Sure, the goals were nicely-taken and result was decent, but there can be simply no doubt that the one true highlight of England’s 3-2 Nations League victory over Spain was provided by the Noble Eric Dier.
We are of course referring to the Tottenham midfielder’s beautifully executed, marvellously uncalled-for annihilation of Sergio Ramos…
Eric Dier vs Sergio Ramos with one of the most fabulously pointless clatterings ever seen. Magnificent. pic.twitter.com/hYfGBTmgdX
— Panini Cheapskates (@CheapPanini) 15 October 2018
Indeed, Dier’s full-bonk chop tackle was so fine that Panini Cheapskates even endeavoured to preserve it in tapestry form…
It was so good we had to make a tapestry pic.twitter.com/XOA5OG6OkJ
— Panini Cheapskates (@CheapPanini) 15 October 2018
The England midfielder saw yellow (for what was a perfectly legal, if slightly incongruous tackle), but all will be absolved once he is eventually knighted for his efforts.