TOTTENHAM'S journey to AC Milan this night might function a "job audition" for boss Antonio Conte.
That is in accordance with European soccer professional Andy Brassell.
Spurs journey to Italy for what, on paper, stays a glamorous Champions League tie - regardless of each side being in wretched kind.
With Conte's contract set to run out this summer season, there was loads of hypothesis surrounding his future.
And Brassell reckons he might have a watch on impressing these in Italy, forward of a attainable return to his dwelling nation.
Setting the scene forward of tonight's massive match whereas chatting to talkSPORT, he stated: "I believe you can argue that AC Milan and Tottenham are two bald males combating over a comb coming into this fixture.
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“With the whole lot that has occurred to those groups not too long ago… we learn about Tottenham, and Milan put an finish to 5 video games with out a win by beating Torino 1-0.
"Nevertheless it’s not simply their dangerous outcomes, Milan have been terrible, completely terrible on the pitch. They have been dreadful within the Milan derby final week.
"Beating Torino places them again in contact with the top-four – they’re fifth in the meanwhile, on equal factors with Atalanta and Roma who're third and fourth respectively – however they’ve obtained no probability of defending their title, with the place Napoli are in the meanwhile.
"Extra was anticipated from Milan within the Champions League this season after what they did final marketing campaign, the place they'd some good moments, however of their two video games in opposition to Chelsea they weren’t good, and so they have been in higher home kind then than they're now – which bodes nicely for Spurs.
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"I’ve all the time thought because the draw was made that Spurs would get by this narrowly – we all know Conte’s sides aren’t significantly expressive."
On the Italian's future specifically, Brassell added: "There are such a lot of subtexts to this sport and I believe one among them is the very fact Conte goes on the finish of the season, we all know that, he’ll most likely return to Italy and he want to return to Italy, we all know that…
"Stefano Pioli, the AC Milan coach, has obtained an unlimited quantity of respect and has finished a terrific job there. He’s gained the title, however issues have appeared very, very sketchy during the last month or so.
"And I simply marvel if that’s a job Conte may need his eye on going into subsequent season.
"Pioli actually has to show that he can get his staff doing one thing in opposition to respectable opposition.
"And, for Conte, he by no means does it within the Champions League, does he? So this will probably be a possibility for him to make some type of rebuff to his critics in Italy."
Spurs head into the match depleted by a variety of accidents.
Skipper Hugo Lloris and midfielder Yves Bissouma have been each dominated out final week with knee and ankle accidents respectively.
Whereas Spurs yesterday confirmed the devastating information that Rodrigo Bentancur is set to be out for at the very least six to eight months with an ACL damage suffered throughout Saturday's dire 4-1 defeat at Leicester.
With Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg suspended for this night's match, Spurs are set to area a youthful midfield duo of Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr at San Siro.
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