Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor made a bold decision for his side's match against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday, starting Antonín Kinský at goalkeeper ahead of regular starter Guglielmo Vicario.
It could not have backfired more spectacularly.
Kinský was brutally subbed off after just 17 minutes in Madrid after making two major errors leading to goals, departing the Champions League round of 16 first leg with his side already down 3-0.
The 22-year-old made his first error just six minutes in, as his attempted clearance found Ademola Lookman on the edge of the box. Lookman quickly found Julián Alvarez, who laid it for Marcos Llorente to score the opener.
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After Atlético went up 2-0 in the 14th minute through Antoine Griezmann, it got even worse for Kinský.
Just seconds after the home side's second goal, the Czech goalkeeper completely mis-hit a routine pass, leaving the ball for Alvarez to stroll into a wide-open net.
Tudor had seen enough, removing Kinský from the match and replacing him with Vicario. A distraught Kinský went straight down the tunnel after his disastrous display.
Atlético would add a fourth immediately after the goalkeeper change through Robin Le Normand, before Pedro Porro pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 26th minute to make it 4-1.
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