The Tottenham Hotspur right-back deserves more chances than he gets.
It is easy to look back on Tottenham Hotspur’s 6-0 hammering of Millwall on Sunday and heap praise on hat-trick hero Heung-min Son.
It would of course be fully deserved but there is another unsung Spurs player who should get plenty of credit for a brilliant showing in the FA Cup quarter-final clash.
Kieran Trippier continues to prove that while chances may be few and far between, he will not let that affect his performances when he does get on the pitch.
Against the Lions, Tottenham’s backup right-back was outstanding, creating goal-scoring chances for his teammates time and again and suggesting that Kyle Walker’s position as the undisputed first-choice is not as clear cut as it once was.
Goal-scorers aside, Trippier was Tottenham’s standout player on the day and he has given manager Mauricio Pochettino a potential selection headache for the matches yet to come.
This season the 26-year-old has featured only 12 times in all competitions for Tottenham, and only three times in the Premier League, but it is testament to his professionalism that whenever he is called upon, he looks like he has been playing week in, week out for years.
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