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Ranking Tottenham’s New Additions

By Peter Brewis

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Kieran Trippier of Tottenham Hotspur FC during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur on March 10, 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)
Kieran Trippier of Tottenham Hotspur FC during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur on March 10, 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images) /

4. Kieran Trippier

Kieran Trippier made 19 appearances for Tottenham this season, with ten of them coming in the Europa League, including the loss over two legs to Borussia Dortmund.

Trippier played a very obvious “rotational” role this year. His job, put simply, was to give Kyle Walker a rest. And to be fair, he did a good enough job of that. In Pochettino’s system, full-backs are required to cover quite a bit of ground. Therefore, it’s impossible to expect the starting full backs to play excessive minutes.

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Trippier’s most memorable moment came in February with a goal against Watford where he found himself on the end of a Dele Alli cross and was able to smash it home to give Tottenham the victory.

While he certainly wasn’t brought in to score goals, Trippier played a vital role as a squad player this season. However, with DeAndre Yedlin coming back from a strong loan to Sunderland, it will be interesting to see how Pochettino and his staff determine what happens going forward with the back up full-backs.

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