{"id":89914,"date":"2018-12-16T21:04:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=89914"},"modified":"2018-12-17T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T06:54:38","slug":"spurs-handed-eric-dier-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/football\/spurs-handed-eric-dier-blow-89914.html","title":{"rendered":"Spurs handed Eric Dier blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89922\" src=\"http:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PA-40251222.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Dier Tottenham Hotspur \" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PA-40251222.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PA-40251222-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PA-40251222-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/join\/sports?btag=625071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/sports\/?btag=625071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>Tottenham have confirmed midfielder Eric Dier will miss the festive period after having his appendix removed.<\/h2>\n<p>The England international has played 17 times for the club this season, while he has also played six times for the Three Lions. He has played a crucial role to help Spurs into the top three, although he sat out Saturday\u2019s 1-0 win over Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Christian Eriksen scored the winner in stoppage time but Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino will now need to plan for life without him for a few weeks. <\/p>\n<p>He will miss the Christmas period, including Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup quarter-final against north London rivals Arsenal. Confirming the news, Tottenham released a statement that read: &#8220;The England international midfielder was diagnosed with appendicitis after contacting our medical staff due to acute abdominal pain. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He received immediate treatment to assess and then remove the appendix. He will now undergo a period of recovery before commencing rehabilitation and it is expected he will return to training with the squad in January. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Along with our medical staff, we wish to thank the NHS for their excellent treatment of Eric.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Spurs will remain third after this weekend&#8217;s matches and they take on Everton in their next Premier League match. <\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #eab922;\">The Toffees are slight outsiders at odds of 3.25, with the draw 3.60, while Spurs remain 2.15 favourites.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #eab922;\">Manchester City and Liverpool remain title favourites, while Pochettino&#8217;s men are as high as 29.00 to lift the trophy and end their wait for silverware.<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham have confirmed midfielder Eric Dier will miss the festive period after having his appendix removed. The England international has played 17 times for the club this season, while he has also played six times for the Three Lions. He has played a crucial role to help Spurs into the top three, although he sat out Saturday\u2019s 1-0 win over Burnley. Midfielder Christian Eriksen scored the winner in stoppage time but Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino will now need to plan for life without him for a few weeks. He will miss the Christmas period, including Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup quarter-final against north London rivals Arsenal. Confirming the news, Tottenham released a statement that read: &#8220;The England international midfielder was diagnosed with appendicitis after contacting our medical staff due to acute abdominal pain. &#8220;He received immediate treatment to assess and then remove the appendix. He will now undergo a period of recovery before commencing rehabilitation and it is expected he will return to training with the squad in January. &#8220;Along with our medical staff, we wish to thank the NHS for their excellent treatment of Eric.&#8221; Spurs will remain third after this weekend&#8217;s matches and they take on Everton in their next","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":89922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,49,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-premier-league","category-tottenham-hotspur"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spurs handed Eric Dier blow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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