Can see why jose likes him, Also can effectively play two positions. I think he is our back up plan or 2nd name if we cant get Bakayoko.
Eric Dier | Poch: “He is an important player for us and the idea is not to sell him."
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I'd like him at United.
Problem is the reason he is supposedly unhappy is that he wants regular football as a midfielder. If he is to move I'm sure he will want assurances of where his place is include the team.
He's main position would be CDM though. Think he'd only move back when our inevitable injury crisis occurs
He'd be first choice here as a DM either in 2 or 3, he'd be Mourinho's new Matic I presume.
No idea if Spurs would let him go, if I were you I wouldn't.
We are in trouble if this guy is our first choice DM in my opinion. Please just put Hererra there and get Nainggoalan. Or alternatively (and probably easier) get Fabinho.
Dier and Keane as two of our (max) four signings. Imagine that. We'll fall far behind.
Dier and Keane as two of our (max) four signings. Imagine that. We'll fall far behind.
I think united have more space for him in midfield than spurs. He certainly will get more midfield starts for us than at spurs. There is a small bonus of us maybe doubling his wages and i am sure that will help.
Hererra isn't a DM though, his best assest is his tireless running and harrying opponents, telling him to sit would be a colossal waste, his strengths arent disciplined positioning or tracking runners either.
Nainggolan as crazy as he is, he's always partnered with an Eric Dier type midfielder. So I don't get you there. He might be underwelming in name but when you have Paul Pogba yo add flair he is a smart signing.
Never struck me as anything special.
Not against it. There aren't many pure DMs about. Strenthens us, weakens Spurs. Already shown he can perform at a high level in the role in this league.
Don't see the problem.
Don't see the problem.
Poor version of Carrick.
He's not Carrick doesn't even play like him.
Think Jose is simply looking for a shield and not a deeplying playmaker.
I dont fancy the price tag DL will squeeze out of us for him nor do I really want him here.
Yeah, looks like it. Looks like if we sign him it'll be to do all the dirty work and rely on Pogba/Herrera for the technical stuff.
Just one question, who do people want as our DM?
A lot of people complaining about quality of targets such as Dier, but I have full faith that Mourinho will be picking the players to fit the system he wants to play - he will know far better than us which players to go for.
The problem with that is we rely solely on Pogba when we have posession, and if he's out we create nothing, couple that with the type of attackers we are being linked with and we really need 2 of the 3 in midfield to offer creativity.
Of course but it's no fun if we don't get to moan about it.
Please no. Just go big for Fabinho.
Do Spurs fans rate Wanyama above him?
By the time Woodward does something City would have signed him up.
TBF Herrera has quite a few assists largely playing defensive. Maybe Dier could allow him to focus more on bring creative. Not ideal though.
Also hopefully Pereira can also add to our creativity if Pogba is out.
Does have a fantastic pass on him though.
Honestly Dier. I can see him stepping forward as a dm when we have the ball and dropping back to make a 3 when we don't.
That's how I think we'll line up, we're not being linked with Keane and Dier for no reason.
Having a proper sitter plonked infront of our back 4 that Mou can rely on should in theory grant others a bit more freedom to make more runs or overlap outside.
Think hes ideal for what we're looking for. Honestly.
Think hes ideal for what we're looking for. Honestly.
I quite like the look of him. He's a decent player and would do a job for us. Has been playing at a club at a level above us at the moment so he would be an improvement regardless of what people think of him.
I like his versatility also. Can play RB, CB and midfield. Plus he's an English player. I always think that we should be looking to have a good British core at the team, so if there is good options for us from our own national pool we should be going for them. Spurs have kept British players in the core of their team and they've managed to be in with a shout for the title almost to the wire the last 2 seasons.
What has buying boat loads of foreign talent done for us?
Sir Alex Ferguson I felt always knew this and always ensured he kept a British core to the team either by buying the best English talent/prospects at the time or keeping Academy products around.
This opinion isn't some blind loyalty and patriotism for England as I'm Irish.
I like his versatility also. Can play RB, CB and midfield. Plus he's an English player. I always think that we should be looking to have a good British core at the team, so if there is good options for us from our own national pool we should be going for them. Spurs have kept British players in the core of their team and they've managed to be in with a shout for the title almost to the wire the last 2 seasons.
What has buying boat loads of foreign talent done for us?
Sir Alex Ferguson I felt always knew this and always ensured he kept a British core to the team either by buying the best English talent/prospects at the time or keeping Academy products around.
This opinion isn't some blind loyalty and patriotism for England as I'm Irish.
I like Dier also, young, English, versatile but more importantly he is good as a sitting midfielder
40m is steep but that's what we have to deal with
Personally I would prefer Fabinho though
40m is steep but that's what we have to deal with
Personally I would prefer Fabinho though
There's the Portuguese connection with Dier as well
Please no
He fits a need and it would weaken a direct rival in the process
This. How some on here can't see how Dier would be ideally suited, is beyond me.
You'd think Mourinho had never signed a player before, based on the reaction here to Eric Dier.
You'd also think Dier was shite, based on the reaction here... I rate him highly.
I'm not suggesting DM is Herrera's best position, but you're not giving him credit here. It was his ability to track Hazard and be positionally disciplined which allowed us to beat Chelsea recently and pretty much shut out the league's best player.
It's the same sort of reaction that people had when United were signing Carrick. I like Dier and think he'd be a brilliant signing to fit our need in the DM position.
He is what we expected Schniederlin to be.
If Mourinho wants a pure destroyer then it's probably better we're going for Dier, there's not many players like him currently, Fabinho's the better player but we've got to sign who fits the system.
I agree but other people will say that's blind faith etc. it just stems from us sucking so much over the last few years. Sometimes the most expensive players aren't the right players. Jose so far has signed the right players. Nobody can argue with that. If it continunes and we improve some more he'll have been proven correct. He's an underwhelming name but could be England international dm for the next 7/8 years. It would be good to keep a British core at the club too. He can move the ball around and get stuck in. I think if the manager wants this kind of player then why not? I already can't wait for next season to start. Worriedly looking at the city signings today though I have to say.
He's average as anything and he'd cost a ridiculous amount. Would be a crazy signing. Hope there's nothing in this.