Fans love Eric Dier having ‘Steve McClaren moment’ in interview after Bayern Munich debut
Eric Dier's new accent caused a stir with fans after his Bayern Munich debut on Wednesday night.
After a shock loan move from Tottenham Hotspur, Dier made his debut for Bayern when Dayot Upamecano was forced off with injury against Union Berlin on Wednesday night.
But the Englishman held the fort with fellow centre-back Mattijs de Ligt as Thomas Tuchel's men emerged 1-0 winners courtesy of a goal from Raphael Guerreiro, a result that sees Thomas Tuchel's side reduce the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen to four points.
The game also saw Harry Kane have a goal disallowed for offside while Union Berlin manager Nenad Bjelica was sent off for pushing Leroy Sane in the face twice.
However, Dier's post-match interview proved to be one of the other talking points of the evening as fans heard an unexpected twang to his tones.
It should be noted that Cheltenham-born Dier spent much of his childhood growing up in Portugal, coming back to England when signing for Spurs from Sporting Lisbon in 2014 aged 20.
But comparisons to Steve McClaren from when he was in charge of Dutch side FC Twente couldn't help be made.
As he spoke, Dier's voice had a German feel to it with one fan saying: «Another Steve McClaren moment. Strong accent.»
«Love the accent, obviously been learning the twang for some time,» one fan replied.
A third put: «His accent just did a lap of Europe. Bit of German, bit of Joey Barton French, bit of Portuguese, bit of English…»
«Eric Dier has gone full Steve McClaren,» another said.
The McClaren accent refers to a viral interview in 2008 early on in his first period in charge of Twente where he appeared to lose parts of his Yorkshire twang.
«A very proud moment for me»
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