Thomas Frank rang the changes in Tottenham’s defeat to Newcastle, and it was a disappointing evening for several of the players who started at St James’ Park.

Tottenham Hotspur exited the Carabao Cup at the hands of Newcastle United, who cruised to a 2-0 win at St James’ Park.

Thomas Frank’s team put up a strong fight against the Tyneside club, however, too many spurned chances meant they fell to defeat.

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The Spurs boss made four changes from the team which defeated Everton on the weekend, including one player who supporters had been calling to see feature more.

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Frank’s experiment of selecting Antonin Kinsky to start against Newcastle failed to pay off as the youngster struggled in the Carabao Cup tie.

A few weeks prior, there had been plenty of shouts for the 22-year-old to come into the team, especially when Vicario wasn’t playing well.

But against Newcastle, Kinsky, who Tottenham signed for £13m, made quite a poor play for Nick Woltemade’s goal, as he misjudged the flight of the ball.

Frank is a fan of Kinsky’s potential, but the young Czech shotstopper had a few lackadaisical moments at St James’...