It’s time Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino gave Kieran Trippier a spell on the sidelines.
Tottenham Hotspur host PSV Eindhoven at Wembley tomorrow night in the knowledge that anything less than a win could see them dumped out of the Champions League.
Spurs have picked up just the one point from their first three games in the competition and time is running out for Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who drew 2-2 in Eindhoven last month.
If Tottenham win and second-placed Inter Milan lose at home to Group B leaders Barcelona, the Lilywhites will be two points behind the Italian outfit with two games to go – including a visit of the Nerazzurri.
There is no margin for error for Pochettino. He must get his tactics and team selection spot-on, which means that he simply must give Kieran Trippier the chop.
The England right-back was arguably culpable for both of the penalties that Tottenham conceded in Saturday’s 3-2 win away to Wolves, even if Juan Foyth conceded them.
It isn’t the first time that Trippier has struggled in what has been a mixed season following his World Cup heroics.
Serge Aurier has been an unused sub in four of Spurs’ last five games, starting the Carabao Cup win over West Ham last week, but it’s time that Pochettino recalled the Ivorian defender.
The former Paris Saint-Germain star’s time on the bench will have whet his appetite for first-team football. As of now he has to be the hungrier of both players and that’s precisely why Pochettino should bring him in.
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