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‘Just not good enough’: Danny Mills slams Spurs player who made life ‘too easy’ for Leeds
Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has been slated by talkSPORT pundit Danny Mills for his role in Leeds’ second goal in Saturday’s early Premier League kickoff.
Spurs fell to a 3-1 defeat at Elland Road, dealing a huge blow in their pursuit of European football, and two of the opposition’s goals came about due to poor defending.
Tottenham fell behind after just 13 minutes when Stuart Dallas pounced after Hugo Lloris was forced to save what could’ve been an own goal from Sergio Reguilon.
Toby Alderweireld allowed the cross in the build-up to go past him, unaware that Dallas was running into the box.
Son Heung-min got Spurs back into the game on 25 minutes, equalising with a clinical finish after being set up by Dele Alli.
Tottenham then saw a Harry Kane chip into the back of the net controversially ruled out by VAR for the most marginal of offsides.
Leeds’ second came not long before the break, as Dier allowed Bamford to stroll across him in the box to tap in his first goal in five games and his 15th of the season.
“It’s a fabulous Leeds goal, absolutely brilliant, it’s well worked by the team and a great finish from Bamford,” Mills said on .
“But again, Spurs’ defence is non-existent. It was too easy for Leeds.
“Eric Dier was involved twice in that goal, a poor clearing header and then he was caught ball-watching, completely caught on his heels yet again.
“Bamford just steals in front of him. The defending from Tottenham was appalling for both goals.
“The first one comes in and you’ve got to get something on it. The ball is in the six-yard box, you can’t just leave that to chance!
“If you don’t know what’s behind you, you’ve got to gamble and have a swing at it and hopefully you get something on it and worst case it clips you and goes over the crossbar.
“For the second goal, Eric Dier’s initial header was poor, it was a soft header back into the danger zone, and as a defender you should be thinking, ‘I have to rectify my mistake, if this cross comes in I’m getting there and I’m going to clear that ball’.
“But he just stands there, almost hands on his hips, and waits for the cross to come in, Bamford just strolls across him, attacks the ball, and it’s a tap-in from two yards. That’s just not good enough!”
Spurs struggled in the second half and went on to concede a goal third six minutes from time, Raphinha’s cross met by a thumping finish from fellow substitute Rodrigo Moreno.