Eric Dier has revealed the decision for him to switch from midfield to defence was made before Jose Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham.
The 26-year-old featured regularly under Pochettino, mainly playing in midfield, but he has established himself as one of Spurs' first-choice centre-backs under Mourinho.
However, the move was one that Dier decided on after discussions with Pochettino, claiming he "felt the time was right", and he spoke with Mourinho about it when the Portuguese tactician first joined Tottenham.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Dier said: "It was something we spoke about [when Mourinho arrived]. It was a decision I actually made before the manager arrived here. "It was something on my mind for a while and I
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