Kieran Trippier is not looking to make excuses despite Newcastle’s injury woes (Picture: Getty Images)
Newcastle go to Tottenham on Sunday with a string of injuries to first team players, but Kieran Trippier says there are no excuses as they look to get back to winning ways.
Eddie Howe is without 12 players at the moment, 11 through injury while Sandro Tonali is banned, making his job of competing in both the Premier League and Champions League a tough one.
The strain showed on Thursday night when the Magpies were beaten 3-0 at Everton and it will not get any easier with a trip to Tottenham on Sunday.
Spurs are also struggling with injuries, not quite as badly as Newcastle, but the likes of James Maddison, Micky van de Ven and Rodrigo Bentancur are all big misses.
Trippier admits it has been a difficult time for Newcastle, with big games to come domestically and in Europe, but does not want to focus on the negatives as they look to pick up a huge win in north London.
‘It’s been a tough few weeks – and it isn’t going to get any easier with Spurs away and AC Milan in the Champions League,’ said Trippier. ‘But it is what it is. We have to forget the Everton game and concentrate on what’s ahead of us.
‘It’s no good feeling sorry for ourselves. We won’t get any sympathy from anyone else, so we have to dig in and do what we’ve been doing for most of the season.
Ange Postecoglou is dealing with his own injury worries at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
‘We’ve had disappointments at the start of the season and we’ve bounced back from them in the right way. Now we have to do it again. I’ll hold my hands up and say it wasn’t a good game for me in particular (against Everton) but I’ll learn from it and move on.
‘Spurs are going through a bit of a tough spell of their own at the moment. It’s always a tough game down there – and this one will be even harder because they’ve got their own reasons to want to win.
‘The manager and the coaching staff will prepare us the best they can and then it’s up to us to go out there and deliver. No excuses.’
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