Eric Dier

[spurs9]

Him and fucking Davies! Find me another team in the prem that has a player still starting in their team that they bought in 2013 or 2014.

Henderson is Liverpool captain and has been there since 2011.

 

[jonnyrotten]

Been here 8 years and the only thing dier fans can say to back him is 1) first season 2) second half of last season, those 2 highlights in a near decade is simply not good enough

I'd rather back my team and players then spend hours on a forum slagging them off, but that's just me. If you think Dier has only been good for us for 1 1/2 seasons I'll just stop now - no point conversing with you.

 

[jonnyrotten]

It was a purple patch and I am normally restraint with critiquing players but I have made excuses for him in the past.

But that stops now. He is simply not of the standard required.

I'll look forward to seeing more of your Dier out campaign. I hope it brings your life a lot of joy.

 

[Albertbarich]

Infuriatingly inconsistent. He goes from sublime to comically bad at the drop of a hat and I don't think you can have the lynchpin of your defence being this way.

 

[Sophos151]

Him and fucking Davies! Find me another team in the prem that has a player still starting in their team that they bought in 2013 or 2014.

De Gea and Shaw at United, Henderson at Liverpool, Azpiliceuta at Chelsea, Vardy at Leicester, Dunk and March at Brighton, Cresswell at West Ham, Cooper at Leeds, Zaha at Palace. It’s really not as rare as you think.

 

[isaac94]

Our main issue is that over the last few years we’ve nurtured average players like Dier, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Winks etc. and got them used to posh life at Hotspur Way. Borderline championship level players on nice contracts training at world class facility and playing at world class stadium. No wonder they are so reluctant to leave, its incredible how lucky some of them lot got due to Levy’s incompetence.

perfectly said, these players would struggle to get into another top 6 teams reserves, all had very fortuitous careers, because truth be told they wouldn't even stand out at champ level

 

[funkycoldmedina]

No, you don't get it. Last week he followed Alvarez when he dropped deep. This week, he pushed up leaving Ian completely on his own.

He has to judge when to do it. If his man goes, he goes. If he can't even see his man, wtf is he doing?

He wouldn't have been pushing to mark Iheanacho it would have been maddison. Iheanacho was playing the Haaland role

 

[wishkah]

He likes the game to be played at two mph and to sit off. He can’t handle direct runners or intelligent movement. I like Eric but would love him to be shipped to another team before he’s too old and completely loses his value

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Think he will start Centre mid vs Milan

 

[HildoSpur]

Think he will start Centre mid vs Milan

Christ I hope not

 

[Trent Crimm]

He’s comfortable here. One of many that are. Earning a nice little living, bit of training and a game at the weekend. Prob is he’s a bit shit these days. As are his also comfy, not challenged mates.

 

[isaac94]

Think he will start Centre mid vs Milan

gosh that would be a bigger car crash than when poch started sonny at lb in the cup semi

 

[13VanDerBale13]

He’s comfortable here. One of many that are. Earning a nice little living, bit of training and a game at the weekend. Prob is he’s a bit shit these days. As are his also comfy, not challenged mates.

I just can’t quite believe, Him & Davies are STILL starters for us, all these YEARS later ??‍
No other SERIOUS club NEGLECTS their CB’s like ours ?

 

[haslemereyid]

he is great in a dominant team - I like him but its increasingly clear he isn’t suited to our sit back and try to score against us type strategy

 

[nico97531]

he is great in a dominant team - I like him but its increasingly clear he isn’t suited to our sit back and try to score against us type strategy

He would be worse in a dominant team as he can’t deal with fast attackers running at him or 1 v 1s, which is exactly what he will be facing when the opposition counters.

playing compact and in a mid to low block is the only way to hide his weakness as he would be protected in numbers

 

[Phil_2.0]

There is no defense for him as a player. He is not good, people who say he should be a squad player or start in a small role want us to be average.

He has too much influence in the squad and needs to be culled, he is an unathletic nice guy that has lingered for too long, Conte has unfortunately put too much faith in him and it has cost all of us.

 

[Gbspurs]

Him and fucking Davies! Find me another team in the prem that has a player still starting in their team that they bought in 2013 or 2014.

It's not even how long we've had them, it's that they weren't even first choice in their current positions when they were signed. We've just downgraded to the point that they are now first choice rather than either of them getting better.

 

[haslemereyid]

He would be worse in a dominant team as he can’t deal with fast attackers running at him or 1 v 1s, which is exactly what he will be facing when the opposition counters.

playing compact and in a mid to low block is the only way to hide his weakness as he would be protected in numbers

I know this sounds really weird but he does have strengths as well - he good with the ball and go forward as well (see second half v liverpool) - on his day he is a very good defender otherwise Conte wouldn’t pick him

 

[haslemereyid]

There is no defense for him as a player. He is not good, people who say he should be a squad player or start in a small role want us to be average.

He has too much influence in the squad and needs to be culled, he is an unathletic nice guy that has lingered for too long, Conte has unfortunately put too much faith in him and it has cost all of us.

He has too much influence? Tell us more…

 

[Harrier]

In my opinion he gets picked on his attitude more than application.

In AoN Jose admired his warrior mentality. Conte probably the same.

The problem is he’s far too inconsistent - goes from a sublime performance against City to being mainly culpable for three of their goals yesterday.