Ooh. Matron.When has Dier played with Winks??
Ooh. Matron.When has Dier played with Winks??
When has Dier played with Winks??
I didn’t see Olympikos. Did see see West Ham. Actually that was as good as we have looked in midfield for a while... but West Ham were truly awfulMourinho's first two games West Ham and Olympiacos.
I wouldn't class inside right forward as being a box to box midfielder. I can see sense in playing him there today.
I am not offering an opinion on where I would play Dier and Winks. I am saying where they have played when paired under Mourinho. There are loads of independent sources where you can look at their positioning, if you want to check.
I didn’t see Olympikos. Did see see West Ham. Actually that was as good as we have looked in midfield for a while... but West Ham were truly awful
Just because Winks comes back deep to receive the ball from the back four doesn’t ipso facto make him a DM. I agree neither Dier nor Sissoko are good at this part of the game and why it is best for Winks ( in the prolonged absence of NDombele and possibly LoCelso ) to perform this role. However Dier is the only natural DM we have at present .
I haven't used the term DM because I don't think that it is particularly helpful when discussing how we are set up under Mourinho. @DubaiSpur did a good couple of posts on how Mourinho has set up his midfield at previous clubs on p.31 of the Wolves OMT.
I agree with virtually everything @DubaiSpur said there regarding Dier and Winks. It mirrors my own views exactly. Both are mono skill set players. Dier the destroyer and Winks the passer. That is what I have been saying even if you don’t like the term DM. I also agree with @DubaiSpur that as neither of them are multi skilled enough, both are likely to be replaced long term. In the meantime, Winks will play the Fabrigas role and Dier the screening Matic role with whom JM won the PL with Chelsea.
We have a pretty big defensive 5 - Toby, Sanchez, Verts, Dier and Sissoko! WIth more nimble Aurier, Lucas, Son, Dele and a larger target upfront in Kane. If Mourinho can get them playing well, on paper, its a decent team.
Can Dier start to look forward more, be a bit more nimble, maybe turn with the ball? Look forward to this one.
It's a good side 4 years ago.I don't think that it is a decent side. Aurier, Sissoko and Dier are all short of the required quality in the positions that they are playing. We look good for 4th but a long way off the top two.