Turnbull2000 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Hope he's doing ok this morning and not beating himself up. To me, Trippier is the founding player of our transition and has gave everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: That’s a complete fib, to be fair. As much as I’m happy to see him getting support this morning. Yep. Trippier was an incredible signing, and he was a boost and played really well in his six appearances that season - but he was injured in early Feb when the table looked like it did below. He definitely didn’t keep us up ‘single-handed’; I’m not keen on re-writing history. We were still in the clarts when he played his last game that year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The mistakes are mental lapses rather than anything particularly physical. Just seems like bad luck to have a series of these performances strung together. I think there’s a compelling argument to be made that the injuries at the back have got us a bit out of sorts. Maybe there’s an element of Tripps trying to overplay and overthink because he’s not as comfortable with Lascelles/Dubs as he was Schar/Pope. We are an incredibly emotionally led team, and that can lead to these sorts of things happening unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 He looked ashen faced last night. Wouldn’t be surprised to hear he’d been ill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) Come on boy, *sniffles* lets go out back *holding back tears* and pocket one more world class winger one last time *sniffles* Edited December 20, 2023 by TBG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Made some really poor decisions lately. I think he was trying to make a controlled header so he could boot it away. Got it horribly wrong, should have just headed it for a corner; he’ll know that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed210 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Have whatever the “personal reasons” were that caused him to pull from international duty affected him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said: He looked ashen faced last night. Wouldn’t be surprised to hear he’d been ill. I noticed that he looked like that when he lined up against Everton. Ashen faced and shattered, like he'd been ill and only just dragged himself out of his scratcher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 minute ago, bobbydazzla said: I noticed that he looked like that when he lined up against Everton. Ashen faced and shattered, like he'd been ill and only just dragged himself out of his scratcher Looks like he's hating playing at the minute to me, might be that added pressure from the recent mistakes but definitely seems off. Man United was one of his best performances for us and that wasn't too long ago though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: I noticed that he looked like that when he lined up against Everton. Ashen faced and shattered, like he'd been ill and only just dragged himself out of his scratcher He looked forlorn, whether it's an illness, injury or psychologically dealing with something, he's not right, he's not himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Reminds me of Wilson's awful form after the world cup. When the word on the street was that his missus had chucked him out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ed210 said: Have whatever the “personal reasons” were that caused him to pull from international duty affected him? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was something going on in the background tbh. Were those pics of him with that lass real? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Definitely is something up, he looks wrecked. Whether he needs a rest or to play, I guess only he and Howe can decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Genuinely looked ill last night , like he hadn't slept in a month or something , should be nowhere near the first team really if he's got stuff going on in the background that is clearly affecting him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The thing is this isn't the first time in his career he's had a spell like this. The last 6-12 months at Spurs was the same - constant mistake after mistake. It was why Spurs sold him to Atletico. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I think his confidence has taken a hit. A few mistakes and he's second guessing himself. When you lose a bit of confidence, its that split second hesitation that we saw last night. Its that hesitation that makes you second guess your technique and miss a pen, that hesitation that makes you misplace a pass. I dont think his sudden issues are down to age, I dont really think last night was down to fatigue either. Unless he explicitly says he needs a rest and his body is shot, id have him straight back in the team for Luton. A couple of solid games and he'll be back imo and where better to start that one of the weakest teams in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 34 minutes ago, Tsunami said: Made some really poor decisions lately. I think he was trying to make a controlled header so he could boot it away. Got it horribly wrong, should have just headed it for a corner; he’ll know that. Those aren't necessarily bad decisions, just poorly executed. The best teams try to play out from the back, looks to me that's what he's been trying to do, just not physically or mentally sharp enough to do it effectively. I doubt it's got anything to do with age or any deteriation is skill tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills and Boon Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I think he's just mentally drained. In desperate need of a proper break Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 minute ago, TRon said: Those aren't necessarily bad decisions, just poorly executed. The best teams try to play out from the back, looks to me that's what he's been trying to do, just not physically or mentally sharp enough to do it effectively. I doubt it's got anything to do with age or any deteriation is skill tbh. Exactly, he’s 33 not 43! It will be an off the pitch issue or possibly an injury that is causing the issue(s). I agree that he should be rested / carefully managed, but he’s in no way finished. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayve79 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 His head is gone. That Everton game really did a number on him mentally. It's now 3 direct errors leading to a goal across his last 4 appearances. And Son had the beating of him twice for two of the goals vs Spurs. He's been overplayed due to injuries. Burn is back now. Howe has to rotate him more. Trust Hall/Murphy to play more minutes at LB. Still, 8 assists this season. He just needs to get over this slump. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 What's the rumours about the family issues? Something definitely not right with him mentally, and I don't think it's got anything to do with how many games he's played personally. Hopefully Liv - Lascelles - Botman - Burn on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 https://x.com/mirrorfootball/status/1737427662086328625?s=46&t=RaLdCRuzyWBbm603Y3eUgg Fans player of the year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892er Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Karjala said: What's the rumours about the family issues? Something definitely not right with him mentally, and I don't think it's got anything to do with how many games he's played personally. Hopefully Liv - Lascelles - Botman - Burn on Saturday. . Edited December 20, 2023 by 1892er Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 He does look very troubled to me. When he walked up to take the penalty he looked like he was going to burst into tears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 If there is something going on then I think he needs a break from football to sort it out. He is a fantastic player but he looks troubled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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