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Player Watch: Kieran Trippier

LeParisien

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He also cost us two goals in the game,
That’s a ridiculous statement. The first goal was an exceptional finish from a move where they had isolated sterling on trippier. That’s one of the key ways they attack - by building on one side and switching over to the other leaving the fullback isolated.

We saw it with their second and third goals also. For the second goal Bernardo Silva benefited (with a touch of fortune) as Rose was isolated. For the third it was an insane ball by de Bruyne which is incredibly difficult to defend against.

Yes, Trippier is uncomfortable playing against quick forwards and yes we need to do better than what we have at right back - but I think fans have a tendency to talk in extremes when it’s not really justified.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Nine Champions League-ready right-backs for Spurs after Kieran Trippier was exposed by Man City

https://www.football.london/tottenh...ws/nine-champions-league-ready-right-16149975


Ricardo Pereira
Club: Leicester City

Age: 25

Nationality: Portuguese

Position(s): Right-back, wing-back, winger

A popular name among Spurs fans who wanted to see their club splash out on an alternative replacement to Walker over Aurier in 2017, the Portuguese wide man has often played as a winger for Leicester in the Premier League but distinguished himself as a full-back in Ligue 1 with Nice prior to his move to England. He would not come cheap, and is set to be an important player under the new Brendan Rodgers regime at King Power Stadium, but he ticks all the boxes as an all-rounder.

A solid mixture of crossing ability, dribbling skill and good defensive work. He can do it all.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Club: Crystal Palace

Age: 21

Nationality: English

Position(s): Right-back, winger


The breakout player in the Premier League outside the top six over the past 18 months or so, Wan-Bissaka rose up through the ranks at Crystal Palace as a winger before finding his calling at right-back, impressing against the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs to boot.

First it was his defensive work rate that jumped out for number watchers with the 21-year-old making tackles and interceptions at a rate that N'Golo Kante would be proud of up and down the right-hand side. However, he is hardly a conservative choice to re-arm the Tottenham right-back slot. A talented ball-player in his own right, he combines his high success in tackles and other one-on-one duels with a rate of 4.6 attempted dribbles per 90 minutes. By comparison, Trippier attempts 1.0 per 90. Wan-Bissaka would also cost a fairly large sum to bring to Hotspur Way this summer but he could be worth every penny, especially given his potential and Pochettino's record working with youth.

Youcef Atal
Club: Nice

Age: 22

Nationality: Algerian

Position(s): Right-back, winger

Ricardo Pereira's successor at Nice could be another contender to add quality down the right for Spurs.

Atal loves to get on the ball and take opponents on, something that is missing from Trippier's game, at least compared to Walker and other more dynamic full-backs at the top of the European game.
The 22-year-old dribbles as frequently as Eden Hazard, albeit with a slightly worse success rate. If Pochettino wants to find the perfect alternative option to rotate between Trippier and his crossing ability and a player ready to show his skill in possession, Atal could be an interesting choice.


Valentino Lazaro
Club: Hertha Berlin
Age: 23
Nationality: Austrian
Position(s): Midfielder, right-back

A wide midfielder by trade, Lazaro can also drop back to play as a right-back, and is a good, versatile footballer capable of offering something to his team's attacking efforts in the final third.
However, like Trippier, he does have his flaws a defender, and he would be another good option to offer Spurs a different brand of footballer when in possession from out wide, instead of a fool-proof solution to lock down his flank.


Pol Lirola
Club: Sassuolo
Age: 21
Nationality: Spanish
Position(s): Right-back

After a successful spell on loan at Sassuolo, Lirola completed a permanent move to the Serie A club from Juventus in January. They wouldn't exactly be happy to lose a player so soon after signing him but if Pochettino was intent on finding a successor to Trippier, the 21-year-old would be worth keeping an eye on for future transfer windows if this summer is too soon. Like the Englishman, it is Lirola's deliveries from out wide that stand out and he has attempted 4.1 crosses per 90 minutes this season.


Djibril Sidibe
Club: Monaco
Age: 26
Nationality: French
Position(s): Right-back

Guardiola also welcomed Benjamin Mendy to the Etihad, the Frenchman who had formed one of Europe's most feared full-back partnerships in Europe with Sidibe at Monaco. At 26, Mendy's former colleague is still in Monte Carlo and about to hit his peak. He can cross, defend, run with the ball, is good in the air and while he may have dropped out of the public eye of late due to his club's struggles to compete, he still has so much to offer. In 2018, he even went and won a World Cup!

