Tottenham’s Pedro Porro has come out in assist of membership teammate Antonín Kinsky after the Czech goalkeeper was changed 17 minutes into his Champions League debut at Atlético Madrid on Tuesday.
Spurs had been 3-0 down after solely quarter-hour, with Atlético capitalising on two blunders by Kinsky, who was making his first begin since October on the Metropolitano stadium.
“I want to send Kinsky a message of support,” Spanish right-back Porro told Movistar Plus after Tuesday’s 5-2 defeat. “This is a tough time for him. The kid has been working really well. When you get an opportunity like this, these things happen. Sometimes football is like that.”
After the sport, Tottenham interim coach Igor Tudor defended his choice to switch Kinsky with first-choice Guglielmo Vicario.
Kinsky, 22, headed straight down the tunnel after being substituted in what was his third look for Spurs this season.
Porro recalled an episode throughout a 2024 European qualifying 2-0 defeat at Scotland in March 2023, when he slipped whereas attempting to clear a ball and Scott McTominay profited to attain Scotland’s opener.
“I haven’t been able to talk to him [Kinsky], but I’ll give him a big hug when I see him,” Porro stated. “It [Kinsky’s performance] jogs my memory of the slip I had in Scotland with Spain.
“Soccer is about getting again up,” Porro added.
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Tuesday’s defeat was Tottenham’s sixth straight loss. Spurs are sixteenth within the Premier League, one level away from the relegation zone. “We should get again up as a result of there isn’t any different alternative,” Porro said. “We’re those who’ve to show this round.”
Spurs play at Liverpool on Sunday earlier than internet hosting Atlético on March 18 within the Champions League spherical of 16 return leg.
