Tottenham defender Eric Dier suffering 'crisis of confidence', says Jose Mourinho

[ASFN Admin]

Jose Mourinho has backed Eric Dier to recover from his “crisis of confidence” and insisted the defender remains one of his most important players at Tottenham Hotspur. Dier has been dropped twice in the space of the last four games, following costly errors in the defeats to Liverpool and Chelsea, and watched the victory over West Bromwich Albion from the substitutes’ bench. It remains to be seen whether or not Spurs head coach Mourinho restores Dier to his starting line-up for Wednesday night’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton, where the 27-year-old spent a short time on loan during his early career. But it is clear that Mourinho still values Dier highly and believes he can regain the form that saw the Portuguese ask the England international to play twice in 48 hours earlier in the season. “I don’t think he is paying the price of that (playing twice in 48 hours),” said Mourinho. “That was very early in the season and, of course, it was a crime. But after that there was not any problem.

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