Love him, hope he continues to flourish in the DM role. He has all the attributes to be a beast.
He shows promise but just wait until we lose an away game with our cbs exposed like last season and all the "he's not a fudgeing dm ffs" posts we'll see...
Yeah, i know, i am a thief of joy...
Why do some people still think that Dier at DM is a stop-gap?
Why do some people still think that Dier at DM is a stop-gap?
Probably because he is?
Our attempts at buying various dcm/dcm-like players in the summer and the fact that he is a centre-back by trade also confirm this.
Our attempts at buying various DCM/DCM-like players prove nothing if Dier excels in his new position. Heck, Bale started out at Spurs as a left back and I remember people on here saying he should still be a left back after he was pushed to left midfield. I wonder if those people still think he is a stop gap attacker. From a left back by trade, last season he was playing for Madrid on the right wing and this season he has being playing as a 10, while for his country he just plays as the dog's bo1locks
For someone who is 21 years old and playing a new position I'd take "very good/competent" in his first four games any day of the week. Would be great if players like Lamela, Walker, Dembele, et al could be very good/competent in the positions they have been playing in for years and shown the consistency Dier has!..If.....
He's been competent, yes. But what makes you think he can be the player we were crying out for last season? In fact, whilst he has been very good/competent we still haven't won a game yet this season - including one where we let a 2 goal lead slip in five minutes. I think it's way too soon to hail him as our in-house answer to Schneiderlin or Wanyama. In fact, i think it's being done out of desperation and hope really.
who does? i think he is good there but he will be even better at CB.Why do some people still think that Dier at DM is a stop-gap?
..If.....
He's been competent, yes. But what makes you think he can be the player we were crying out for last season? In fact, whilst he has been very good/competent we still haven't won a game yet this season - including one where we let a 2 goal lead slip in five minutes. I think it's way too soon to hail him as our in-house answer to Schneiderlin or Wanyama. In fact, i think it's being done out of desperation and hope really.
Probably because he is?
Our attempts at buying various dcm/dcm-like players in the summer and the fact that he is a centre-back by trade also confirm this.
Did we make any attempts to buy defensive midfielders in the Summer? I think all I saw was some press speculation regarding bids for Wanyama and Witzel. I'm not sure that bids were actually made for either of them though.Probably because he is?
Our attempts at buying various dcm/dcm-like players in the summer and the fact that he is a centre-back by trade also confirm this.
For someone who is 21 years old and playing a new position I'd take "very good/competent" in his first four games any day of the week. Would be great if players like Lamela, Walker, Dembele, et al could be very good/competent in the positions they have been playing in for years and shown the consistency Dier has!