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'I'm a big dreamer' - Spurs debutant Kinsky

Antonin Kinsky
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Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky speaking to Sky Sports after making his debut in the 1-0 win over Liverpool: "I would say I'm a big dreamer, I always make my own visions of the future. Probably this dream I have never dreamt - amazing.

"I'm really happy for the whole club. I came three days ago, everything worked so good, all the people are kind. I'm so happy for them and the whole team but this is just the first leg."

On who he was celebrating with at the end: "It was my sister because yesterday I got to know there is a possibility of me being in goal today so I called them immediately, my sister came, her boyfriend, my parents, I was so happy to have them here on such a special night.

"That was him [his dad, a former goalkeeper, shown in the stands]. I hope he's proud. The whole family, my grandfather was also a goalkeeper, he was watching as well. I hope they are all happy."

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou spoke to media about Kinsky afterwards and said: "Brilliant. Fantastic. I got the sense when I spoke to him before we signed him that he had a bit about him in terms of assuredness that probably belied his years.

"I threw him a mammoth task today to play against the best team arguably in the world at the moment, in a big game, a semi-final. He just handled it awfully well. Credit to Johan and his team, they were really big on him as a footballer who's going to fit our style and work really hard to make it happen now. And you can see why. He's an outstanding footballer."