Newcastle United contested a much-criticised friendly against Tottenham in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday morning. The likes of Kieran Trippier spoke out against Newcastle traveling so far for this game, as well as Friday’s friendly against an A-League All Stars XI. As you can imagine, England manager Gareth Southgate was not all too pleased about it either, given the close proximity to Euro 2024. While Anthony Gordon didn’t travel before being named in England’s provisional squad for this summer’s tournament in Germany, Trippier was very much in action. Clearly, friendlies – particularly b…