View: Ben Foster spot on about Tottenham star who will have felt 'a million dollars' vs Sunderland

Tottenham Hotspur‘s defeat to Sunderland piled on more Premier League worry, but Ben Foster shared that light may be at the end of the tunnel with Antonin Kinsky.

Roberto De Zerbi opted to play Kinsky in the 1-0 loss to the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light this Sunday, despite previous worries about the shot-stopper.

The Czech Republic man could have a big part to play from now until the end of the season, but he, along with many of his teammates, faces the pressure of Premier League relegation.

Spurs are now in 18th on 30 points following the loss, and have lost seven of their last eight league matches.

Kinsky was a positive for Tottenham, and now with De Zerbi here, the Italian will look for at least some aspects to build from as the final six games remain.

Ben Foster calls Antonin Kinsky’s first-half save ‘fantastic’

Kinsky’s horror display against Atletico Madrid could have been the moment that killed his Spurs career; however, the young keeper seems determined to keep fighting.

The goalkeeper didn’t have much to do in terms of saving attempts on goal, but a first-half save to deny Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey may have given him the lift that he needed.

Kinsky only made one save during the match, but showed his calmness on the ball while boasting a 69 per cent pass accuracy and a 45 per cent long ball success rate.

He was negative in terms of goals prevented, with the stats showing that the department had a minus 0.39 score, but when looking at Brobbey’s chance, he recorded 0.24 for expected goals, as it went down as a big chance missed.

While speaking on Match of the Day this Sunday, former Watford goalkeeper Foster shared how he was happy to see the 23-year-old do well, and he’s spot on with his assessment.

Foster said: “I was one of those people who didn’t think he was going to pull on a Spurs shirt again, but today was all about just getting through it and not making any mistakes.

“His distribution was solid, he didn’t put a foot wrong throughout the game, this here would have done him the world of good, fantastic save [against Brobbey], and he would’ve gone in at half time feeling a million dollars.”

Here’s how Kinsky can be no worse than Guglielmo Vicario

Vicario has suffered an injury that may keep him out until late April, and that could be a blessing for the Lilywhites.

Though Kinsky has had his issues, he is still young and will improve, as an arm around him from De Zerbi may be crucial for the keeper’s confidence.

Vicario has a low FotMob rating of 6.68 and has prevented minus 5.22 goals. He has a low 62.4 per cent save percentage, and doesn’t make up for it with a 31 per cent long ball success rate.

Kinsky had nine accurate long balls against Sunderland and could be crucial for how Tottenham want to play under De Zerbi.

All hope isn’t lost yet with the former Slavia Prague goalkeeper.

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