Pedro Porro sends message to Antonin Kinsky after Spurs humiliation vs Atletico Madrid

Pedro Porro has sent a message of support to Antonin Kinsky after his nightmare performance in Tottenham’s 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

In another nightmare performance for Spurs, Atletico were three ahead after just 15 minutes in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Kinsky responsible for two of the goals.

Kinsky, who was making only his third appearance of the season, was then substituted by Igor Tudor in the 17th minute with Guglielmo Vicario replacing him goal for the remainder of the game.

The 22-year-old, who joined Spurs in a £12.5 million deal from Slavia Prague 14 months ago, was blanked by Tudor on the touchline before he headed straight down the tunnel.

‘I want to send him a message of support,’ Porro told Movistar Plus after Spurs defeat when asked about Kinsky’s substitution.

‘It’s a tough time for him right now. The lad has been working really hard. He also had Vicario ahead of him who was doing well, and when you get a chance, these things happen… sometimes that’s football.

‘It reminds me of my slip in Scotland with Spain. You have to pick yourself up. I haven’t been able to talk to him yet, but I’ll give him a big hug now.’

Tudor, meanwhile, revealed after his fourth defeat in charge of Spurs that he had spoken to Kinsky in the dressing room.

‘We need to apologise to the fans, incredibly difficult to explain, these 20 minutes I’ve never seen in my life in the Champions League at this level, very strange to explain,’ Tudor said.

‘I’m sorry for the guy also, I needed to take him [off] to preserve him, to help him, to help the team, it was not a nice thing.

‘But Toni understands, he’s a very good goalkeeper, a really good guy, we need to stay together now, try to help each other in a difficult moment.’

Asked if he had spoken to Kinsky, Tudor replied: ‘Of course, of we speak.

‘He understands everything, it’s a big lesson, unfortunately it happened in this big game.

‘Sport is like this, it’s not even about him it’s about us. We need to keep working.’

Atletico head coach Diego Simeone was also asked about Tudor’s decision to substitute Kinsky.

‘No, I hadn’t seen that at a professional level,’ Simeone said.

‘It’s not my problem, it’s theirs, their coach’s and the goalkeeper’s, and we’re focused on ourselves, not on someone else’s decision-making.’

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