Interesting Interview With Dier

I wonder if all fans are this hard on their club's players, even when they're performing well, or it's a Spurs thing.

Put it like this. I have been slagging him for two years and only now is he playing alright. He does his job. Fairplay to him. But I'm not jumping on the Eric Dier "shaaag me" train yet. The more beef I give him, hopefully he will shut me up in future games.

Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.

Just read the article. I bet he doesn't like Ketchup lol

comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 2 minutes ago
Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.
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His ceiling is similar to Dawson at West Ham.

comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 2 minutes ago
Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.
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His ceiling is similar to Dawson at West Ham.
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Who?

comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 2 minutes ago
Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.
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His ceiling is similar to Dawson at West Ham.
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Who?
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The guy with the ornate cornice.

comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 39 minutes ago
Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.
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Dier has had some up and periods but ultimately, Jose, Poch, Southgate Nuno and now Conte have put faith in him...but no doubt your 'trained eye' knows better

I think he will benefit from Conte's more intense approach. In the latter Poch time Dier got a number of injuries and seemed to bulk up a lot and became more lumbering, and that carried through in to the Jose & Nuno eras, neither of which prioritised the intensity that Poch & Conte do. I personally think Conte will adopt Dier as one of our generals on the pitch and that he's likely to remain a first choice while others like Rondon will be sidelined and moved on.

*up and down

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by South Side (U20009)
posted 39 minutes ago
Conte will have to put in some graft when it comes to the defence and Dier will make him sweat buckets. He's not alone, but already this season, even against poorer opposition, the balls out of defence, the back passes, the trying to play offside in his own 6 yard box are all trade marks that Dier's been serving up regularly over the years. It doesn't take much to the trained eye to see that he's an average defender and that we might just have to be looking to improve that position if we're looking to improve our results. It's only a bit of foresight. Hopefully Conte can sort his head out.
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Dier has had some up and periods but ultimately, Jose, Poch, Southgate Nuno and now Conte have put faith in him...but no doubt your 'trained eye' knows better

I think he will benefit from Conte's more intense approach. In the latter Poch time Dier got a number of injuries and seemed to bulk up a lot and became more lumbering, and that carried through in to the Jose & Nuno eras, neither of which prioritised the intensity that Poch & Conte do. I personally think Conte will adopt Dier as one of our generals on the pitch and that he's likely to remain a first choice while others like Rondon will be sidelined and moved on.
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He's nowhere near the England team now. All the club manager's you've mentioned have had no choice but to play him. He's the best of a sad bunch. You look at Toby and Jan and now you look at Dier. There's no comparison. He's alright if we want to float around 7th/8th. He's more than adequate. It would be nice to set our sights just a little bit higher though.