Player Watch: Kieran Trippier

[Wheeler Dealer]

To be fair, he wasn't awful against Liverpool

He was lucky that Liverpool were awful to be honest.

 

[kthwlsn]

He was lucky that Liverpool were awful to be honest.

So when Trippier’s bad it’s his fault and when he’s less bad/average it’s the other team’s fault?

 

[Lilbaz]

So when Trippier’s bad it’s his fault and when he’s less bad/average it’s the other team’s fault?

Pretty much. Our fans will pick their favourites and their scapegoats. If the scapegoat isn't spectacular then they are shit. Forget he is an england international and better than 90% of the right backs we've had in the last 30 years. He is now classed as shit. And our fans will want him replaced by a guy they saw a 3min clip on youtube of.

If we can upgrade fine but he is a decent player that suffered a bit last year as did many of our players.

 

[spursfan77]

Dani Alves being linked to us in the press too. Would make sense

By Duncan Castles though, so you can file under bullshit

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

So when Trippier’s bad it’s his fault and when he’s less bad/average it’s the other team’s fault?

CORRECT

 

[RichieS]

Pretty much. Our fans will pick their favourites and their scapegoats. If the scapegoat isn't spectacular then they are shit. Forget he is an england international and better than 90% of the right backs we've had in the last 30 years. He is now classed as shit. And our fans will want him replaced by a guy they saw a 3min clip on youtube of.

If we can upgrade fine but he is a decent player that suffered a bit last year as did many of our players.

I actually think Serge can be an upgrade - I'm really not sure we've seen enough of him yet to write him off the way many seem to have done.

 

[jordibwoy]

I actually think Serge can be an upgrade - I'm really not sure we've seen enough of him yet to write him off the way many seem to have done.

Agreed. Needs to keep his ass uninjured though

 

[RichieS]

Agreed. Needs to keep his ass uninjured though

Personally, I'm more concerned about Serge's fitness than that of his equine friend.

 

[Ray Ray]

Pretty much. Our fans will pick their favourites and their scapegoats. If the scapegoat isn't spectacular then they are shit. Forget he is an england international and better than 90% of the right backs we've had in the last 30 years. He is now classed as shit. And our fans will want him replaced by a guy they saw a 3min clip on youtube of.

If we can upgrade fine but he is a decent player that suffered a bit last year as did many of our players.

This is very true, and a lot of people do make scapegoats. However Trippier just doesn't fit our system, and so will always be open to criticism as our play tends to break down with him at fullback in a back 4.

Last year he was also a liability defensively, as he was more exposed in a back four, rather than having another CB to cover him when he gets caught out of position.

Personally I quite like him and think he has a great delivery from out wide, but he will always be open to criticism from many as he simply just doesn't fit into our teams system.

Both Serge and KWP have the recovery pace and drive at players from wide which is much more suited to our needs from the fullbacks.

 

[Lilbaz]

This is very true, and a lot of people do make scapegoats. However Trippier just doesn't fit our system, and so will always be open to criticism as our play tends to break down with him at fullback in a back 4.

Last year he was also a liability defensively, as he was more exposed in a back four, rather than having another CB to cover him when he gets caught out of position.

Personally I quite like him and think he has a great delivery from out wide, but he will always be open to criticism from many as he simply just doesn't fit into our teams system.

Both Serge and KWP have the recovery pace and drive at players from wide which is much more suited to our needs from the fullbacks.

That's fair enough and as i said if we can upgrade then we should.

We are changing formation allegedly next season. Who's to say that trippier wouldn't be perfect for that.

I just find the need to constantly bash certain of our players a bit sickening. Every season it is the same, pick out one or two of our players and just give them shit all season.
Not every player in the team is going to be world class. Some are going to be deemed our worst and will be highlighted as an area that needs to be improved upon. Fair enough. But while they are our player support them.

 

[nedley]

Don't beat around the bush. Trips was fucking woeful last season.

He may have been carrying injuries, he may have had a lack of protection at RB. But he moped around with a face like a smacked arse - he looked mentally distraught.

That said he's not a bad footballer at all. He simply doesn't fit the way we play and considering his age and resale value it would be best to let him go.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Don't beat around the bush. Trips was fucking woeful last season.

He may have been carrying injuries, he may have had a lack of protection at RB. But he moped around with a face like a smacked arse - he looked mentally distraught.

That said he's not a bad footballer at all. He simply doesn't fit the way we play and considering his age and resale value it would be best to let him go.

He was massively out of his depth last season- his marking and general defensive play was akin to some of our comical defending from the late 90s

 

[Colonel Dax]

?

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

I swear his agent is throwing this info out there. I’m struggling so many big European teams are in for player nearing his 30s with such obvious flaws.

 

[Lilbaz]

I swear his agent is throwing this info out there. I’m struggling so many big European teams are in for player nearing his 30s with such obvious flaws.

Maybe their scouts see something in him that you don't. Is their job afterall.

 

[ajspurs]

Getting sick of just hearing this club and that club are interested in him just because in reality it seems like no one is actually making any move.

I'm not massively against Trippier and I don't hate him like some seemingly do, I just simply think we need better.

 

[mike_l]

I think if it was a choice between Juventus and Villa/Palace then he'd probably move to Italy and play with Ronaldo and co. Ramsey has just gone there as well so he wouldn't be the only English player in the squad which would make it a lot easier for him.

It always shocks me how few caps Ramsey has for England, prolific midfielder who can play across the attacking positions, you'd expect him to be a shoe in, must be something fishy behind the scenes...

 

[McFlash]

It always shocks me how few caps Ramsey has for England, prolific midfielder who can play across the attacking positions, you'd expect him to be a shoe in, must be something fishy behind the scenes...

It might be because he's Welsh?

 

[Hakkz]

It might be because he's Welsh?

 

[ikky]

The thing with Trippier last season is that not only was he defensively woeful but his one so called strength went completely missing also- his delivery and crossing into the box. Without that then there’s nothing to him.