Apart from a badly misplaced pass that fortunately was not punished. He will be under more pressure in the remaining matches.
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For an average defensive midfielder covering at CB, you could argue he's actually been quite good. But for someone who is a full time CB, he's been underwhelming, not BAD, but not good enough for a top 4 club, or even a top 6 club.
Dier has this strange habit of standing in the right place and doing nothing. I can forgive the odd sloppy pass or over-eager challenge but it's the times when he lets balls sail over his head or roll across the face of goal, those are the moments that are really indefensible.
He's not the type of defender who really gets caught out of position or falls down constantly like Sanchez, he just seems to have some form of narcolepsy that keeps affecting him right when he's supposed to clear the ball. That first goal scored by Liverpool at WHL this season is a perfect example. He's right where he should be as the ball comes across. He's read the trajectory of the ball and he's in a position to clear. But he didn't clear. He just let Firmino score. All he had to do was kick the ball and he didn't do anything. Until he stops doing that I will never fully trust him.
He's not the type of defender who really gets caught out of position or falls down constantly like Sanchez, he just seems to have some form of narcolepsy that keeps affecting him right when he's supposed to clear the ball. That first goal scored by Liverpool at WHL this season is a perfect example. He's right where he should be as the ball comes across. He's read the trajectory of the ball and he's in a position to clear. But he didn't clear. He just let Firmino score. All he had to do was kick the ball and he didn't do anything. Until he stops doing that I will never fully trust him.
He's technically safer than Sanchez in that generally if he kicks a ball it will go in the direction he wants whereas it's a complete lottery with Sanchez. He also has a better passing range.
Don't think he will ever be a top class centre back because of those lapses you mention. He's not the sharpest tool in the box.
I still can't believe we went from prime Toby and prime Jan as our center backs, to Dier and Sanchez.
Shameful squad management.
Shameful squad management.
And I really don't understand why Tanganga can't get a look in given his flexibility across the backline and how awful so many of our options are.
Who else? England hardly blessed at CB. Bunch of 6/10 players with potential to be great....but never come close. Dier, Maguire, Stones.....all seem to miss that ruthless, relentless edge you want in that position. They have all the ingredients, just can't consistently deliver at a high level
Off to Roma then ?
Huh.. Why? Can you imagine Dier Fazio. Wow
If Jose wanted to pay us good money for Dier, take it and laugh running away.
Jose is looking for a CH that their club might let go on the cheap !
Pair him with another - younger / more skilful - CB and he’ll be fine. He’s a bit like an inflexible girder which is why he gets caught out - he needs someone like peak Jan next to him and he’ll be super-duper (or, at least, safe).
Fazio is (was?) as decent player so long as the context he was in didn't expose his lack of mobility.
Under Mourinho in Serie A? That can work.
Under Poch in the Premier League? Never in a million years, which begs the question of why the hell we bought him.