"We've all been there as goalkeepers. You made a couple mistakes but you as a person did nothing wrong and you were hung out to dry. If you ever want to have a chat I'm here to talk to you. We know if we make a mistake, more often than not it's a goal. The reality of goalkeeping is you are going to make mistakes and it is going to cost you goals. And the art of goalkeeping is how you react to that."
"I will say to you directly, you did nothing wrong yesterday. You made a couple of mistakes, but you, as a human being, did nothing wrong and you were hung out to dry and I think that was incredibly wrong. If you ever want to have a chat, I'm here to talk to you – I've been there, I know what it's like."
Peter Schmeichel publicly supported Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky following a difficult Champions League match where Spurs lost 5-2 to Atletico Madrid. Kinsky made mistakes during the game and was substituted off after just 15 minutes by interim manager Igor Tudor. Schmeichel defended Kinsky, stating that while he made errors, he was unfairly treated and hung out to dry by his manager. Schmeichel emphasized that goalkeeping mistakes are inevitable and that the true skill lies in how players recover from them. He offered Kinsky personal support and mentorship, drawing on his own experience as a goalkeeper. Reports suggest Kinsky may leave Tottenham on loan to rebuild his career.
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