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I think he's been markedly better since he can quarterback the team rather than solely remote-control Almiron in front of him, he's steadily got better the longer he's played behind Murphy. He doesn't need to run beyond Murphy, because Murphy can do all the attacking legwork himself. He can slot in and let an additional midfielder run in with Murphy instead, like Tonali or Bruno.

 

Players at the back with the vision and the calmness of Tripps and Schar are worth their weight in gold when they're on form.

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This last month or so has just been ecstasy as a Newcastle fan, and Trippier's resurgence and contribution to it all has been one really satisfying aspect. It was painful seeing him falter during the middle part of last season and although his form improved, I didn't expect him to hit these heights again. At one point it looked like his legacy might be tarnished a little bit, but this run of form has ensured he'll go down as the bloody hero he's always been. 

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I'd completely wrote him off, not that I wanted to, bit saw a man broken, not even touching on him as a player. To see him come back from it is heart warming. Hope it continues to the end of the season and if he still wants to leave, then he can do so on the best of terms in thr form which transformed us on arrival, as well as departure.

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Really surprised at how he's roared back in the last few months, his levels have been outstanding. 

 

I think we're having to manage his minutes a bit with Krafth regularly coming on to see out the later stages (with absolutely no fuss whatsoever as usual, love Krafu) but he's really made us not feel the loss of Hall so much with his recent performances. 

 

Really pleased for him.

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20 minutes ago, jack j said:

Have we made any bad signings in this new era? I'd say not..not fit for purpose my fucking arse

 

 

If you are referring to the Mitchell comments? They signed Kelly and Osula immediately after he signed on so maybe already in the works? One was immediately peddled and the other can't see 5 minutes while up 5-0.

 

 

Now, those other windows? Genius level stuff, one and all. Let's see what Mitchell does with a budget and time to evaluate.

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Last January I would've been quite happy to bomb him out, he looked completely done. Shows what I know.

 

Not only is he still a quality player, the intangibles he brings to the squad with his leadership, experience and calming presence is worth more to us than whatever measly PSR value he could fetch us.

 

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