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Kieran Trippier

GHod forbid ;) in todays games you have to be great in your first games to avoid negative comments by some fans.

Mind, I was cussing the world, his wife and every Spurs player yesterday during the game, it was torture. The Mrs retired to the bunker to watch the christmas downton at full volume to drown out my ranting......hypocrite...moi!
 
I think he thrives on the space a full back gets when attacking. Lamela (or Eriksen, Son etc) can attract the attention of the opposing full back leaving Trippier in a bit of space to receive the ball and put a cross in.

I'm not sure he would be as effective going forward from a more advanced position. Unless we're looking to park the bus there are a lot of players I would rather see as a make shift right midfielder ahead of him.

His defending looks fine to me, though like Davies before him he's taken some time to get used to our system it seems.

His strength is crosses, we just have to make sure we attack the box when he's on.

A January striker who is good in the air, +trippier as team option could give us a bit of variety that should help
 
I thought he played well, defended ok and put in some good crosses going forward. Also showed decent composure when the ball got pinged at him several times from across the field.

We are lucky to have 4 good full-backs who we can call upon.
 
His strength is crosses, we just have to make sure we attack the box when he's on.

A January striker who is good in the air, +trippier as team option could give us a bit of variety that should help

I still live in the hope that we get Benteke.
 
Kieran Trippier says he has had to develop his game since joining Tottenham in the summer, but he feels he is improving quickly under the guidance of Mauricio Pochettino.

The 25-year-old right-back, who arrived from Burnley for £3.5million in June, initially struggled and made defensive errors in his first three Europa Leagues games against FK Qarabag, Monaco and Anderlecht in Brussels.

However, his performances have got better and he marked his first Premier League start for Tottenham at Watford on Monday by setting up Heung-Min Son’s late winner as the Lilywhites triumphed 2-1 and moved up to third place in the table.

“It was a bit difficult at the start, moving down here, but all the lads, the staff and the people around made me feel so welcome,” said Trippier.

“I’ve spoken to a few of the boys. Walks [Kyle Walker] came from Sheffield so we’ve got a great relationship, the same as all the other players. I talk to the lads and they’re making me feel so settled.

“I’m adapting quickly to the style of play here and what the manager needs of me, and all I can do is give my best when I’m called upon.

“There are a lot of things [I’ve had to adapt to] - playing out from the back and getting forward, playing as a winger at times. Sometimes it’s different to what the manager at Burnley wanted me to do but I’m enjoying every moment that I get and I’ll do my best.

“Since the first training session, you pick up things so quickly with this manager it’s unbelievable, and with the players you’re playing with every week it can only benefit you and help you to get better.

“I’m not playing every week but I try to do well every day in training and impress, and the manager believed in me to play in this game and give a good performance, and the most important thing is we got the three points and it’s pushed us further up the table.”

Pochettino tends to favour a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the full-backs providing much of the width. However, he opted to play with three centre-backs at Watford in a bid to combat the Hornets’ 4-4-2 system, and that gave Trippier even more licence to attack.

He embraced that role and put in a number of dangerous deliveries, with Harry Kane heading wide of the near post before substitute Son met an 89th-minute cross with a backheeled flick past ex-Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

“I just want to get forward as much as I can and get as many balls into the box as possible for H [Kane] and whoever’s on the end of it,” said Trippier. “I was happy to get an assist but most importantly we got the points because it’s not an easy place to come to. It was a great finish but that’s no surprise from Sonny because he does it in training every day, with the skills he’s got.

“It’s a massive victory, coming to Watford, who have been on a good run, so we’re all full of confidence and the belief is high in the dressing room.

“It just shows the energy we’ve got as a team - even playing against 10 men, because it’s not easy. With the fitness, the mentality and the belief we’ve got, we thought and we knew we could win the game and we got the last-minute winner and the three points.

“We just want to take it game by game and this was another marker and a statement so we’ll enjoy this victory and get ready for Everton next Sunday.”

http://www.london24.com/sport/footb...ickly_under_pochettino_at_tottenham_1_4361709
 
Walks, H and Sonny - he loves a nickname, doesn't he! Really underlines his points about being well received and settled, which is the most encouraging to me. Seems like there's a great sense of togetherness in the squad.

Oh and I love his crosses too.
 
I think Trippier is an excellent squad player to have. He's making Walker work harder than he ever did with Naughton and what I like is that he offers something different.
 
Actually I disagree. Looks like complete and utter bullocks to me. They have a formula for creating a players value but it looks ridiculous and incredibly off the actual market

I said it was interesting not that I agreed with it :)

I like Harry Kane but the 5th most expensive player in the world, really? More expensive than Bale? Yeah right
 
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