Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero appeared to urge Igor Tudor to withdraw goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky against Atletico Madrid.
It was another night to forget for Tottenham as Tudor’s dreadful start worsened to four defeats from four games.
Kinsky was withdrawn after just 17 minutes following two calamitous errors in a maddening opening 15 minutes to the game.
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Joe Hart has shared his support for Kinsky, but it seems as if his captain may have asked for him to be withdrawn.
Cristian Romero’s involvement in Antonin Kinsky’s Tottenham withdrawal
The 22-year-old goalkeeper is the talk of the evening following the capitulation in Madrid.
Tottenham would like to replace Guglielmo Vicario, but the Italian was called back into action after just 17 minutes against Atleti.
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The decision to withdraw Kinsky may have actually been made by Romero, who was spotted talking with Tudor before the Croatian turned around and made the substitution signal to the bench.
Romero and Tudor were deep in conversation on the sideline after the third goal was conceded, with Romero covering his mouth.
Djed Spence made his frustrations with Tudor clear with his own message after being withdrawn himself.
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Tudor has already lost control at Tottenham
For a manager to potentially have needed his captain to make a decision on whether to keep Kinsky on the pitch speaks volumes.
Tottenham should sack Tudor after just four games, with only nine games remaining left in the Premier League to avoid relegation.
Tudor did not acknowledge Kinsky as he walked off the pitch, something that he has refused to admit to being a mistake.
“In moments like this we don’t need to comment, or speak too much,” Tudor said after the game.
“Strange game, we give them three goals. We started well, and then the problems killed us.”
The mistake was starting Kinsky in the first place, with the Czech goalkeeper handed his Champions League debut at a time of sheer unrest in north London.
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