Antonin Kinsky looks set to pursue a summer exit from Tottenham after being withdrawn in the first half of the club\u2019s 5\u20132 Champions League defeat to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. The 22-year-old was replaced following errors that led to two early goals for Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez and a separate opening in which Micky van de Ven lost his footing, allowing Antoine Griezmann through on goal.<\/p>\n
Trailing 3\u20130 inside the opening quarter of an hour, Igor Tudor turned to Vicario and Kinsky was hooked before half had properly begun. Tudor did not appear to acknowledge the goalkeeper as he left the pitch. According to The Telegraph, the humbling has left the goalkeeper \u201chumiliated\u201d and he is expected to push for a loan move away from Spurs this summer.<\/p>\n
Kinsky joined Spurs from Slavia Praha in January 2025 as emergency cover for an injured Vicario. The 22-year-old had impressed with his much improved distribution before Tuesday\u2019s match, a trait that deserted him on the night. He has been limited to occasional domestic cup appearances after Vicario returned to full fitness, and is said to have pushed for a loan exit in each of the previous two transfer windows without success. The Telegraph\u2019s report questions whether Kinsky will ever be in position to make another appearance for Spurs after his evening in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Players inside the dressing room are thought to have been \u201cshocked\u201d by Tudor\u2019s decision. Tudor defended his call in full: “It was, before the game, the right choice to do in the moment like we are, with the pressure on Vicario, another competition,” Tudor insisted.<\/p>\n
He added: “Tony is a very good goalkeeper. It was for me the right decision. After this, of course, it\u2019s easy to say that it was not the right decision. So I explained to Tony also, speaking after: he\u2019s the right guy and a good goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, it happened in this big game, these mistakes. He was sorry. The team is with him, me too. I was speaking with him. He understands the moment, he understands why he goes out. As I said, he\u2019s a very good goalkeeper. We are with him, we are all together. It\u2019s never about one player. It\u2019s happened. It\u2019s the Champions League again. We paid [for] this start of the game.”<\/p>\n
Griezmann, after a dominant display, offered: “I think it\u2019s a shame,” the French forward told Canal+. “If the coach\u2014the current one or another\u2014starts with that goalkeeper, you have to see it through. Mentally, it must be very tough for the goalkeeper. It wasn\u2019t the best solution.”<\/p>\n
Former Manchester United and Spain shot-stopper David de Gea posted his support for Kinsky at halftime, lamenting the unique difficulties experienced by a player in his position. Joe Hart criticised the handling on TNT Sports: “[He had] a couple of bad moments, but to rip him off in this situation and not even acknowledge the guy? Every single one of Tottenham\u2019s players who are feeling the pain don\u2019t know what to do. How is that good for him?<\/p>\n
“It is a thing with keepers, you have got to accept you will have nights like that. Everyone has them. [Gianluigi] Buffon, [Manuel] Neuer, [Peter] Schmeichel … they have had moments, but everything that has gone on on top of it, he will feel so unwelcomed as far as the management is involved. ]<\/p>\n
Vicario conceded two goals himself as Spurs were ultimately condemned to a 5\u20132 defeat, the club\u2019s sixth in succession. Never before in the 143-year history of Tottenham Hotspur have they ever lost half a dozen games on the spin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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