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“I haven’t spoken at all to Gareth Southgate, but you try and play as well as possible for your club and then the decision is out of your hands. It’s some of the best times of your life, with the England national team where it is now, there is a great feeling in the camp and you’re training with the best players in the country every day. Going away for a month for a tournament and living that together, you miss a lot of things aside from the football, too.” Paragraph 2:
The Cheltenham-born centre-back, who can also play in midfield and at right-back, then went on to challenge perceptions of his career.

“People think that I’m 37 or something, but I’m 30 years old and am nowhere near the end of my prime and imagine that this will be my prime,” Dier argued. I know what I’ve done and I’m pretty calm with that. When you’re at the same place for nine years, every player goes through ups and downs, but they can be disguised a bit more if you move clubs. “If you change clubs three times in nine years, and you go through ups and downs, it’s seen as more of a normal thing because he’s changed club and settling in, but if you’re in the same place going through those ups and downs, it’s a difficult thing to manage.”

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Dier certainly has a point to prove when he returns to North London on Tuesday. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.