- Jun 21, 2008
- 2,311
- 13,051
I think the obsession comes from not having brought a DM in since Wanyama was clearly finished well over a year ago and Diers brother having replaced Eric some time ago too!
Had we had more options last night I’d 100% have preferred to have seen Tanganga in Diers position. Would have given us so much more athleticism and energy in the middle of the park and we would have won the ball back a he’ll of a lot more
Watching Dier again was painful. It’s sad where his levels have dropped to and is no way able to play that role atm
PS We’d probably have had more ball, looked better without possession - and lost!!!
We would be a lot better off just putting Skipp in the team. He was much higher rated than Tanganga in the youth teams, outperformed him and is a natural defensive midfielder who is capable of dropping into the back line. Dier is just too slow to operate in midfield now. His only hope is centre back but I don't think he is up to it anymore sadly.
Tanganga needs to focus on establishing himself as a defender as he has been outstanding since coming into the first team.