Tottenham Hotspur duo starred in win over Spain.
Eric Dier and Harry Winks enjoyed memorable games for England in a dramatic 3-2 win against Spain.
Sam Allardyce even went as far as to tell TalkSPORT that he now regards Dier as the same level as Sergio Busquets.
Former Premier League star Danny Mills was less impressed.
Mills graded Dier’s performance as just a 6/10 in his analysis of England’s win in his column for SkySports.
Explaining his rating of Dier’s efforts, Mills explained that he took a dim view of the Tottenham man’s yellow card.
He added that he felt he was fortunate not to be red carded. Mills said: “On another night – had the referee been a little bit harsher – he could’ve earned another yellow card and he would have walked, but again, it was difficult in that midfield area.”
Mills was equally apathetic about Harry Winks’ performance, also grading him a 6/10.
He said: “It was a difficult night for Winks in Seville, I thought. He didn’t get an awful lot of the ball, Spain dominated that midfield area in terms of possession and we didn’t see enough of him going forward.
“Again, he was one that didn’t do anything particularly wrong, but just wasn’t on the ball enough to really impact the game.”
Winks more than did himself justice in England’s win and held his own against some of the world’s best midfielders.
Like Eric Dier, he was not intimidated by the standard of the opposition and showed with his composure that he was a big miss for England at the World Cup.
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