Sky Sports host mocks Dier for his 'embarrassing' accent on German TV
Sky Sports host Simon Thomas has mocked Bayern Munich newcomer Eric Dier for his 'embarrassing' accent, after the defender spoke on German TV following his debut for the Bundesliga giants.
The 30-year-old, who is on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season, came off the bench at half-time of his side's 1-0 victory over Union Berlin to make his first appearance for the club.
It was a successful first outing for the England international, who did not shy away from media duties after his first game wearing Bayern Munich's famous colours.
Fans joked that Dier went 'full Steve McLaren' by speaking in a German accent - much like the Manchester United assistant spoke with a Dutch while he was manager of Twente.
Thomas, host of Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports, responded to a video of Dier's interview, insisting that he spoke with a 'terrible' accent.
He tweeted: 'Absolutely magnificent. That embarrassingly common habit of thinking a terrible accent equals a valiant attempt at speaking another language.'
Fans though were quick to point out the England star's bilingual talents in response to Thomas' tweet.
Though Dier was born in Cheltenham, he grew up in Portugal and played for Sporting Lisbon before joining Tottenham in 2014.
One fan referred to Joey Barton, who famously spoke with a French accent in an interview when he was at Marseille.
Melissa Chappell commented: 'In fairness he is multi lingual. This isn't Joey Barton we're talking about.'
One fan fired back: 'He can speak English, Portuguese, Spanish and German. Can you??'
Niall McLaughlin commented: 'He has always had this accent and he is multi lingual. Another great British habit to just constantly make fun of anyone and think your (sic) class.'
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