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He's hardly played over the last 18 months or so. Plenty of rust to be knocked off yet.
This is the key thing to remember about Dier at the moment, he’s really struggled with illness over the last 12 months, he’s going to be a while getting back to full fitness and form.
I was never Dier’s biggest fan when he was in form, but I know a lot of people felt he was key to our team and the way we played. Plus he’s a very useful player to have in the squad considering he can play two positions. I think a lot of people are being very harsh about his skill set and abilities. He’s not crap in either position by any means, Jose clearly rated the guy when he was at United, so I will be very surprised if he isn’t given a run in the team to get back into form.