One of our most popular players of the modern era, the goalkeeper claimed England's number one spot within six months of joining us from Leeds in the summer of 2004. It was a position he'd keep for the next three years - 37 of his 41 caps at Spurs - including all five matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
However, international duty also provided arguably the lowlight of Robbo's career. That was back in October, 2006, when a back pass from Gary Neville in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia hit a divot, bounced over Robbo's foot and home. Robbo had kept Croatia at bay all night, but they won 2-0 - England failed to qualify.
The comparison between that and Antonin's unfortunate first half against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League in March is there for all to see. Robbo was fully in the media spotlight after what happened in Croatia, and Toni was substituted after 17 minutes in the Metropolitano with us trailing 3-0 - tough times to overcome.
However, Toni has done just that. Back in goal as Guglielmo Vicario recovers from surgery to repair a hernia, he’s impressed in our last four matches, all under Roberto De Zerbi, with the highlight a world-class save in the final seconds to secure a crucial 1-0 win at Wolves.
Robbo, a League Cup winner here in 2008, retired in 2017 and is now a pundit for Five Live, Premier League Productions and Astro TV in Malaysia – he was a pundit at our recent games against Brighton and Villa - and has been impressed with what he’s seen.
“The mental strength that he's shown has been incredible,” said Robbo. “I was in the stadium in Madrid that night and I've never seen anything like it, one of the biggest blows you could ever have as a goalkeeper is to be substituted.
“To come back from that in the way that he has, at such a young age… to have that challenge so early on in his career, it's difficult for you as a goalkeeper, you're always on an upward trajectory and things have been going well - back home in Czechia, his club career, his domestic career, his international career, it's always been on an upward curve.
“Then you get a hit like that. It’s coming, but you just don't know when it's coming. To have it so early on and the way that he's dealt with it has been superb.
“I've always been an admirer of his goalkeeping because I think he's got a lot of quality. I think he's technically an all-round, very good goalkeeper and he's going to develop into a top-class goalkeeper.
“It’s amazing what confidence can do for you and the mindset of a player when he steps onto the pitch is huge. Roberto De Zerbi can take a lot of credit for the way that he's handled the situation. He's had to because of Vicario's injury, but Antonin Kinsky deserves so much credit for the mentality and the mental strength that he's shown.”