Coaches like Alan Stubbs were quite hard on me but that helped a lot. It was the best thing that could have happened. It really hardened me up physically and mentally. — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
It's not nice, not playing, but you have to try and be ready and try to help the team in different ways. — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
I'm English. I've never said the opposite. I'm 100 per cent English. In Portugal it happens that a lot of Brazilians play for Portugal… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
My PE teacher used to scout for Sporting and, when I was nine, he recommended me for a trial. From there, I just went… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
It's a very relaxed approach at Sporting in terms of football. They pride themselves on bringing you up as a polite and respectful person.… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
At the end off the day we're all the same, we're normal human beings with a gift we've been given so it's very difficult… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
My immune system just really struggled with the medicine after the appendix and I kept on getting ill. People said I was injured but… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
When I first came to England to play I saw coaches having a go at players when they made mistakes and they would literally… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
For me, the sign of a bad player is someone who makes the same mistake twice. — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
I had become a bit spoiled or complacent at Sporting and I needed a kick up the backside, which is what Everton gave me.… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
The main objective for me personally is to create something where kids can come and take advantage of all the good things that football… — Eric Dier Copy Share Image
