Eric Dier says England will be stupid to not learn from embarrassing Euro 2016 exit to minnows Iceland
Tottenham star scored a stunning free-kick against Portugal but froze against Iceland with the rest of the Three Lions flops
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ERIC DIER admits he would be “stupid” if he did not learn from England’s Euro 2016 embarrassment.
The Spurs midfielder is preparing for Sam Allardyce’s first game as England boss against Slovakia on Sunday.
But Dier will never forget the embarrassment of losing to Iceland in France.
He said: “It was a very bad day for everybody involved, for the whole country and every football fan in England.
“It is one we want to put behind us. It will be good to play another game and put that one behind us. "Those things in football happen and they are gone now, we just have to look forward.
“When you make mistakes and things don't go well, the best you can do is learn fro them.
"You have to learn from the negatives and that was a big negative. If you don't learn from them then you are a bit stupid.”
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As for the first training sessions under Allardyce, Dier said: “It has been really good. There have been a lot of changes, not just with the manager but behind the scenes.
"Everyone is getting use to each other but the first two days have been really good.
“You don't want to wipe away the history but it is a fresh start for everyone, there is a new manager and he is going to have different opinions and different views.
“Everyone is going to have to prove themselves again and I'm not an exception.
“It is the beginning of a new journey towards the world cup, it is a blank piece of paper and everyone is looking forward to that.
“I hope he can get the best out of all of us and we can do very well together.”