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Ange Postecoglou delivers Antonin Kinsky and Brandon Austin verdict as Guglielmo Vicario returns to Tottenham training

Giuseppe Labellarte

Sat 15 February 2025 8:35, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have had to deal with an injury crisis for much of the season, with many of their key players having been out of action.

Even now, Spurs are without a multitude of key players, including Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke.

However, there has been one positive development on that front, with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario now back in Tottenham training.

Vicario is likely to make an immediate return to the starting XI in place of Antonin Kinsky, who was thrown in at the deep end following his January move from Slavia Prague.

Ange Postecoglou, speaking to reporters at his pre-match press conference, gave his verdict on Kinsky now he’s able to take him out of the proverbial firing line.

The Tottenham boss also touched upon Brandon Austin’s development, the Spurs academy keeper having also featured in Vicario’s absence.

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Ange Postecoglou backs Antonin Kinsky to become ‘outstanding’ at Tottenham

Postecoglou has backed Kinsky to become an “outstanding” goalkeeper as he acknowledged that the 21-year-old was thrown in at the deep end.

The Tottenham boss is pleased with how Kinsky bounced back from his mistake against Aston Villa, showing he has the right character to succeed as a Spurs goalkeeper.

Postecoglou also praised Austin for how he has “really grown” as a player over the past few weeks and admitted coach Rob Burch is pleased with the goalkeepers in the Spurs ranks.

“I’ve been really happy with Tony. Even at Villa, I mean, obviously you know he made the mistake, but his reaction to that was I thought outstanding for a 21-year-old in that environment to bounce back from a mistake like that,” Postecoglou told .

“I mean we’ve thrown him in and given him some enormous tasks with very little sort of preparation and I just think he’s going to be an outstanding goalkeeper.

Brandon as well has really grown through this period, so I know [Rob] Birchy’s really happy now with the goalkeeping group in that we’ve got a really strong goalkeeping group now that can push each other.

“Really, really pleased to get Toni into the club, because we think he’s going to be an outstanding goalkeeper and no better one to work alongside than than Vic.”

How Kinsky has fared for Tottenham so far

Kinsky’s debut was against Liverpool in the League Cup semi-final first leg and he made an immediate impact as Tottenham won that game.

Indeed, Spurs fans praised Kinsky after the Liverpool game, saying he looked like he could become a star for the Lilywhites.

Since then, Kinsky’s performances have been mixed, which is not surprising considering he’s a young player being thrown in at the deep end following a move to a new league and country.

Now Vicario is back, less will be demanded of Kinsky for the foreseeable future, and he can concentrate on developing further as a player.

At the same time, he has proven that, should Tottenham need him, he can step up once again.