Former Italian striker Paolo Di Canio says Igor Tudor ‘destroyed’ Antonín Kinský and will ‘pay for that in his profession on the highest ranges,’ particularly as a result of Tottenham’s earlier defeats had been ‘not Vicario’s fault.’
Tottenham coach Tudor made headlines final night time as he dropped Italy worldwide Vicario to present 22-year-old Kinsky his Champions League debut.
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Spurs went 3-0 down after simply quarter-hour on the Wanda Metropolitano, with Kinsky cheaply conceding two objectives. Consequently, Tudor changed the Czech
Tudor explains Kinsky-Vicario resolution
“I’ve been teaching for 15 years and I’ve by no means achieved it earlier than. It was essential to protect the man and the group. Earlier than the sport, it was the best alternative, in a second like we’re, with strain on Vicario,” Tudor defined at a
“Antonín is an excellent goalkeeper. For me, it was the best resolution. After, after all, it’s straightforward to say it was not proper. I spoke to Tony after; he’s a proper man, a very good goalkeeper, and sadly, these errors occur in these video games. The beginning of the sport was an excessive amount of for us.”
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Former West Ham, Lazio, Juventus and Milan striker Paolo Di Canio examined Tudor’s selections throughout Sky Sport Italia’s post-match present on Tuesday and was fairly harsh on the Croatian tactician.
“He’s not solely fallacious, however on this case, he additionally introduced it on himself. I really feel sorry for him. Perhaps he simply lets all the pieces slide off him and doesn’t realise what the tabloids will write. They’re ruthless,” Di Canio stated by way of
“They’ll destroy him, as a result of once you make selections like that, you might be exhausting to grasp. I don’t know if there was some challenge with Vicario, and there was most likely some confrontation within the dressing room, however actually not as a result of the current defeats are Vicario’s fault. He’s made a number of errors, however was an entire shambles of a group in entrance of him, leaking from each facet.
Paolo Di Canio
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“In the event you put in such a fragile match, a child who is available in with 17 appearances for Slavia Prague, and say the participant is powerful with simply six appearances, you requested for it, and also you destroyed him,” Di Canio continued.
“I perceive that Igor could be very powerful, and I don’t know if he’ll pay for that in his profession on the highest ranges. I actually don’t suppose he’ll keep at Tottenham; they’ll go and get an English coach.”
GENOA, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Igor Tudor, head coach of Juventus, appears to be like on throughout a warm-up session previous to kick-off within the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Juventus FC at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photograph by Simone Arveda/Getty Photos)
Tudor was sacked by Juventus on the finish of October 2025 and changed by Luciano Spalletti.
He accepted the Tottenham job on February 14, 2026, however has misplaced all 4 of his video games in cost.