An ‘Eric Dier apology form’ popped up on social media this week in which any Tottenham supporters who previously criticised him could tick the boxes that explained their actions.
Among the options were ‘I didn’t watch the actual games’, ‘I do not know football’, ‘I miss Jan Vertonghen’ and ‘I support Arsenal’. All in good fun, but it emphasised his terrific turnaround.
Dier had hardly put a foot wrong at the centre of Antonio Conte’s back three. His manager even said he could become one of the world’s best defenders at his pre-match press conference.