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Has this been eating away at you this whole time? Damn
Only took you a few days to expose yourself to be a complete and utter hypocrite, I'm actually impressed.
Yeah he's all 'sure, the only person blander than me on TV is Michael Owen, but I get up at 4:30am so I'm better than you"
Aurier and Foyth are far better etc.
Champo (League) player.
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Atletico's Trippier banned for 10 weeks over betting rules breach - FA
Atletico Madrid and England right back Kieran Trippier has been suspended for 10 weeks and fined 70,000 pounds ($94,052.00) following a breach of betting rules, the Football Association said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
I know some of us have short memories.
He's in my Fantasy team, just as he was when he played for us!! Go figure out why that is - Here is a little bit of help, it's because they only attribute points on the assists and opportunities created. They don't take points off the failed passes/crosses, whilst he's attempting those things. He loses possession more than anyone in the teams he plays for. The turnovers result in attacks/chances/goals against (did for us, less for Newcastle as the team shape without the ball is far better than ours when he played) whilst he's stuck upfield with a gaping chasm of space left behind him the oppo teams target (people criticise TAA for this but not Tripps, that's because TAA does still have the legs to try and get into a defensive position, Tripps doesn't, usually found holding his face faking an injury or he's just trotting back just out of camera shot). They don't focus on him not being able to play through a press when he's received the ball under pressure, can only play the way he faces because he never lets the ball run across his body to open up the pitch. That he can't take on his oppo number, literally never.
But he can take a set piece.
I agree with your first sentence (and have referenced this in one of my posts), it's the ONLY thing I like about him but I think it's not unique to him, it's part of a rehearsed attacking phase of play. and requires a perfectly timed run also.
He's not really part of that defence though, is he? Guimaraes arguably has greater defensive responsibilities. He becomes a WB pushed very high up the pitch in an Asymmetrical 4-3-3. Their defence is good largely because they are aggressive pressers of the ball high up the pitch, which limits the number of chances oppo creates (as we were peak Poch).
But he’s part of that press. As he was for Poch.
And yes, he’s much better as a RWB/RMidfield, which is what he was at his best for us, back end of 16/17.
People complaining about his defending when Poch was asking him to do the same things (push right up and press) in a back 4, were missing the tactical issue on Poch. Even Howe isn’t that stupid.
But even in asymmetrical back fours, AM (where he won the league) and Newcastle (CL) he’s tactically smart enough to make it work and not be a liability.
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Starks
Yes, as I’ve said, he has flaws, but most footballers do. As flawed players go, he was a very competent and viable footballer when used correctly. One of the better ones in that type of remit. Better than we’ve had as RWB’s the last three years.
We had long since dropped our high press by the time Tripps got game time (Peak press 15/16 = 6 apps; Peak press 16/17 = 12 apps, 17/18 - Walker leaves for City Tripps gets selected as we didn't have another RB in the team - The team was still good though (Lloris-Rose- Verts-Toby-Frodo-Dembele-Dier-Wanyamma-Dele-Eriksen-Kane+Son) - the last year we had that midfield but by a country mile he was the worst player in that squad and totally the wrong profile FB for Poch.But he’s part of that press. As he was for Poch.
And yes, he’s much better as a RWB/RMidfield, which is what he was at his best for us, back end of 16/17.
People complaining about his defending when Poch was asking him to do the same things (push right up and press) in a back 4, were missing the tactical issue on Poch. Even Howe isn’t that stupid.
But even in asymmetrical back fours, AM (where he won the league) and Newcastle (CL) he’s tactically smart enough to make it work and not be a liability.
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Yes, as I’ve said, he has flaws, but most footballers do. As flawed players go, he was a very competent and viable footballer when used correctly. One of the better ones in that type of remit. Better than we’ve had as RWB’s the last three years.
He's not athletic enough to dominate his side of the pitch (obvious examples were Rose and Walker who achieved this no matter the oppo), and almost every oppo attack was behind him (I've sent you mine and professional tacticians' writings about this - Yes, with FB's pushed up the pitch any team can look to go behind that area, but that rarely happened with Rose and Walker, they simply able recover there position, or recover into a defensive position whilst usually one of Dembele/Dier/Wanyama came out to engage/slow down the attack.
Both Aurier and Emerson are better individual players than Tripps (Aurier is a better all-around FB by that I mean balanced by providing both defensive and offensive actions, able to physically dominate his wing - although nowhere near as well as Rose or Walker lacking in pace and explosive power required they both possessed (although Rose wasn't blistering quick he just relished any 1v1 duel).
Like so many of these things, individual players look better in well-coached sides. Teams performing better than the sum of their individual parts. 17/18 was the best Spurs side Tripps played in, he was easily and clearly the weakest link in that team because he could perform the FB role Poch demands. By the time we get into 18/19 other serious issues are now appearing and we are no longer a high-pressing side, in fact some teams are now starting to press us, the midfield is mush and no longer dominates the oppo, it's all looking a bit horrible, so he's not to be singled out but he just really still didn't do himself any favours and his defending was truly calamitous.