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Tottenham Hotspur experienced a setback with a 4-2 defeat in their final pre-season game against Barcelona.

The match saw an interesting turn of events, with Tottenham initially taking a 2-1 lead before conceding three late goals to Barcelona.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Barcelona, followed by a quick brace from Oliver Skipp that gave Spurs a temporary lead.

However, Ferran Torres equalised for Barcelona in the 81st minute, and Ansu Fati and Abde Ezzalzouli added goals in stoppage time to secure a 4-2 victory for the Spanish side.

And according to Alasdair Gold, Postecoglou was not too particularly impressed by Richarlison for the way he gifted away the possession to Barcelona at one point of the game.

Writing on Football London, he described what he saw from the manager on the touchline:

“There was one moment in the first half where Postecoglou was visibly frustrated with his team’s play.”

“After Vicario had pumped the ball forward and Richarlison’s header on gifted possession back to the hosts.

“Far from the way he wants his team to play football, the Australian did not seem impressed at all.

“As was the case on Sunday when Hojbjerg booted the ball clear when he had time to pass to a teammate.

“However, he will have been incredibly impressed by his team’s play on 24 minutes as Oliver Skipp netted an equaliser from close range.

“Building play from the back, Spurs worked the ball upfield and Ivan Perisic’s clever reverse ball set Reguilon free down the left.

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This article first appeared on the Boy Hotspur and was syndicated with permission.

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