Antonin Kinsky saw one big difference in Tottenham Hotspur’s performance against Nottingham Forest compared to their first two league games.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men have been temporarily able to stave off discussions about a crisis at the club, which would have come with three defeats in their first three league games.
They had to fight extremely hard to keep a clean sheet and emerge with a point from the City Ground against a disciplined and resolute Forest side.
Concerningly, Spurs are yet to find the back of the net following six halves of football, but one Tottenham star is confident that improvements are coming.
Antonin Kinsky praises Tottenham’s intensity against Nottingham Forest
Kinsky kept his first clean sheet of the season, and the goalkeeper insisted that not conceding is a huge sign of progress for the team defensively.
The goalkeeper praised his teammates for the intensity they showed throughout the 90 minutes and believes that the performance had positives that the team can build on.
Speaking after the 0-0 draw against Forest, the 23-year-old said: “Yes, today (Saturday) was a difficult game, but on the other hand, it was exactly what we expected. I think, from a defensive point of view, well done. The zero in the final result speaks for itself.
“I think today, as I said before, the intensity and everything we put in was different from the last games, and I think it’s different in a way that it has to look like this all the time. I think we can be happy with this, and we can build from that.
“Yes, I think, as I said, everyone today, I think we delivered. From this, we can build on, because of the quality we have. I’m pretty sure that it will change, and it will go the way we want.”
Kinsky insists Spurs need time to gel after big changes
The Czech shot-stopper believes that the squad has improved significantly in the summer, but insisted that it takes time for the players to understand one another.
Kinsky acknowledged that Tottenham have plenty of room for improvement, particularly in the final third.
The goalkeeper added: “We bought very, very good players, but you can’t just build the team with the names like in Football Manager. We are disappointed for the result but for the performance very happy. Considering we started to work together last Thursday for the first time, for the first day.
“We have to improve in every part of football, organisation with and without the ball. Even today, I thought we defended very well. We have to work because I think we played very well with the ball, we found the solution. I think we can be much better in the final third.”