Fantasy football: Kieran Trippier’s Premier League form is a far cry from his World Cup heroics
- The Spurs defender has endured an inconsistent season following his World Cup brilliance, but remains a fantasy football favourite
We're reaching the promise land of the fantasy football season.
The Premier League is entering its final few months and the Champions League knockout rounds are starting to heat up, so it's time to be a little bit ruthless with your Dream Team.
That could mean swapping one of your favourite players out for someone who's in better form, or maybe even getting rid of one of England's summer heroes.
Let's talk about Kieran Trippier.
Because it's all gone a bit downhill for him since his showstopping performances for England over the summer, hasn't it?
The right-back was the Three Lions' surprise creative hub in Russia and provided one of the tournament's most breath-taking moments when he smashed home that free-kick against Croatia in the semi-final.
He returned to Spurs at the start of the season a hero, but after a decent start to the Premier League campaign his form has nose-dived alarmingly.
Last weekend, young Leicester winger Harvey Barnes exposed him time and time again at Wembley to add to a series of calamitous performances over the last few months.
Shocking run-outs against Wolves, Man United and Crystal Palace - where he missed from the penalty spot - have begun to paper over his World Cup brilliance.
But even so, he's still the third-most popular defender on Dream Team at the moment, behind only Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
20.7% of you need to take a good look at yourselves.
Trippier was easily one of the most popular choices on Dream Team at the start of the season, fresh from England's brilliant World Cup run.
He picked up 129 points for Dream Team's World Cup game in the summer - making him one of the must-have defenders to pick.
But that was all a long time ago now.
Trippier has recorded just two 8+ points returns in Spurs’ last 14 games, with Serge Aurier increasingly edging him out of the team.
What's more, his 94 point-total is bettered by the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Shane Duffy and even Jeffrey Schlupp this season.
Priced at a fairly hefty £4.1m at the moment, we think it's seriously time you traded the Spurs man in for someone a little bit more in-form.
Sorry Tripps, but thanks for the memories.