind doors friendly with Antonio Conte still away from the club.

Spurs are looking to regroup during the international break after a week which saw the club repeatedly make headlines.

Between dropping points late on at Southampton, Conte's blistering post-match rant and then reports that the Italian is set to be sacked, there has been no shortage of drama in north London.

And an international break friendly will have done little to raise the mood as Spurs lost 3-2 to League One Ipswich.

The friendly at Tottenham's training ground, Hotspur Way, saw some senior players who were not on international duty take part in a 70 minute game without supporters.

Encouragingly for Spurs fans, the match saw Hugo Lloris start between the sticks.

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The goalkeeper, who retired from international football earlier this year, had been out since February with a knee injury.

And his time on the pitch saw Tottenham take a two-goal lead after strikes from Lucas Moura and Japhet Tanganga.

But after Lloris was subbed off, Spurs conceded three goals and lost the game.

Conte was absent from the match after he jumped aboard a Ryanair flight and headed home to Italy days after his press conference meltdown.

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Speculation has been rife in recent days that Conte could be set to lose his job.

The 53-year-old hit out at players and the ownership during his post-Southampton speech in the latest sign that relations at the club had broken down.

Results have also been up and down in recent weeks with Spurs crashing out of both the FA Cup and Champions League in the space of a week.

The race for the Champions League places is all that is left of Tottenham's season and they have a difficult job on their hands to fend off Liverpool, Newcastle and Brighton for fourth place.

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