Honourable mentions
Hugo Mallo - Celta Vigo's right-back is a more experienced player at the age of 27 and a solid footballer. No stand out qualities. No obvious weaknesses.

Jeremiah St. Juste - Ajax aren't the only Dutch club capable of boasting top quality talent. St. Juste is a name well-known to fans of the FIFA and Football Manager franchises, and while he first came to prominance as a centre-back at Heerenveen he is also a very capable prospect at right-back. He joined Feyenoord at 2017 and could be available for a relative pittance if the deal is right.

William - Wolfsburg's 24-year-old Brazilian right-back is another capable and comparatively complete footballer who would be a safe pair of hands (or feet) in Trippier's role, although perhaps not an outright upgrade to add Champions League star dust to the position.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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I can't believe you actually defend the guy and have the audacity to suggest Aurier and Sissoko wouldn't have had Sterling in their back pocket. Maybe they wouldn't have, but we know Trippier never does either. It's time to upgrade. Our full backs have been woeful all season, Rose has had his moments too unfortunately.

A big part of our problems at the back this season have been the form of our full backs. Trippier has had a terrible season.


You mean apart from literally last week, you know, when we kept the clean sheet that ultimately got us through the fixture.
 

Japhet

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That’s a ridiculous statement. The first goal was an exceptional finish from a move where they had isolated sterling on trippier. That’s one of the key ways they attack - by building on one side and switching over to the other leaving the fullback isolated.

We saw it with their second and third goals also. For the second goal Bernardo Silva benefited (with a touch of fortune) as Rose was isolated. For the third it was an insane ball by de Bruyne which is incredibly difficult to defend against.

Yes, Trippier is uncomfortable playing against quick forwards and yes we need to do better than what we have at right back - but I think fans have a tendency to talk in extremes when it’s not really justified.

Very true, but once the ball got to Sterling, Trippier got his positioning totally and hopelessly wrong. Instead of dropping back 2 yards and making him go outside, he 'shows Sterling inside' which Sterling laps up and plants the ball in the net. It's one of his strongest finishes and Trippier gave it to him on a plate.
 

wrd

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Atal is my first choice but Sibide would be an interesting choice
 

LeParisien

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Very true, but once the ball got to Sterling, Trippier got his positioning totally and hopelessly wrong. Instead of dropping back 2 yards and making him go outside, he 'shows Sterling inside' which Sterling laps up and plants the ball in the net. It's one of his strongest finishes and Trippier gave it to him on a plate.
There’s a line isn’t there .. whenever a goal is scored, the defence has messed up. 5 defenders should be able to keep out 10 attackers if they’re perfectly positioned. Sacchi used to run that drill for 20 minutes with AC Milan in the early 90s. Sure he had Baresi, Maldini, costacurta etc but you wanna see the forwards they had too...

The point I want to make is that, sure Trippier could have done better. He and the coaches will look at that and he’ll know.

But to say “he cost us” is stronger than is warranted. If you start digging in to everything keepers, defenders and strikers do then of course you will find things people should do better. It’s not fair in a team sport to say “he cost us the game” for something like that.

Eriksens suicide pass at the end on the other hand...
 

Japhet

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There’s a line isn’t there .. whenever a goal is scored, the defence has messed up. 5 defenders should be able to keep out 10 attackers if they’re perfectly positioned. Sacchi used to run that drill for 20 minutes with AC Milan in the early 90s. Sure he had Baresi, Maldini, costacurta etc but you wanna see the forwards they had too...

The point I want to make is that, sure Trippier could have done better. He and the coaches will look at that and he’ll know.

But to say “he cost us” is stronger than is warranted. If you start digging in to everything keepers, defenders and strikers do then of course you will find things people should do better. It’s not fair in a team sport to say “he cost us the game” for something like that.

Eriksens suicide pass at the end on the other hand...


All very true, but a better defender wouldn't make anywhere near the number of mistakes Trippier does. I don't blame, primarily because it's obvious he's not suited to a back 4, but if that's how we're going to play, we need someone else who is. Anyway, it's the same old debate and I don't want to discuss something so negative in such a positive week.
 

am_yisrael_chai

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I get the trippier dislike .. but to say you’d prefer Aurier shows that view up... hyper emotional ... Aurier has been very poor. Trippier has played well at times even if he can’t cope against elite, quick players.

