LexingtonSpurs
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This has been a common phobia seen throughout SC for the last few weeks.
"Dier is a CB not a CM"
"Pochettino has lost the plot starting Dier away at OT"
"We can't go into the season with Dier as a CM"
"Please Poch, no Dier in midfield."
"Dier in midfield is pathetic."
Its time to come together as a group and discuss these irrational fears. Lets start with the obvious, the sky is not going to fall if Dier plays CM.
As we all know (or should know by now) Eric Dier is more than just a "proper CB", he is a proper footballer. He came up though Sporting as a DM. He showed enough athleticism last season as a RB, for everyone to know he is not as immobile as Fazio. He showed enough ability last season as a RB to know he can pick out a pass, and he can move the ball forward.
If you went back to last season's match threads, almost every one would include multiple posts about how the defense would be better if we had a proper DM to shield the back four. Guess what? Dier can shield the back four. He reads the game well enough, and he knows a thing or two about putting a foot into a tackle.
Consider this - in the game at OT, Spurs held United to a single shot on goal. Do you think that was an accident? For all the things you think Dier is not, he will put in a shift, and he will protect the back line. United will end up as one of the highest scoring teams in the league this season, yet we held them to a single shot on goal. With Dier as a CM, and with most considering Bentaleb having a mare.
Was he perfect? No, of course not. It was his first game in the PL as a CM, away at OT - if you expected perfect, perhaps you also expect Levy to turn water into wine.
Is he the ideal CM for Poch's system? No. But that does not make him a poor CM - his role is simply more defensive than a typical CM in a true double pivot.
Should we continue to look for a CM in the transfer window? Sure, but no reason to break the budget. Among Dier, Bentaleb, Alli, Mason, Winks, and even Veljkovic we have enough options to play this year at the same or higher level than last year.
Compare that to our attacking options - where we currently have no viable back-up to Kane, and no pace on the team. Those are more pressing needs for this team, this season, than CM. Fill those holes first, adn then see if there is money left over for a CM.
As the transfer window winds down, and we don't bring in a new CM, remember if we can't be with the one we love, we should love the one we are with. Don' be angry - don't be sad; Don't sit crying over good times you've had. There's a girl right next to you, and she's just waiting for something to do.
Before we close this meeting, let me remind you of Spurs motto: To Dier, is to do. So it is written, so it shall be done.
"Dier is a CB not a CM"
"Pochettino has lost the plot starting Dier away at OT"
"We can't go into the season with Dier as a CM"
"Please Poch, no Dier in midfield."
"Dier in midfield is pathetic."
Its time to come together as a group and discuss these irrational fears. Lets start with the obvious, the sky is not going to fall if Dier plays CM.
As we all know (or should know by now) Eric Dier is more than just a "proper CB", he is a proper footballer. He came up though Sporting as a DM. He showed enough athleticism last season as a RB, for everyone to know he is not as immobile as Fazio. He showed enough ability last season as a RB to know he can pick out a pass, and he can move the ball forward.
If you went back to last season's match threads, almost every one would include multiple posts about how the defense would be better if we had a proper DM to shield the back four. Guess what? Dier can shield the back four. He reads the game well enough, and he knows a thing or two about putting a foot into a tackle.
Consider this - in the game at OT, Spurs held United to a single shot on goal. Do you think that was an accident? For all the things you think Dier is not, he will put in a shift, and he will protect the back line. United will end up as one of the highest scoring teams in the league this season, yet we held them to a single shot on goal. With Dier as a CM, and with most considering Bentaleb having a mare.
Was he perfect? No, of course not. It was his first game in the PL as a CM, away at OT - if you expected perfect, perhaps you also expect Levy to turn water into wine.
Is he the ideal CM for Poch's system? No. But that does not make him a poor CM - his role is simply more defensive than a typical CM in a true double pivot.
Should we continue to look for a CM in the transfer window? Sure, but no reason to break the budget. Among Dier, Bentaleb, Alli, Mason, Winks, and even Veljkovic we have enough options to play this year at the same or higher level than last year.
Compare that to our attacking options - where we currently have no viable back-up to Kane, and no pace on the team. Those are more pressing needs for this team, this season, than CM. Fill those holes first, adn then see if there is money left over for a CM.
As the transfer window winds down, and we don't bring in a new CM, remember if we can't be with the one we love, we should love the one we are with. Don' be angry - don't be sad; Don't sit crying over good times you've had. There's a girl right next to you, and she's just waiting for something to do.
Before we close this meeting, let me remind you of Spurs motto: To Dier, is to do. So it is written, so it shall be done.
