- Jun 28, 2006
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Dier - few dodgy moments and attempts the crowd pleaser ball too often. Solid enough though but really can't wait to have Vic back./QUOTE]
Don't quite understand this. Whilst I agree it will be good to have Vic back, it's no surprise that as soon as Dier slots back into a CDM position that the flowing football returns.
His positional sense and awareness of responsibility is repeatedly overlooked.
He drops into a form a 3 when FBs push on, makes space centrally to pick up from back (And doesn't automatically just pass it back which has become part of the issue with Winks), couple of times broke play up high up the pitch and looked to join attacks too.
Dier is an all round footballer, the sort that any side in the modern era needs