Tottenham Hotspur have fallen to their 21st Premier League defeat of the season after losing 2-0 at Aston Villa on Friday night.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, mindful of the Europa League final next week, opted to rotate his line-up for the trip to Villa Park.
Villa opened the scoring through Ezri Konsa just before the hour mark before Boubacar Kamara doubled the hosts’ lead in the 73rd minute of the match.
Despite the disappointing display and result from a much-changed Spurs outfit, plenty of fans liked what they saw from one of their young players on the night.
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Tottenham fans rave about goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky
Antonin Kinsky was handed a rare start for Tottenham and he delivered a solid display, helping to keep the score down.
Indeed, some felt he’s better than first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
One fan wrote on X: “Vic was always a very good reaction save keeper but lacked in other areas.
“Kinsky is great everywhere else and is looking to become a good reaction save keeper. Could be a battle next season.”
A different fan said “his ceiling is so high”, while another said “he’s gonna be first choice soon, if not next season it will be the one after”.
On the subject of Kamara’s goal, one fan said: “Kinsky has been our best player and I don’t think any Prem keeper is saving that.”
In response, another supporter wrote: “Upon second viewing, unsaveable tbf. Did well to even get fingertips on it.”
Another fan said: “Kinsky will challenge Vic for No 1 next season.”
Meanwhile, a different supporter wrote: “One plus – Kinsky in goal’s pure class compared to Vicario .
“Great distribution and decision-makingm gets play moving quickly, Vicario is like a sloth – shocking.”
Another fan said: “Kinsky is better than Vic. Give him 10-15 games in the PL and he’ll be top drawer.”
What Ange Postecoglou and Djed Spence have recently said about Antonin Kinsky
Tottenham signed Kinsky from Slavia Prague earlier this year for £12.5million, and he was thrown in at the deep end in the wake of an injury to Guglielmo Vicario.
The 22-year-old did very well on his debut, keeping a clean sheet against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
Kinsky has made 10 appearances for Tottenham so far and he’s shown he has all the tools needed to become a top goalkeeper in the Premier League.
| Antonin Kinsky stats vs Aston Villa | |
| Saves | 5 |
| Goals prevented | 0.06 |
| Runs out (succ.) | 1 (1) |
| High claims | 6 |
| Saves from inside box | 4 |
Djed Spence recently said of Kinsky: “He brings composure. As a keeper, he’s very good with the ball, so I think that’s one of his main strengths as well.”
Meanwhile, Postecoglou hailed Kinsky as he said: “Really, really pleased to get Toni into the club.
“We think he’s going to be an outstanding goalkeeper and no better one to work alongside than Vic.”
