One word that rival fans use in mocking Tottenham for their near-success experiences is to say that they are being “Spursy”, but that has been rubbished by Eric Dier.
Spurs had a fine time under the management of Mauricio Pochettino, and they played some of the best football, but they had no trophy to show for it.
The Lilywhites challenged for the Premier League title twice and reached the final of the Champions League in 2019.
Every time that they failed to win a trophy having come so close, rival fans would mock them for being their “Spursy” self.
Dier is, however, unimpressed by that term, and he doesn’t think that it accurately describes the achievements they made during that period.
He said it was frustrating that they would have a fine run in a competition and people would still see it as being “Spursy” because they didn’t win it, he also recalls finishing second in the Premier League and rival fans still found that to be “Spursy”.
‘That’s something that’s quite frustrating to be honest because I think, as I said before, there were seasons where we finished second in the league and people called it “Spursy”,’ he said as quoted by Mail Online.
‘We finished second. We just didn’t manage to win it and people were calling that “Spursy”. I don’t believe this team has had that tag for a long time.
‘I don’t think teams enjoy playing us. I think we’re physical, I think we’re aggressive, I think we’re determined, we’ve got a good attitude and the manager has definitely brought an extra edge to that.
‘He’s more demanding in certain areas and ruthless with you individually and as a team so he’s definitely increased that a bit as well.’
