Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has spoken out after his self-confessed 'nightmare' against Atletico Madrid. Kinksy, 22, made his first start under Igor Tudor in the Champions League round of 16 on Thursday, only to be ruthlessly subbed off by the new Spurs boss after 17 minutes.

The Czech had made two errors as Tottenham found themselves 3-0 down in the Spanish capital. Tudor didn't even acknowledge Kinsky as he trudged off, although multiple team-mates attempted to console him.

On Wednesday, Kinsky took to Instagram and expressed his gratitude for those who've offered him support both privately and publicly in the wake of the Spurs' 5-2 defeat. "Thanks for the messages," he wrote. "From dream to nightmare to dream again. See you."

After getting the nod over Guglielmo Vicario, the 22-year-old was at fault for Atletico's opening goal on six minutes, as he slipped and gave the ball away. For their third in the 15th minute, Kinsky kicked the ball against his own leg and left Julian Alvarez with an empty net.

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In the aftermath, Tudor called on Vicario to get ready and made the substitution. The Tottenham manager argued post-match that he was trying to protect Kinsky.

"What happened is very rare," Tudor acknowledged. "I've been coaching for 15 years, I've never done this. It was necessary to preserve the guy, preserve the team. Incredible situation, nothing to comment."

The Croatian then defended his choice to start Kinsky, who's set to return to the bench when Spurs face Liverpool on Sunday. "It was, before the game, the right choice to do in the moment like we are, with the pressure on Vicario, another competition," Tudor explained.

"Tony is a very good goalkeeper. It was for me the right decision. After this, of course, it's easy to say that it was not the right decision. So I explained to Tony also, speaking after: he's the right guy and a good goalkeeper.

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"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's a very good goalkeeper. We are with him, we are all together. It's never about one player. It's happened. It's the Champions League again. We paid [for] this start of the game. It was too much for us in this moment when we are fragile, when we are weak.

"I recognise what we are and which problems we have. I recognise that every game something happens. Sometimes it's very difficult to explain. When these things happen, in the moment where we are now, unfortunately, it's like that. Even these slippery things happen, it explains the moment [we are in]."

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