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George Flood

Tottenham: Roberto De Zerbi reveals surprise Antonin Kinsky 'secret' after Spurs bounce-back

Recovery: Antonin Kinsky fought back from his Champions League disaster to play a key role for Spurs - (Getty)

Roberto De Zerbi has revealed that he briefly considered making Antonin Kinsky captain at Tottenham in order to help him recover from his Champions League nightmare.

Back-up goalkeeper Kinsky’s career at Spurs looked to be all but over after a humiliating episode back in March when he was surprisingly selected ahead of usual No1 Guglielmo Vicario by then-interim head coach Igor Tudor for a last-16 first-leg tie away against Atletico Madrid.

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