Watch the full episode with Kieran here: https://youtu.be/ICTkhB2I-ww
Kieran Trippier is the current captain of Newcastle United and is widely regarded as one of the best English right backs of his generation.
As well as winning the La Liga title with Athletic Madrid, Kieran reached the Champions League final with Spurs and scored the opening goal for England in the 2018 World Cup semi-final against Croatia.
He has played under some of the finest managers in the game including Diego Simeone, Mauricio Pochettino, Gareth Southgate, Sean Dyche and now Eddie Howe.
We spoke to him at St James’s Park as Newcastle close in on possible Champions League qualification.
In this episode Kieran reveals the difficulties which almost made him quit football before a period of development made him into the professional he is today.
He recounts the ways in which different managers were able to help him reach the some of the biggest footballing stages in the world, taking us into the dressing room of the Champions League semi-final which saw Tottenham overturn a 3-0 deficit in the second half.
He also leans into the darker side of his career, and the effects of the abuse he has suffered online which led him to pursue a career in Spain before returning to the Premier League in 2022.
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26 Comments
Such a down to earth honest bloke so happy he took the risk and came to us forever grateful to him 💖
Legend in my book
That you for your time. Xx and your right. There is nowhere quite like the north east
He came to Newcastle to improve himself. He has done that. In doing that, he has improved our club immensely. This man is a god.
Money – let’s be honest now
Respect earned.
So grateful he came to the toon. Best RB I've ever seen in the ⚫⚪
If he's stayed in Madrid he'd have had enough money to buy a new set of jeans! Poor guy. 😅
Fascinating. Howe is employing military style structures (leadership groups, like command executive and management groups) that Clive Woodward (one of his role models) must have done when he studied the Royal Marines for the World Cup winning rugby squad. I’m in the RN and we employ these techniques. You use this to conduct SWOT analysis and develop the organisation so that no one has weakness emphasised, only strengths, and threats are dealt with and opportunities seized. We are going to win with these guys. Big time.
M O N E Y or for the love of the club 😅
They don’t make players like Trippier much, anymore. Most go where the money is and to be fair to them careers are short and they should get their worth, but I have to respect a player like Trippier for coming to a club who had no business signing a player of his stature, he’s been an absolute legend for us and no matter where the club goes in future Trippier was the first one willing to take on the challenge and put us back on the path to being a great team again, credit to him.
Best right back on the league
Wor Tripps ❤🦓
Seems like a nice bloke and didn't realise how good a footballer he is..
Our best pound for pound signing since Brian Kilkline
🐐 … Enough said.
Props to Jake on this podcast, it’s absolutely fascinating
Because he's a money-grabbing professional footballer. He wouldn't even get in the Clarets´starting eleven any more. He'll get a warm welcome on the Turf next year though.
I've Got Kieren Trippier's Thunder-Bolt Free-Kick Against Manchester City On My YouTube Page From The Gallowgate End Boys And Germs…
…It Was Like A Fucking Rocket Into The Top Corner Kidz…
What an absolute legend less money and the chance of relegation and still came 👍👍👍👍
Erm…..at a guess….erm….
Money????
Old news interviews like this was done when he first joined nothing new
so glad he came to us
Money. Saved you 8 minutes.
This guy is already a club legend.
Of course he went there for money, not his money in terms of salary, but the money Newcastle have. The infinite financial doping capabilities of Newcastle means he can have a good chance of winning stuff through cheating and when they offer him a new deal you can bet it will be more. Newcastle like City and like PSG are cheating frauds.