Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho has raved about Eric Dier in Football.London.
Mourinho has hailed Dier’s attitude and has praised the England international for being a team player.
The Portuguese coach has said that he realised in November 2019 that Dier, who can play as a central defender or as a midfielder, is not a selfish player.
Spurs got the better of Olympiakos 4-2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Champions League. Dier started the match, but Mourinho decided to take him off after just 29 minutes.
Mourinho told Football.London about Dier: “Eric as I was saying is one of the guys I really like. Eric is always Eric – if he is playing, if he is not playing, difficult moments, easier moments.
“The most difficult one was when I substituted him against Olympiakos in minute 25 or something like that and since that moment I understood the guy was a team player and was a guy who is not selfish.
“He is a guy who is not thinking about him, he is thinking about the team and he accepted that situation like a professional and I trust him. I trust Eric and I like and I like the feeling of trusting a player. A player makes a mistake, he makes a mistake but he is a player I trust and I like that feeling.”
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Dier has been playing in central defence this season, and the 27-year-old has done pretty well for Spurs.
There have been occasions in recent weeks when the England international has made mistakes and has not played well.
According to WhoScored, Dier has made 19 appearances in the Premier League and has made one start and one substitute appearance in the Europa League for Spurs so far this season.
Tottenham are aiming to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season and are also looking to win the Europa League.
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