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Eric Dier
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MKSpur
Christian Ziege
Someone should start a poll...
LutonSpurs
Eric Dear
CB options assuming Verts goes
Toby Sanchez Dier Tanganga Foyth Davies
We get the Korean lad we look heavy there albeit Davies and Tanganga maybe FBs for the most part I think they would be at home in a back 3. I would really like us to spend on a left footed CB though.
Toby Sanchez Dier Tanganga Foyth Davies
We get the Korean lad we look heavy there albeit Davies and Tanganga maybe FBs for the most part I think they would be at home in a back 3. I would really like us to spend on a left footed CB though.
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Brilliant news for us, i think Jose sees him as a solid member of the team and as i have said before i can see him being captain before long.
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Kim who? What did I miss?
Just the usual. Load of speculation Son's mate who plays CB is finalising a deal at Spurs - you know, plane flights and everything doing the rounds. Followed by days of nothing.....
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
"I'm really happy to continue here and commit to this new journey we are on," said Dier, who can also play at centre-back.
"The club gave me my opportunity in England and has given me so much but I want to have even better times."
The England international added: "I still feel there are a lot of things I need to achieve here before its over. I feel like I'm at the beginning of a new journey albeit at the same place.
"My clear objective and I think the manager's clear objective is to try and win trophies for this club.
"When the day does come to leave this club I want to leave knowing that I have done that."
Love it.
"The club gave me my opportunity in England and has given me so much but I want to have even better times."
The England international added: "I still feel there are a lot of things I need to achieve here before its over. I feel like I'm at the beginning of a new journey albeit at the same place.
"My clear objective and I think the manager's clear objective is to try and win trophies for this club.
"When the day does come to leave this club I want to leave knowing that I have done that."
Love it.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Definitely gives off the impression he loves being here and part of the club.
I think Jose said that him and Eric had talked about whats best for him and decided that trying to settle down and fully focus on being a CH was best, and since the re-start that has looked like a good decision (in a roundabout way it c.ould of been a last chance saloon for Dier as a DCM position looked beyond him). He obviously had a torrid time with the illnesses but he's still young and could rise to his prime again. We need players like him, vocal, fully committed and lets not forget if we are desperate he genuinely can fill in at DM or RB.
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ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Hopefully it is evidence of forward planning. You might think you have too many BUT you might not be sure of some in your ranks and you can always park some of the younger ones on loan.
I think the jury's still out on Sanchez, for Jose. Didn't he say something about targeting Sanchez when Man U played Ajax in the EL final?
Also Toby can only be around for so long....so Kim and Tanganga types are needed as the new blood.
And of course Dier is not nailed on to reignite his good days?
SteveAWOL
Andy Thompson
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Very good news. Excited to see if he can step up and fulfill his potential as a centre back.
DeanoAustin
Christian Ziege
Delighted with this. I’d a lot of questions about him as a DM but I do think he can contribute at CB and be a future captain for us. I think he’s one of the few lads we have who has a bloody minded desire to win trophies. Hopefully Jose can bring that out in him.
Great lad, great attitude and really good news.
Great lad, great attitude and really good news.
90291Spur
Paul Walsh
I love EriC DieR.
Eric Dier said:
Don't know if I'm just reaching and being optimistic, but I wonder if Dier signing a new contract is also a positive indication of Kane / Alli / Son's state of mind? Those are the three players that I thought might be most at risk of wanting to leave the club soon, given that they've been here for 5-6 seasons and are still young and coveted enough to move to another big team. But surely players talk to each other, and perhaps Dier's desire to stay (after 6 years himself) was influenced by knowing that Kane / Alli / Son feel similarly committed for now, and still believe they can win trophies here?
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
Eric Dier has described the abuse footballers must endure from fans as a “massive problem” and he wants the authorities to treat it more seriously and hand out greater punishments to offenders.
The Tottenham player put himself at the centre of a storm in March when he went into the crowd after his club’s FA Cup penalty shootout loss at home to Norwich to confront a supporter who had hurled obscenities at him. The 26-year-old’s youngest brother, Patrick, had become embroiled in an altercation with the fan, which prompted Dier to take action.
Dier was stunned when the Football Association banned him for four matches, having believed that his defence of moving to protect a family member would stand up – not to mention the mitigating circumstances of the abuse itself. But the independent panel ruled Dier had sought out the supporter rather than his brother at a crucial “fork in the road” moment and his behaviour had made the fan feel threatened.
Dier believes the time is not right to discuss the incident. “I’m not going to risk getting in any more trouble, because my views on it are very strong,” he said. But he did make his feelings plain on the broader subject of abuse from supporters.
“It’s a massive problem,” Dier said. “It’s a massive problem in society in general because of social media, football stadiums, sports stadiums in general. It needs to be looked at much more seriously and there needs to be much more repercussions. It is being addressed, but it needs to be addressed even more. I have no problem with anyone criticising my footballing ability at any time, but when it’s anything more than that then there is a big problem.”
Dier served the fourth game of his suspension last Sunday, when Spurs beat Leicester 3-0 at home, and he is available to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in Sunday’s final round of Premier League matches when his club will attempt to secure Europa League qualification. Spurs have won five of eight since football’s restart, drawing two.
