After playing as a centre-back for the first time under Jose Mourinho on Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has reiterated his desire to commit to the role long-term, which has left plenty of Spurs fans in a discussion.
The north Londoners succumbed to a third straight defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers who came out on top in the five-goal thriller on Sunday afternoon.
Dier started the match in defence alongside Davinson Sanchez and the young Japhet Tanganga but the trio were powerless in stopping Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez running riot while wing-back Matt Doherty even got on the scoresheet.
Following the match, the Englishman said: “That’s the position I see myself playing. That’s where I see my future. I was happy to be able to play today, obviously very nice of the manager speaking that way about me. I have always been very politically correct on the subject because of many different reasons.”
Here’s what fans have been saying…
There were plenty against the idea with many hoping that he would be playing centre-back for another team come next season – suggestions ranged from the Serie A where he would be better off because of it’s slower pace to non-league side Barnet.
One supporter believed his legs had gone while another blasted him for being a “mid-table” player at best.
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His speed and mobility were criticised frequently with him being blamed for a couple of the goals on Sunday.
Despite all of the negatives, a few members of the Spurs faithful were behind Dier, who is now rated at £27m by Transfermarkt.
One fan demanded that the 26-year-old earned more respect, especially as he was the man to tear up Chelsea a couple of seasons ago while others believed he did a fine job in a back three against Wolves even without help from his midfield teammates.
Dier was even labelled as a “top centre-back.”
There were also comparisons made to players past and present, even if they were tongue in cheek and a tad sarcastic.
A further member of the Spurs fanbase claimed Dier was better than Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk while another said he was greater than Paolo Maldini – a little far-fetched, you’d imagine.
While one supporter didn’t want to see him play as a centre-back for Tottenham, stating that he would prefer former defender Gary Doherty.
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