After Antonin Kinsky's nightmare 14-minute display against Atletico Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor has been torn apart by one Champions League pundit
21:17, 10 Mar 2026Updated 21:22, 10 Mar 2026
Igor Tudor has been slated for not even acknowledging Antonin Kinsky after his Champions League horror show against Atletico Madrid. Kinsky, 22, endured a nightmare 14-minute period which saw him ship three awful goals.
Tudor made the bold decision to give the Tottenham Hotspur second keeper the nod ahead of Guglielmo Vicario at the Wanda Metropolitano. After six minutes, the Spurs' interim manager's decision was proved to be the wrong one, as Kinsky slipped as he tried to distribute the ball, before Marcos Llorente put Atletico into the lead.
He was then easily beaten by Antoine Griezmann after Micky van de Venn slipped over and allowed the Frenchman to go through. Diego Simeone's side were then gifted a third by Kinsky, as he scuffed a pass into the path of Julian Alvarez, who was able to tap in the easiest goal of his career.
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That horrendous pass proved to be the Czech's final touch of the ball, as Tudor took him off and introduced Vicario from the bench, ending his night after less than a quarter-of-an-hour. But as Kinsky left the field, Tudor did not even acknowledge the young keeper, who was on the verge of tears.
The sight of the Croatian not even speaking to Kinsky left Champions League pundit and former Liverpool star Steve McManaman incensed. "That poor keeper has had a terrible night after being chosen by how own manager," McManaman said.
"For his manager not to even acknowledge him, not to go over and say 'sorry, don't worry about it,' put his arm around him, do something, to affect the situation. That is cold as cold can be."
Vicario was not able to rescue matters when he was brought onto the pitch. Robin Le Normand scored Atletico's fourth goal, eight minutes after Vicario entered the game.
Things then went from bad to worse for the North Londoners as Julian Alvarez finished off a lightning fast counter-attack to make it five, 12 seconds after Richarlison saw a golden chance be saved by Jan Oblak.
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