Eric Dier has lamented the Tottenham team for putting themselves in a position where they have to struggle for results even when looking home and dry. Leading 3-1 at Southampton on Saturday with 16 minutes remaining after Ivan Perisic had added to goals from Pedro Porro and Harry Kane, Spurs threw away their two-goal cushion as the hosts netted a stoppage-time penalty to salvage a 3-3 draw.
A result that saw the team miss out on the opportunity to move into third place going into the international break, head coach Antonio Conte hit out at his players in an explosive post-match press conference one hour after the full-time whistle. At a time when the defender was unaware of what the Italian was saying as he spoke to the media outside St Mary's, Dier also delivered his own honest assessment of the draw after shipping "sloppy goals".
“Really sloppy goals, all three of them. At 3-1 we should really control the ball better. Just sloppy, sloppy goals," admitted the England international. "Not just the goal itself but all the lead-up to each goal is sloppy.
