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He picked him because Rodon could not play in the League Cup final and he is a better bet than Sanchez. He played well and kept his place. Now he did not play well against Leeds and we lost and so we will see if he brings back Rodon.As a friend pointed out, Mason only picks Dier because he’s scared of dropping him.
Yeah you're spot on mate, he doesn't have the mobility of a player on that level and can't make up for it with exceptional reading of the game like some other CB's. I have nothing against him personally but we need to be more brutal with players that don't adapt and show they can compete at the level we need to be at.I think he realised he was too much of a lump to play in midfield. Even as a DM he wasn't mobile enough or good enough with the ball at his feet. So he told the club i want to be a centre-back and got a new contract as a result.
A proper management structure would have said Eric, you have no basis to assume you can perform at centre-back to the level we require. You're not getting a new contract until you prove you can do so. For starters you need to earn your place in that position not demand it. In the meantime you are expected to give 100% in any role the manager demands of you regardless of where you think you should be playing.
If he didn't want to prove himself in the position and earn his spot, he should have been sold at the first available opportunity.
A good defender defends his goalI get the criticism of Dier, but some of it is rather harsh. Blaming the Leeds goals on him is a bit far fetched.
Goal 1 - Aurier fails to track run and allows the to be crossed. Dier gets a shout from the keeper and rather than attack the ball; he shifts his body to block off the run of the striker on his shoulder. It was Reggie's jobs to block the attacker on the rear post. Reggie fluffs his clearance and fails to block the attacker.
Goal 2 - To cross zips past 3 spurs players (aurier, toby and lo celso) before it gets near Dier., Yet somehow this is Diers fault? The headed clearance in the buildup was poor; but again Reggie was wrongfooted and Holjberg out of position and not tracking the runner.
And the third goal, no awareness of the player being offside if he stops running.A good defender defends his goal
Dier can’t do that he does not sense danger - he has cost us so many goals this season by not being able to defend his goal - the first goal against Leeds 100% down to dier as the ball comes in he chears it and there is no danger to our goal but he leaves the ball to roll across our six yard box - rank bad defending and cost us a goal
The second goal again unable to defend his six yard box not sensing danger and on his heels allows the opponent who is further away from the ball to get in front of him again down to dier- with a better centre back we don’t concede either of those 1st 2 goals
I don't like Dier. Think he could have prevented the first two goals, but what were his buddies doing? Scandalous collective defending, IMO, with a top-4 place still to play for.
And I’ll buy the lunches and any parking chargeSick of the sight of this cunt, can we just sell him now, I'll drive him to wherever..
clueless prick.
Showed more effort then than on the field"the odd mistake" ! Someone should tell him there were at least three in today's game alone. And they're not honest mistakes he's making they're fucking basic stuff.
If this guy is still in the team when the fans come back then I suspect he'll be making his way into the stands again looking for vengeance.
Are you sure he got a shout from Hugo?I get the criticism of Dier, but some of it is rather harsh. Blaming the Leeds goals on him is a bit far fetched.
Goal 1 - Aurier fails to track run and allows the to be crossed. Dier gets a shout from the keeper and rather than attack the ball; he shifts his body to block off the run of the striker on his shoulder. It was Reggie's jobs to block the attacker on the rear post. Reggie fluffs his clearance and fails to block the attacker.
Goal 2 - To cross zips past 3 spurs players (aurier, toby and lo celso) before it gets near Dier., Yet somehow this is Diers fault? The headed clearance in the buildup was poor; but again Reggie was wrongfooted and Holjberg out of position and not tracking the runner.
Are you sure he got a shout from Hugo?
Even Sanchez would have probably hoofed it rather than let it go in that position
A good defender defends his goal
Dier can’t do that he does not sense danger - he has cost us so many goals this season by not being able to defend his goal - the first goal against Leeds 100% down to dier as the ball comes in he chears it and there is no danger to our goal but he leaves the ball to roll across our six yard box - rank bad defending and cost us a goal
The second goal again unable to defend his six yard box not sensing danger and on his heels allows the opponent who is further away from the ball to get in front of him again down to dier- with a better centre back we don’t concede either of those 1st 2 goals
Ben Mee & especially James Tarkowski are both way more consistent than Dier. Dier is a roller coaster of a player, decent one game & horrid the next.Needs to be sold he is Ben Mee James Tarkowski levels of bang average
Because the appendix was a perfect symbol for him. Without his symbol, he is nothing.He never recovered form after his appendix got removed.