Dier has enjoyed a new lease of life under José Mourinho, who has moved him from defensive midfield to centre-half – the position he has long wanted to fill. He believes in Mourinho so completely, both in the manager’s vision for him personally and the squad as a whole, that he committed this week to a new four-year contract. Dier’s old deal was set to expire next June.
It is well documented Mourinho wanted to sign Dier for Manchester United in 2017. For the player, who grew up in Portugal and followed Mourinho’s exploits, it feels almost strange he can now call him a work colleague.
“Playing with Wayne Rooney [for England], being managed by Mourinho – you can’t imagine that when you’re a kid,” Dier said. “It never seems realistic. But time is a funny thing. I was delighted when Mourinho arrived, not just for me but because it showed clearly the direction the club wanted to go in.
“He’s a manager that is only interested in winning trophies and the one thing I know is that he will go into every competition trying to win it. His history speaks for itself. Everywhere he has gone, he has won. That fills me with confidence but not just that, it carries a very heavy weight. So we need to listen to everything he says and follow him if we want to do the same here.”
Dier said his wish to be considered as a specialist central defender has not happened overnight, rather it is something that has been on his mind for “about three years”. He spoke to the former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino about it on several occasions and he did so with Mourinho when the Portuguese joined the club last November.
“Mourinho’s message to me was very clear: ‘OK, prove it to me,’” Dier said. “I never want to be seen as a utility player, even if I am always available to play anywhere for the team. I felt like turning 26, it was time for me to specialise, to stick my neck out and say: ‘This is where I see myself, this is where I can be one of the best.’
“We have the Palace game which is huge for us but I’m really excited for next season, to have a pre-season with the manager and a clean slate in terms of the table with the manager.”
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...am-abuse-from-supporters-taken-more-seriously
The Tottenham player put himself at the centre of a storm in March when he went into the crowd after his club’s FA Cup penalty shootout loss at home to Norwich to confront a supporter who had hurled obscenities at him. The 26-year-old’s youngest brother, Patrick, had become embroiled in an altercation with the fan, which prompted Dier to take action.
Dier was stunned when the Football Association banned him for four matches, having believed that his defence of moving to protect a family member would stand up – not to mention the mitigating circumstances of the abuse itself. But the independent panel ruled Dier had sought out the supporter rather than his brother at a crucial “fork in the road” moment and his behaviour had made the fan feel threatened.
Dier believes the time is not right to discuss the incident. “I’m not going to risk getting in any more trouble, because my views on it are very strong,” he said. But he did make his feelings plain on the broader subject of abuse from supporters.
“It’s a massive problem,” Dier said. “It’s a massive problem in society in general because of social media, football stadiums, sports stadiums in general. It needs to be looked at much more seriously and there needs to be much more repercussions. It is being addressed, but it needs to be addressed even more. I have no problem with anyone criticising my footballing ability at any time, but when it’s anything more than that then there is a big problem.”
Dier served the fourth game of his suspension last Sunday, when Spurs beat Leicester 3-0 at home, and he is available to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in Sunday’s final round of Premier League matches when his club will attempt to secure Europa League qualification. Spurs have won five of eight since football’s restart, drawing two.
Dier has enjoyed a new lease of life under José Mourinho, who has moved him from defensive midfield to centre-half – the position he has long wanted to fill. He believes in Mourinho so completely, both in the manager’s vision for him personally and the squad as a whole, that he committed this week to a new four-year contract. Dier’s old deal was set to expire next June.
It is well documented Mourinho wanted to sign Dier for Manchester United in 2017. For the player, who grew up in Portugal and followed Mourinho’s exploits, it feels almost strange he can now call him a work colleague.
“Playing with Wayne Rooney [for England], being managed by Mourinho – you can’t imagine that when you’re a kid,” Dier said. “It never seems realistic. But time is a funny thing. I was delighted when Mourinho arrived, not just for me but because it showed clearly the direction the club wanted to go in.
“He’s a manager that is only interested in winning trophies and the one thing I know is that he will go into every competition trying to win it. His history speaks for itself. Everywhere he has gone, he has won. That fills me with confidence but not just that, it carries a very heavy weight. So we need to listen to everything he says and follow him if we want to do the same here.”
Dier said his wish to be considered as a specialist central defender has not happened overnight, rather it is something that has been on his mind for “about three years”. He spoke to the former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino about it on several occasions and he did so with Mourinho when the Portuguese joined the club last November.
“Mourinho’s message to me was very clear: ‘OK, prove it to me,’” Dier said. “I never want to be seen as a utility player, even if I am always available to play anywhere for the team. I felt like turning 26, it was time for me to specialise, to stick my neck out and say: ‘This is where I see myself, this is where I can be one of the best.’
“We have the Palace game which is huge for us but I’m really excited for next season, to have a pre-season with the manager and a clean slate in terms of the table with the manager.”
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...am-abuse-from-supporters-taken-more-seriously
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Bullet
Luka Modric
Quality journalism as usual from the Grauniad. Do they do this on purpose?
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
To be fair one was a caption under a photo I deleted when I copied it!