Peter Schmichel goes off on Tudor and accuses him of destroying Kinsky's career

Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was brutally substituted by Igor Tudor on Tuesday night and now Peter Schmeichel has shared his thoughts on the decision

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has slammed Igor Tudor's decision to substitute Antonin Kinsky during the first half of Tuesday's defeat to Atletico Madrid. The Spurs 'keeper suffered the humiliation of being replaced after just 17 minutes of Tuesday's 5-2 drubbing in Spain.

Kinsky had replaced Guglielmo Vicario for the Champions League last 16 first leg clash, as he looked to secure a regular place in Tudor's starting XI. However, the Czech shot-stopper had a horror start to the European fixture, making several errors which saw Tottenham plunge into a 3-0 deficit within the first 15 minutes.

The 22-year-old appeared devastated as he trudged down the tunnel after being replaced by Vicario, with no recognition from Tudor. Many are now likely to question the young star's future in north London following his public humiliation at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

And CBS Sports pundit Schmeichel has now slammed Tudor for the decision, accusing him of killing the young player's career.

He said: “I feel really, really sorry for him You make mistakes, you know, he’s put him in goal. Obviously, he’s costing the team the opportunity to win. Not that Tottenham have any opportunity to win. I mean, it was a terrible performance.

“But when this happened, when you look at the clock there, 14:55, what does Igor Tudor then? Well, he substitutes him.

“That’s going to have ramifications for the rest of his career. This will be a moment that everybody in football will always remember every time they see and hear his name.

“You make your choice as a coach and yes, it wasn’t going your way and you’re 3-0 down, there’s no way that this team would ever come back from that. You’ve got to stick with him and at least stick until half-time.

“What he’s done there, for me, he’s absolutely killed his career. That’s going to take something to get over that.”

Tudor explained his unusual decision after the game, claiming he had to make the change 'to preserve the team'.

The 47-year-old said: "It happened very rare things in my coaching 15 years, I never do that. It was necessary to preserve the guy, to preserve the team. Incredible situation, nothing to comment, you will see. It was, before the game, the right choice to do in the moment like we are.

"Pressure on Vicario, another competition, Toni is a very good goalkeeper. So I was, for me, the right decision. After this, of course, it is easy to say that it was not the right decision.

"I explained to Toni, also speaking after, that he is the right guy and a good goalkeeper. Unfortunately, it happened in this big game, these mistakes.

"We started the game, it was too much for us. In this moment, when we are fragile, we are weak. Even the second half was 4-2, it was almost 4-2 with Richarlison. We tried to score a goal in 4-2 and then we conceded the goal."

The Lilywhites will now have to focus back on their daunting Premier League relegation battle as they travel to Liverpool on Sunday. Spurs currently sit one point above the bottom three with nine games left.