As one of Newcastle United’s most talented and experienced players, when Kieran Trippier’s form inexplicably nose-dived over a series of games in December it left supporters and pundits baffled.
But no-one was more confused than the player himself. Trippier told reporters at the North East Football Writers’ Association Awards, one of whom admitted to marking one of his December performances three out of ten: “I ain't got any excuses for you.”
