Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says he has no worries about Eric Dier's ability as a centre-back but has suggested he would have no problem about giving him a rest after recent mistakes.
The England defender made great strides under Conte last season in a consistent campaign and began this term well. However, with Spurs' rush of pre-World Cup games in a short amount of time so the overplayed Dier began to make mistakes and lost that consistency within a struggling backline.
He returned to action for Tottenham in the 2-2 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day and failed to impress again, including one wild sliced clearance that handed the hosts the corner Ivan Toney scored their second goal from.
