Midfielder grew up in Portugal and is hoping his cultural affinity with the manager will help him regain his
England placeOne can forgive Eric Dier for feeling a tinge of jealousy. It is now four years since the multilingual midfielder who grew up in Portugal made his England debut in a friendly against
Spain after excelling in Mauricio Pochettino’s youthful
Tottenham side that would go on to be third behind Leicester’s miracle-makers in 2016.
Along with Harry Kane and Dele Alli, Dier was once the heartbeat of the Pochettino revolution before losing his place during the last 18 months of the Argentinian’s reign. But while the appointment of José Mourinho has given the 25-year-old a new lease of life as well as someone to practise his Portuguese with, Dier says he has been more than impressed by the emergence of Chelsea’s new generation of English players, as he contemplates their visit to north
London on Sunday.