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Tottenham\u2019s interim coach Igor Tudor bemoaned an \u201cincredible situation\u201d which led him to withdraw goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after just 17 minutes of Tuesday\u2019s 5-2 Champions League defeat at Tottenham.<\/a><\/p>\n The 22-year-old Czech stopper made two errors leading to goals as Spurs fell three behind inside the first 15 minutes of the last 16 first leg clash at the Metropolitano stadium.<\/p>\n Tudor selected Kinsky, who had not played since October, over Guglielmo Vicario after five straight Premier League defeats before the game.<\/p>\n Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n The manager faced criticism from some for not acknowledging Kinsky as he came off the pitch, he said he felt deeply for the player.<\/p>\n Potentially-damning vision circulating on social media, meanwhile, led some to speculate Tudor may have left the decision to bench Kinsky up to Spurs captain Christian Romero.<\/p>\n Tudor, though, took responsibility for the call post-match, calling it difficult but necessary.<\/p>\n \u201c(The situation was) very rare. I\u2019ve been coaching for 15 years, I\u2019ve never done this. It was necessary to preserve the guy, preserve the team,\u201d Tudor told reporters.<\/p>\n The Croatian coach defended his decision to start Kinsky.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was, before the game, the right choice to do in the moment like we are. With pressure on Vicario, in another competition… \u2018Tony\u2019 is a very good goalkeeper. It was, for me, the right decision.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter this, of course, it\u2019s easy to say that it was not the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n