Trippier says one ‘quiet’ Spurs player went ‘mad’ at half-time against Ajax in 2019

Kieran Trippier has revealed that Harry Kane was furious in the dressing room at half-time of Tottenham’s Champions League semifinal against Ajax in 2019, with the former Spurs man admitting that he had never seen the striker as animated before. Although the 2019 Champions League campaign eventually ended in disappointment, with Spurs being beaten by […]

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Kieran Trippier has revealed that Harry Kane was furious in the dressing room at half-time of Tottenham’s Champions League semifinal against Ajax in 2019, with the former Spurs man admitting that he had never seen the striker as animated before.

Although the 2019 Champions League campaign eventually ended in disappointment, with Spurs being beaten by Liverpool in the final, the semifinal win over Ajax will live long in the memories of Tottenham fans and remains one of the greatest comebacks in the competition’s history.

The Lilywhites found themselves 2-0 down in the tie and 3-0 down on aggregate at the break, with the Eredivisie side seemingly having one foot in the final.

However, Tottenham delivered a sensational comeback, with half-time substitute Lucas Moura scoring a second-half hattrick to send Spurs to the final and break Ajax’s hearts.

Kane played no part in that game at the Johan Cruyff Arena as he was out with an injury but Trippier revealed that the striker came down to the dressing room at half-time and delivered a talk that inspired him and his teammates.

The Newcastle star said on the High Performance Podcast: “I can remember, I don’t think Harry will mind me saying this.

“I’ve not seen Harry go mad in his career, but he really wasn’t happy.

“He wasn’t playing because he was injured at the time and he wasn’t happy.

“He didn’t say anything in a negative way, it was all positive, but seeing him and how he dealt with it helped me a bit.

“He’s a leader, he’s such an important player for club and country, but he’s sometimes quiet and stuff, but when he does speak you listen.”

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In Hugo and Harry, we have two leaders that are not the most vocal or talkative but a couple of players who command the respect of the dressing room.

So, when either of them does raise their voice to speak out, the players would certainly listen.

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