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That's interesting considering it was only a few days ago that Jamie Redknapp said that Dier should be England's next permanent, long-term captain.Some twoddle from Jamie Redknapp, I assume based on a performance for a different team from a player clearly not match-sharp...
"Eric Dier is not the player he was last season," Redknapp told the Daily Mail.
"There was almost a strut to him last year with Tottenham and England, but I feel Victor Wanyama has had an effect on him.
"There's that little competition for places and he is slightly lacking in confidence."
Dier's inclusion ahead of Wayne Rooney represented a marked effort to add more impetus to the Three Lions' ranks but Redknapp believes the Spurs man was too keen to play it safe in Ljubljana.
"He was caught twice with back passes in the first half.
"When you're playing well, your first thought is to play the ball forward but he was trying to take the safe option.
"He'll get through this and he could be England's captain one day, but no doubt it's made a difference to his game," Redknapp added.
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...anyamas-arrival-has-knocked-his-a3367541.html