Eric Dier: 'Tottenham Hotspur must learn from mistakes'

Defender Eric Dier has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur must learn from their mistakes if they want to improve their fortunes in the Premier League.

After going four matches without a win, Spurs sit outside of the top four in the standings, although the North London outfit did thrash Stoke City at the weekend.

Dier says that Spurs must build on that result and reward the patience of head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who he insists has not changed his mentality.

The 23-year-old is quoted by Sky Sports News as saying: "Whenever you go through bad periods, I think the most important thing is to learn from them and make sure they don't happen again.

"The manager's mentality never changes. The mentality is always to just keep working hard and keep improving. We're just trusting what we've always done and sticking to the basics."

Spurs will hope to record a second successive win in the Premier League when they host Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday night.