Eric Dier is one of the players that a lot of Spurs fans wish would never put on a Tottenham shirt again but there is no doubt that the man was a hero yesterday, alongside Sergio Reguilon.
Dier and Reguilon were named joint man of the match but it was not for footballing reasons, certainly not in the case of the Englishman, who was rather poor with his defensive efforts that culminated with an own goal.
The Tottenham duo was instrumental in seeking out medical attention for a fan that had collapsed in the stands.
Reguilon was the first to notice that there was something going on with the fans frantically calling for help for the stricken person, the Spaniard then approached the referee Andre Marriner to inform him that something was amiss.
Dier did not wait on the referee to take action and instead sprinted over to the sidelines to urge the Newcastle medical team to go to the aid of the fan, which they duly did.
Their actions may have saved the fans life as Newcastle has confirmed that he is now stable in hospital.
Fans, pundits and journalists were all full of praise for the Tottenham pair with one calling Dier a legend.
"It is entirely possible that they have saved someone's life today."
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 17, 2021
Sergio Reguilón and Eric Dier have been named joint Premier League Men of the Match for #NEWTOT after their swift-actions during an incident during the first-half. pic.twitter.com/OfFrGJjVOU
Whatever your thoughts on him as a player, Eric Dier is an absolute legend. Clearly a very good bloke.
— tehTrunk (@tehTrunk) October 17, 2021
Huge respect for Sergio Reguilon and Eric Dier. 👏🏻🙏🏻 @sergio_regui @ericdier
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 17, 2021
Widespread applause as stricken fan carried out on a stretcher. Hope and pray he's OK. Players coming out to resume the remaining seven minutes of the first half. Huge respect to Reguilon for quickly alerting ref to the incident and Dier for calling for the defibrillator. #NEWTOT
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) October 17, 2021
Well done to Sergio Reguilón for stopping the referee to make him aware of a fan that has taken ill. Also to Eric Dier for pretty much forcing the medical staff to get over to them with the defibrillator.👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Wu0JjUhM1c
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) October 17, 2021
Eric Dier and Sergio Reguilon awarded joint MOTM for quick actions to save Newcastle fanhttps://t.co/C7PuKSrLpa pic.twitter.com/gSmdhrdbG7
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) October 17, 2021
Reguillon and Dier deserve plenty of praise for quick response. Every second counts in this scenario.
— Mark Douglas (@MsiDouglas) October 17, 2021
This is not the time to call out Dier for his footballing performance but instead to applaud him as a decent good man, the same applies to Reguilon and both of them did Tottenham proud yesterday.
Also, the ref should not be forgotten in all this, he handled the situation like a pro and if there is one thing English refs are good at, it is remaining calm in a crisis.
I asked ledley once if he thought john terry was a racist? No way he said. They both played at senrab
I dont get it, they dont have cpr trained staff or coppers in the stands? No EMTs on standby, the players on the pitch have to attend to the medical emergencey?
Squad player at best. He’s very much respected at Hotspur way. Leader now sissy has gone
Whoever downvoted this comment from Easty should remove themselves immediately.
Jesus wept, the outpourings of these vicarious grief junkies are endless.
How soon will there be shops selling photographs of people crying? They’ll be a queue 6 deep going round the block.
Look, this is just common humanity they displayed. It’s happened before. At the Carling Cup final of 2007, Abou Diaby inadvertently kicked John Terry in the head and he swallowed his tongue. Gary Lewin, the Arsenal physio, raced on as the players of both sides waved frantically, he sorted out Terry’s airway and the player was taken for medical attention and recovered fully.
No player on either team that day cared the colour of John Terry’s shirt. They just cared that a fellow human being didn’t die…..
I had high hopes for Dier and he’s obviously a thoroughly decent lad, however this was the only good thing he did on Sunday…