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Antonio Conte warned he's making a mistake that could cost Tottenham top four place

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Tottenham, which could end up costing them a top four place.Spurs have suffered a number of setbacks to their ambitions of qualifying for next season’s Champions League and were also dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough on Tuesday.Their Italian boss has been growing increasingly frustrated in recent weeks, especially following a January transfer window that failed to substantially increase the quality of his squad.The only two signings that Spurs made were in midfield and attack, with their defence still far from the quality of their rivals for a top four place.Conte’s lack of options has led to Eric Dier emerging as one of his first-choice options at centre-back, with the Englishman missing just four Premier League games this season.But former Manchester City star Trevor Sinclair does not believe that Dier suits the role in the back three, highlighting him as a key weakness in Conte’s side.“I look at the quality of the players, I know Dier’s an international player and he’s done good things for England, but he’s not a centre-half and he’s being asked to play in that position,” Sinclair told talkSPORT.“What we’re talking about is quality, elite, experienced centre-halves.

They do things second nature, they fight for space before the ball’s even gone there.Is Eric Dier is good enough to be one of Tottenham's first-choice centre-backs?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section...“There’s certain attributes that centre-halves just have naturally and he’s trying to adapt himself into that.

You talk about round pegs in square holes.”Sinclair’s comments come despite Dier solely featuring as a centre-back this season, under both Conte and predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo.

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