Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson expressed concerns about the team's goalkeeping issues, particularly during Fraser Forster's stint as an interim keeper. While Guglielmo Vicario was sidelined due to injury, Robinson noted Forster's struggles in adapting to manager Ange Postecoglou's tactical demands, particularly the requirement to play out from the back effectively. In contrast, new signer Antonin Kinsky showed promise but also faced pressure in high-stakes games. Robinson anticipates Vicario's return can help restore the team's defensive structure and overall performance.
You look at the goalkeeping situation, you look how key he is to actually the way that Tottenham build up as well. So there's a stat that I looked at when Vicario came out of the team, 7% of his passes in open play went over the halfway line, only 7% so that shows how key he was to the way that Ange Postecoglou played.
Fraser Forster came in, and the manager asked him to do something that he couldn't do. It was, you know, he looked like a fish out of water at times because the manager was asking him to play in a certain way that he couldn't do and then that affected his form, it affected his game.
Kinsky came in, did okay and looked good with his feet. First game, he got through against Liverpool in the semi-final of the EFL Cup and I thought he played really well. Got through on adrenaline, then he had the FA Cup game, then he played at the Emirates and he looked a little bit like a rabbit in the headlights.
With Vicario coming back, Robinson is optimistic that the team can regain their defensive stability and that the players will perform better with their first-choice keeper.
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