Am i happy that the players are more commited? Sure but throwing blood on opponents and gauging eyes is not showing backbone to me. its one thing going in for hard challenges but some of the stuff in that game was quite disturbing.Grow a pair mate. For decades we have witnessed a lame, limp wristed bunch of wimps wearing our colours. Finally we have some backbone in the side and you don't like it?? The single biggest thing Poch has given us is a backbone, an aggressive in your face attitude.
Alli has lost his edge this season, I prefer the Alli of last year, far more effective than the one we have seen this year.
As for Dier's comments, they are just that, comments. FFS.