Tottenham centre-half told he ‘doesn’t have a defensive brain’

Former Premier League striker Dion Dublin believes Tottenham centre-half Eric Dier “doesn’t have a defensive brain”.

Dier is a mainstay in the Tottenham defence having started 29 times in the Premier League this campaign.

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He has made over 300 appearances for the north Londoners since joining from Sporting Lisbon for £4.5m in 2014.

Spurs were beaten 1-0 by Brighton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon after Leandro Trossard found the back of the net late on.

The Belgian winger skipped past Dier before finishing past Hugo Lloris to win it for the Seagulls.

A MASSIVE goal at the death in North London!

Trossard gives #BHA the lead!pic.twitter.com/4uNw6AUoGo

— HITC Sport (@HITCsport) April 16, 2022

And former Aston Villa and Coventry City striker Dublin has hinted that Dier’s “midfielder’s brain” cost Spurs the match due to his role in the winning goal.

“Dier doesn’t have a defensive brain,” said Dublin (via HITC). “He has a midfielder’s brain. That’s the way it is. He’s a midfield player, isn’t he?!

“(Lewis) Dunk, for instance, he just stands up and takes it wherever it needs to be taken. You take it in the face.

“As soon as you turn, that’s it. The goal is bigger. Then you can do whatever you want.

“If you stay big, then you can push right or you can push left. As soon as he puts his feet together, which is what he did, then he couldn’t do anything at all. It’s silly things you know as a defender, which come natural to you.”

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