Kieran Trippier has spoken after Newcastle United lost at home to Brentford.
A match in which United took the lead, but then the visitors came back and took a 2-1 lead.
Only for Bruno Guimaraes to win and score a penalty to level the score.
However, Brentford grabbed a late winner in the closing stages.
Kieran Trippier responds after third defeat in a row for Newcastle United: “Make no mistake, we are going to turn this around. We are just going through a difficult period. I am not making any excuses for the number of games because we, players, supporters and the club, want to play Champions League football. We want to play in every competition, so there are no excuses for that from my side, but it is about resetting. We have not won in five games, but it is all about character, standing up and being accountable, including myself. We will get back to winning games and it is another tough test.” at Tottenham, but all we can do is recharge, keep listening to the manager and go again, because it’s a brutal schedule, but that’s what we want.”
The frustrating thing was that after a nervous start to the match, with few chances for either team, Sven Botman gave Newcastle United the lead. Only then did Brentford take the lead at half time.
Kieran Trippier on how the game developed: “We start the game well and come up one nil, but again it’s about putting more pressure on the teams we’re playing against when we’re in the lead. It’s disappointing to go down 2-1 but we got back into the game. Overall, it’s the way we’re conceding the goals. It’s not like us and it hasn’t been since I arrived at the club. It’s a busy period now, so for myself as a senior player and other seniors.” players in the locker room need to calm things down because we have another big game on Tuesday [against Tottenham].”
After Bruno Guimaraes got United back on level terms, that great goal sealed the win for Brentford.
Kieran Trippier on Brentford’s late winner: “It’s the way we concede the goal. I always look at myself after every game and I don’t even have to look at the third goal because I’m out of position. That’s where I stand up and take responsibility, which I’ve done my whole career. I don’t hide. I don’t shy away from it. We’re frustrated, especially at home because we’ve been a force and a threat. Teams have always been afraid of us, but now we have to reset. We have to keep going. This is the reality that plays out every three days. We players will take our responsibility and apologize to the supporters, but all I can say is: stick with us like you always have and we will play Tottenham again.”
The matches are brutal.
Seven matches are coming up in the space of three weeks.
Four Premier League games, the FA Cup at Villa, plus a draw in the Champions League play-offs, could take United into the last 16.
Kieran Trippier tells official club media what needs to be done: “Maybe a little bit of confidence. If you don’t win, I’ve been in this position many times in my career when I was a young player and the senior players were stepping up. I’m in that boat now where we have to steady the ship. We have to keep listening to the gaffer. He sets our plan and it is us players who take responsibility and execute it. The goals we stop are up to us and no one else.”
#mistake #turn #around.. #Kieran #Trippier