Since entering 2022, who are the most popular Premier League teams? In addition to super giants such as Manchester City and Liverpool, don't forget the Magpies' Newcastle team fighting for relegation. In 4 Premier League games, they have won 3 wins and 1 draw, and in the last two rounds, they have been in 2 consecutive rounds, Two Major Coach Lampard and Gerrard led Everton and Aston Villa, scoring 4 goals and conceding only 1 goal, which is quite good.
One of Newcastle's biggest contributors to their surge is England international Flying Wing Trippier, who brought in from Atletico for 15 million euros, scoring goals in his last two Premier League games. In fact, in addition to scoring goals, Trippier, a right-back, is also the attacking core of Newcastle, and his breakthrough passes and defensive interceptions on the flanks are impressive, and even the team's corner set-pieces are handled by him. In other words, his arrival gave the Magpies a long-lost offensive core. Scoring 2 goals in 4 Premier League games and leading the team to 10 points, Trippier and Newcastle can be described as love at first sight.
However, in the match against Aston Villa, Trippier only played 48 minutes before going off due to injury. After the game, he was diagnosed with a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, and on Monday local time, Newcastle officially issued a notice confirming the news. In addition, according to the Daily Mail, the England Wings will undergo surgery and will be absent for a considerable period of time, which almost means that he will be reimbursed for the season.
This is undoubtedly a heavy blow for Newcastle, after experiencing the first half of the Premier League, they are deep in the relegation zone through the winter window to declare their strength, after winning 3 wins and 1 draw, they have escaped from the relegation zone, 4 points ahead of the 18th-ranked Norwich team, but also 1 game less, the relegation prospects can be described as bright. At this juncture, Trippier's serious injury was also a heavy blow to the period when Newcastle was struggling to re-consolidate.
Of course, in addition to Trippier, Newcastle also brought in Lyon midfielder Guimarães for 42.1 million euros, Burnley's main striker Chris Wood for 30 million euros, and Brighton centre-back Dan Bern for 15 million euros, these players, although not as dazzling as Trippier, but also have good strength, in the Relegation process of Newcastle, they will eventually play an important role.
For Trippier himself, fighting the disease is not only for Newcastle, who has the grace to meet him, but also for his future in the World Cup. For the 31-year-old, the Qatar World Cup that opened at the end of this year may be the last World Cup of his career, in the right-back position of the England team, there are powerful rising stars such as Arnold and Rees James, and the front wave such as Trippier also feels the threat of being shot dead on the beach. So while Southgate is very serious about Trippier, if his injury recovery is not as expected, the possibility of missing the World Cup still exists. All this will prompt Trippier to recover as soon as possible at all costs.