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Actually the 3rd season when we came second he played as a RCB with Wanyama and Dembele in midfieldAnd yet in Dier's 5 seasons with us we've finished 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and in only one of those seasons where we were not a top 4 side -his first with us- he played RB and RCB. All the other seasons he was a DCM and we were a top 4 club in every one of them. And his only period of not starting regularly in DCM was from Xmas 2018 (we were 3rd at the time) until last week - where he missed games due to illness (appendicitis) - which coincided with our form falling off a cliff. But yeah, I'm sure you know what you are talking about when you say he's not good enough to be a DCM in a top 4 side. I am not saying we cannot upgrade this position, but the fact is he has been a top 4 DCM for the last 4 years.