Antonin Kinsky’s father has spoken about the difficult 18 months that his son had after his move to Tottenham Hotspur, which culminated in the moment at Atletico Madrid back in March.Many thought the 23-year-old’s Spurs career was over after he came off in tears after a disastrous 17 minutes at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium six months ago.However, as fate would have it, the young goalkeeper was given another chance due to Guglielmo Vicario’s injury, and he grabbed it with both hands, making crucial contributions in helping Tottenham avoid relegation.The Czech stopper signed a new contract earlier this summer and has now established himself as the club’s undisputed number one, but the journey to get there was far from simple.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramAntonin Kinsky Sr admits it was unpleasant watching his son struggle at TottenhamAntonin Kinsky Sr understands his son’s struggles, having himself been a professional goalkeeper and a former Czech Republic international.He admitted not everyone could have coped with the difficulty his son endured during his first 18 months at Spurs, but revealed the youngster never stopped training hard through his ordeal.When asked about the night in Madrid, Kinsky Sr told iSport.cz (as relayed by Sport Witness): “Of course it was unpleasant. You wish for success, your head is racing: Now it will break, now it will get into the goal. It is terribly difficult to establish yourself in such a team because you have no name. And that is required in a big club.“We considered this step a lot. I would not like to talk about it, but today one would probably think about it differently. As for Tottenham, there was a long period when it was clear there was no chance of him getting into the starting line-up. And not everyone would have coped with that.“The only thing that got Tonda through it was his determination, his consistency in training and the high standards he set for himself. Even despite what happened to him at Atlético Madrid.”A. KinskýTottenham – Premier League (2025 – 2026)Appearances7Minutes Played642Average Rating6.87Goals Conceded7Saves10Pass Accuracy (%)63.00Duels Won4Stats correct as of 1 October 2026.Kinský Sr admits Spurs star is a ‘completely different goalkeeper’ nowThe former Slavia Prague man grew with confidence as he got regular game time towards the end of last season.Kinsky now appears much more sure of himself in the Tottenham goal, being a key cog in how De Zerbi wants to play out from the back, and his father is not surprised.The 51-year-old added: “From my point of view, he’s a completely different goalkeeper now. Completely different. And that’s also down to the quality of his day-to-day work at the club.”When asked whether he was surprised by how quickly his son turned things around at Spurs, Kinský Sr. responded: “I expected it. I’m convinced of his qualities. But of course, I didn’t expect everything to happen quite so quickly. I have to take my hat off to him…”READ MORE: Watch Tottenham’s Luca Williams-Barnett score a screamer for England U19sThe post ‘My son had an awful first 18 months at Tottenham but now he’s a different player’ appeared first on Spurs Web.