Dier is so one paced it’s painful. Against most sides we can accommodate it because they’re too scared to press us. As soon as we play quality opposition he gets shown up for what he is - a defender playing out of position. I understand Poch wants him in the team for his attitude but it feels as though he has a blind spot on his skill set. We simply can’t have someone so immobile in midfield if we are going to be a pressing team. I watched Dier disposessed numerous times last night, or simply just sidestepped and he didn't have the dynamism to do anything about it. Poch needs to be brave and commit to labelling him as a defender because I feel he is getting found out right now. Teams are targeting him because they know he can’t handle being pressed. Add that to Dembele’s sharp decline and our midfield suddenly looks a huge problem
Not a starter in a top 6 team, decent versatile cover at best.