#2 Kieran Trippier
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Bend it like Beckham?
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Nah, that's so 1999. Fast forward 20 years, and it's now Bend it like Trippier.
Many expressed their surprise at the Spurs fullback taking set-pieces... but as the tournament drew on, it slowly became apparent that Trippier's wicked delivery was England's primary weapon, whether from freekicks or from corners.
And as he showed against Croatia, he can take a mean one directly too.
With that superb right foot, Trippier was a constant menace - and his tireless running was an essential component of Gareth Southgate's new-fangled 3-5-2
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Edited by Amit Mishra