Our midfield was poor, as everyone has said, they got pulled all over the pitch in the second half.
And THAT is why Dier plays when he's fit. He's never gonna be the most technically gifted,easy on the eye player, but he has the discipline to hold his position where ever the ball or other players are.
He is also a leader. Someone on here (apologies can't remember who) said we were crying out for a leader on the pitch, and who ever it was is right. Dier would and is the one that bollocks the others and organises those around him.
OK I might be over the top a bit, but you get my point
But we've seen the same failings, losing control of games, conceding chances, late goals etc when Dier's been playing. Newcastle, Fulham, Liverpool, Inter, Brighton, Huddersfield, Cardiff, West Ham, PSV. Some of those games he was so bad he was subbed off.
He is definitely not the answer.