Harry Kane, Eric Dier./Germany Bild website
Harry Kane, Eric Dier./Getty Images Korea
[마이데일리 = 노찬혁 기자]Harry Kane and Eric Dier, who worked together again at Bayern Munich, showed off their friendship in Germany as well.
Germany’s Bild said on the 16th (Korean time), “Harry Kane and Eric Dier are spending most of their free time together after finishing training in Munich.”
Born in 1994, 29-year-old Dier is a central defender who has defended Tottenham’s defense for 10 years. This season, Dier has been reduced to a ‘fool’ at Tottenham. Coach Anger Postekoglou even excluded Dyer from the list altogether.
Ahead of the 2014-2015 season, Dier left Sporting CP in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and joined Tottenham. Dier immediately took over as Tottenham’s starting defender, appearing in the third most games among Tottenham defenders.
Dier received the trust of manager Mauricio Pochettino (currently Chelsea) and emerged as a key player for the team. Coach Pochettino showed his faith in Dier by using him as a defensive midfielder and helping him develop his build-up ability.
However, Dier faced a crisis due to injury in the 2018-2019 season. He was out of action for a month due to appendicitis, and was unable to maintain his normal condition throughout the season due to tonsillitis and illness. In the end, they failed to advance to the UEFA Champions League final.
Harry Kane, Eric Dier./Getty Images Korea
Fortunately, he recovered from his injury the next season and succeeded in finding his form. After Jose Mourinho took over as coach, he consistently received opportunities to play as a center back.
Dier showed off his peak skills after coach Antonio Conte took over. He was selected as a candidate for Player of the Month in August and was used as a central sweeper in the three-back. He showed stable defense with Christian Romero and helped Tottenham advance to the Champions League.
However, last season, Dyer showed a sharp decline in form. He was rated as the worst defender all season. His poor defensive command was cited as the main culprit for Tottenham conceding 63 goals, the most since the launch of the Premier League.
Dier was not selected by coach Postekoglou this season. Despite injuries to Romero and Mickey van der Pen, he only appeared in four games. Recently, Emerson Royal replaced Dier as a center back.
In the end, Dier decided to move to Munich for more playing opportunities. Munich, who needed a backup center back as Kim Min-jae will participate in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, will leave Dier in charge of the backline for the time being.
The person who had the greatest influence on Dier’s recruitment was Kane. Alex Crook of Britain’s ‘Talk Sports’ revealed that Kane recommended the recruitment of Dier to Munich. Dyer also said that he talked a lot with Kane after entering Munich.
Kane and Dier played together at Tottenham from 2014 to 2023. Kane scored from the front line, while Dier took charge of the back gate from the last line. Kane left for Munich ahead of this season, but after half a year, Dier moved to the same team and they were together again.
Reporter Noh Chan-hyuk nochanhyuk@mydaily.co.kr
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2024-01-16 12:30:00
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