Many Tottenham fans were impressed by the performance of Eric Dier against Leeds United.
The defender is arguably the most criticised player at Spurs, but he earned a lot of praise this weekend.
The Englishman is almost always the first choice at the club when a new manager arrives.
But when things go wrong in a game, it’s easy for Dier to be blamed.
He hasn’t covered himself in glory all the time, because he occasionally makes ridiculous errors.
However, he was arguably the best Tottenham defender on the pitch against Leeds.
Following the 2-1 comeback win against the Whites, some fans believe that was the best performance he has delivered for the club.
The Lilywhites posted an image of some of his stats from the game on Twitter and fans filled the comments with reactions. Here are a few.
His best game in spurs shirt
— Sienna Blake (@SiennaB8888888) November 22, 2021
He's world class
— EricDier (@HoptopOO7) November 22, 2021
A brilliant performance from Dier on Sunday. The Conte effect! 👌🇮🇹🔥#COYS #THFC
— Chris Cowlin (@ChrisCowlin) November 22, 2021
i mean if the season ended now, hes top 3 players of our season
— • (@thfc_cillian) November 22, 2021
Clear of Maguire
— GC666✊✊✊ (@DavidGuo666) November 22, 2021
Dier will play an important role under Antonio Conte. With more performances of that quality, he could be in the team for a very long time.
Dier was a good understudy for Toby and Jan. They could look after him. Now they are gone Dier has not been able to take up the mantle to lead the unit. He is an able Number 2/3, just not cut out to be the main man. Having Sanchez next to him didn’t help, maybe if Romero can string together 3 games in a row we might see a new partnership blossom.
As for this being his best performance, Leeds had their B team out with some C squad players lurking. Anyone who fluffed their lines on Sunday are woefully short in quality. Winks and Emerson stood out like sore thumbs for me.
Lad needs consistency in his performances not whether he can put a good performance.
Being consistently good is the hard part. If he plays as well most games great.
Let’s see after we have played Whinging Whining Bindipping Stanley Loving FC.
If he stands out against their attack I will call him Renaissance Man
Against a poor Leeds side with their best attacking players missing
Those last 11 words are terrifying.