Antonin Kinsky needs just 18 minutes to show Tottenham fans what they’ve been missing after £12.5million transfer
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IT took just 18 minutes for Antonin Kinsky to show off the fancy footwork Spurs have sorely missed from their goalkeeper in the last six weeks. The confident Czech, signed on Sunday from Slavia Prague, performed a clever keepy-uppy to get himself out of the danger he had been put in by team-mate Radu Dragusin.
![[Antonin Kinsky had a debut to remember between the sticks for Spurs]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/editorial-use-no-use-unauthorised-962435794.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Romanian Dragusin had let a dangerous ball bounce, but instead of panicking, Kinsky cleverly lifted the ball over an advancing Diogo Jota and caught it. It was a promising snapshot of his ball-playing ability which was on show here throughout his debut.
![[The goalie looked sharp as Tottenham beat Liverpool 1-0]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/antonin-kinsky-tottenham-react-efl-962441653.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And one that will have come as a big relief to fans who have watched from behind their sofa as poor old Fraser Forster has attempted to play AngeBall in Guglielmo Vicario’s absence. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has decided to persevere with playing out from the back ever since No1 Vicario fractured his ankle in November.
![[Kinsky was embraced by his sister in the stands afterwards]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000962441203.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And though Forster has made some good saves in the meantime, playing smart, short passes under pressure is not his strong suit. That was made abundantly clear when the 36-year-old made not just one but TWO horrendous errors that led to goals in the last round of the Carabao Cup last month, which Spurs just about won 4-3 against Manchester United, despite leading 3-0 at one point.
![[The pair appeared emotional as they celebrated the win]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/vlcsnap-2025-01-08-22h09m42s114.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
With Vicario not expected back until late February, Spurs decided to act and brought in 21-year-old Kinsky this month for £12.5million on a six-and-a-half-year deal. His agent Viktor Kolar revealed how tough the negotiations were to get the deal over the line in an interview with Flashscore.
![[Fans around Kinsky and his sibling appeared to be delighted]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/vlcsnap-2025-01-08-22h09m21s910.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
