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Eric Dier says Tottenham got rid of a ‘great’ in 2019

Billy Meyers

Sat 9 March 2024 12:45, UK

Eric Dier has been speaking about his time at Tottenham – where he made a comment about Mauricio Pochettino.

The�🌺� 30-year-old discussed the Argentine during an interview with The Times.

So, what did Eric Dier say about Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham? Let’s take a look…

Eric Dier hails Mauricio Pochettino

Well, Daniel Levy famously sacked the South American in November 2019 – just months af🍎ter he guided Spurs to a UEFA Champions League final.

Dier did not share any thoughts on that particular de🥃cision, but still spo🌊ke very highly of Pochettino.

The Bayern Munich No.15 : “We were a very young team, he gave us all great fundamentals in the way that we play. If you look at his first season at Tottenham (2014/15) it was similar to t🅘his season at Chelsea; we got to the final of the League Cup, had an OK year in the Premier League (5th). It takes time. It’s a difficult situation. He’s a great manager.”

Dier made appearances under Poche💮t𝕴tino, scoring 11 goals while providing nine assists.

Levy’s decision to sack the 52-year-old did not work out, as Tottenham stru𓆏ggled to make much progress under the likes of Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo or Antonio Conte.

Only now, the no🐲rth Londoners are beginning to bounce back with Ange Postecoglou at 🍌the helm.

How much Tottenham made from Eric Dier sale

Tottenham sold Dier to Bayer🎃n Munich in Jan🎐uary after Postecoglou handed him just Premier League appearances.

The German side paid to sign the England international – who has set a new Bundesliga record – according to the Evening Standard.

It means Spurs actually only made a £600,000 𓆉lꦛoss on Dier after ten years of service, having signed him in a deal from Sporting CP back in 2014.