He could have done better in the first half on Wednesday, particularly with the first, but the the ball by De Bruyne was ridiculous for sterling’s second. Besides he improved a lot in the second half and did something Eriksen seems Incapable of bu delivering a quality assist from a corner.
Aurier is a far better defender, like Walker he is prone to the occasional lapse of concentration but when facing any of the other top 6 I’d feel way more comfortable with Aurier than Trippier. Not emotive at all just based on watching their performances.
 

punkisback

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All very true, but a better defender wouldn't make anywhere near the number of mistakes Trippier does. I don't blame, primarily because it's obvious he's not suited to a back 4, but if that's how we're going to play, we need someone else who is. Anyway, it's the same old debate and I don't want to discuss something so negative in such a positive week.
I think that if he was playing 15 years ago. He would be a right midfielder. However wingers nowadays are very different to what they were before and now often end up at FB. Even pacy wingers now end up at Fb.
 

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That’s a ridiculous statement. The first goal was an exceptional finish from a move where they had isolated sterling on trippier. That’s one of the key ways they attack - by building on one side and switching over to the other leaving the fullback isolated.

We saw it with their second and third goals also. For the second goal Bernardo Silva benefited (with a touch of fortune) as Rose was isolated. For the third it was an insane ball by de Bruyne which is incredibly difficult to defend against.

Yes, Trippier is uncomfortable playing against quick forwards and yes we need to do better than what we have at right back - but I think fans have a tendency to talk in extremes when it’s not really justified.

? if Trippier had actually closed down Sterling, he could have blocked the shot and saved the goal. Instead he stood off him and let him shoot.

Atrocious defending. It was a great strike but a better RB wouldn’t have stood off him INSIDE the penalty area and let him shoot.
 

nailsy

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Sissoko has been amazing this season but let’s be honest if we sign the quality of midfielder that we should he won’t get in the team. Hence why I made my suggestion, he doesn’t deserve to be dropped and in my opinion would do a better job at RB than anyone else in our squad. Sure we could spend £50m on AWB or another RB but that is £50m we then don’t have to spend on CM and I’d rather we spent £50m on midfield. It is lateral thinking, the kind of thing you need to do when you have finite resources.

But If we move him to right back we'd have to replace him so we'd need to buy two CMs and a good central midfielder would probably cost a lot more then a good right back.
 

Paolo10

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Here's his body position as he's 'showing Sterling inside' (just as a main contender for PoTY decides to cut in, also note the positions and amount of bodies in the box...City also have an overlap option on the way).

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Now you could say he should have been tighter, but I'd disagree as Trippier was the only person in the back four actually picking up anyone in the buildup (Silva) and reacted to De Bruyne's pass (if he leaves Silva too early, he's practically in on goal), or you could trot out the often used (and rarely accurate) 'x player was his man', but is Sterling getting inside there considering his position and the amount of players inside the box to potentially block a shot that horrible a 'mistake'?

Was Toby at fault for ducking under the shot? Lloris for not getting anything on it? At what point do we solely blame things on Trippier again? Do we give Sterling any credit for the goal or was it a total fucking gift and worthy of such shitty fucking, arsey debate in the aftermath of our best European achievement in modern history?
 

Paolo10

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But If we move him to right back we'd have to replace him so we'd need to buy two CMs and a good central midfielder would probably cost a lot more then a good right back.

Plus, he doesn't actually want to play right back.
 

nailsy

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Plus, he doesn't actually want to play right back.

He may be one of those players who are happy to play anywhere, but it seems like an unnecessary risk to try and convert him to a RB at this stage of his career. It would make much more sense to me if we buy a new RB if we decide that we need a new player in that position.
 

Vincent30

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Regardless of blaming goals on him etc, i'm pretty sure the majority who watch us week in, week out, will agree he is a weak link in our team and a definite upgrade is required in the summer. I think people will be very surprised just how much more solid we will look with someone like Wan Bassika in our back 4 with Jan, Toby (please stay) and Rose. We would have a real defensive unit again, without Sissoko having to been drawn back so much supporting a much better defensively solid RB.
 
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