- Kinsky saw Leandro Trossard's effort twist beneath him for Arsenal's winning goal.
- He had enjoyed a perfect start to his life with Tottenham before the game.
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Antonin Kinsky has a choice: stick his chest out and play again. But this will hurt, make no mistake.
Life comes to you fast. First, he will score his first clean sheet in a dream debut against Liverpool.
This is followed by another shutout in the FA Cup victory over Tamworth on Saturday.
Suddenly you're considered Tottenham's next number one for a decade. But then what happened last night happens.
A crash course in the dangers of Premier League football for Tottenham's rookie goalkeeper.
His first mistake in English football was a big one.
Antonin Kinsky's mistake in Arsenal's winning goal against Tottenham on Wednesday will hurt
Lenadro Trossard's shot went under the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
How the goalkeeper recovers from his mistake against his team's rival could define the rest of his career at Tottenham
Playing for Tottenham isn't much bigger than playing against Arsenal.
Making a mistake against Arsenal is something completely different. When your team concedes and loses because of your mistake in a North London derby, well…
Kinsky has suffered that ignominy now. Watching Leandro Trossard's effort, although ferociously beaten, slip away from his outstretched left palm may give you nightmares.
How the goalkeeper recovers from that knock could well define the rest of his Tottenham career.
This may seem dramatic and quite reactionary. Maybe it is.
But as a rookie Premier League goalkeeper you don't get many chances to make mistakes like this before the pressure builds.
The good (or bad depending on how you look at it) for Kinsky is that he has no choice but to get back on the horse.
With renowned first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario absent for a long time, Kinsky will likely keep his place for this weekend's visit to Everton.
Kinsky has no choice but to ride horses again this weekend.
Ange Postecoglou's team is affected by injuries and Kinsky is currently the number one option between the sticks
The 21-year-old also made a number of errors that would have given Arsenal confidence.
You can only imagine what another mistake could do to your confidence.
The Czech goalkeeper's start to his Spurs career has been so positive that some fans have predicted that Kinsky will remain number one once Vicario makes a full recovery. This was a reality check.
But it's something the 21-year-old needs to put to the back of his mind.
In addition to his fatal error, Kinsky made a series of mistakes in possession that would hardly have filled his teammates with confidence.
They were a kind of flirtations in possession that also encourage the opposing fans; the ironic applause that emanated from the home crowd every time Kinsky had the ball at his feet as a result of his initial aberrations.
A goalkeeper's job is to add serenity to his defense, not chaos.
But with all that said, Kinsky's clear comfort with the ball at his feet is probably his biggest draw.
The role of the goalkeeper today is multifaceted. Keeping the ball out of the net remains essential, but skill in possession is a priority.
The game has changed and Spurs appear to have a goalkeeper who can take them into the future, although overconfidence in his own abilities left his team in some unnecessary trouble against Arsenal.
But the youngster seems to have all the raw materials to be a top-level goalkeeper today. However, more mistakes like the one made here in the Emirates…
