Eric “defensive midfield anchor man” Dier was supposed to be a stopgap, but one month on he has become the standout force in Tottenham’s new look midfield, but what does the future hold for him?
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Yeah Hoddle and Waddle did occur to me, but i put the cut off point in the 90s otherwise i would end up going all the way to John Charles at Juve.Glenn Hoddle at Monaco did pretty well to, winning Ligue 1 in his first season there under a certain Frenchman's tutelage.
Yeah Hoddle and Waddle did occur to me, but i put the cut off point in the 90s otherwise i would end up going all the way to John Charles at Juve.
Their success abroad was down pretty much to the fact they were very un-English, Hoddle esp would have been a nations God anywhere else, as it is he just ours.
Today there are very few British players that can exist abroad.
i put the cut off point in the 90s otherwise i would end up going all the way to John Charles at Juve.
Blissett was a disaster, he actually became a cult figure because he was so bad. I think there is even an ultra or fan club named after him.The 80s were good though, Blissett, Brady, Cowans, Elliot, Francis, Hateley, Jordan, Souness, Wilkins.....Rush...
Good shout on McManaman. He was definitely a player who took on board the change of culture, English/British people sometimes expect the world outside of England to bend towards them rather than imbed themselves within itIt's the ones that are willing to immerse themselves in the culture abroad. Steve McMananan was pretty successful at Real scoring that goal in the Champions League final as well as winning La Liga.
Bale to a certain extent has been successful, even though a lot of the Madridista's look down upon him.
Great article though Bardi and I completely agree with you about Dier's European football education allowing him to be more tactically flexible.
They also had to nail shut his hotel windows so the crowd outside the hotel couldn't see him drinking. (i think i have remembered this correctly)The classic example was Jimmy Greaves, he had a horrible time there, yet still managed 9 goals in 12 games.
Good shout on McManaman. He was definitely a player who took on board the change of culture, English/British people sometimes expect the world outside of England to bend towards them rather than imbed themselves within it
of course this does happen the other way round as well. Certain foreign players fail to adapt when they come here.
Blissett was a disaster, he actually became a cult figure because he was so bad. I think there is even an ultra or fan club named after him.
Brady was decent. Wilkins i am informed was ok. Rush a disaster, the rest i dont really know, they were anyway too far back for me to consider.
He'c a cult hero because he was rubbish, a bit like Freund at spurs.There is, I'm sure, a Luther Blissett fan club that was started by Milan fans as he is a cult hero. The story is that Milan signed him instead of Barnes by mistake.
edit: brief but of 'research' Did AC Milan sign Luther Blissett by mistake?
Classic example being both Ian Rush at Juve (they all eat pasta in Italy!??!), Michael Owen at Madrid, never left his hotel, only read The Sun etc....
If a player is going to move abroad try and adapt to the way of life and you'll settle far quicker.
You are right about the players that come to the PL, the ones that are successful are arguably the ones that can speak the language and are used to the cold northern European climate, so the likes of Eriksen, Vertonghen and Alderweireld settled in far quicker than say Soldado, Lamela and Paulinho.
He'c a cult hero because he was rubbish, a bit like Freund at spurs.